DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
The Department of International Development Studies at Dalhousie University invites applications for a tenure-stream position in Human Security and Development, at the rank of Lecturer/Assistant Professor. The position will commence on 1 July 2004, subject to budgetary approval. We are particularly interested in candidates with research expertise in the area of Refugees and/or Internally Displaced Persons, although applicants with other research specialties are also welcome. Applicants should have a demonstrated capacity for interdisciplinary approaches in their work. Disciplinary background and Area specialization are open, though candidates should be able to draw on examples from Asia, Latin America, and Africa in their teaching. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the teaching of interdisciplinary core courses in Development Studies at the second, third, and/or fourth-year levels, and to contribute to teaching and supervision in a rapidly growing MA program. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or a Ph.D. in hand, and will preferably have teaching experience and publications.
Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, sample publications, documentation of teaching performance, and three confidential letters of reference to:
Dr. David Black, Chair, Department of International Development Studies,
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 4H6.
Fax: (902)494-2105
Email: [email protected]
The deadline for receipt of applications is October 15, 2003. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Dalhousie University is an Employment Equity/Affirmative Action employer. The University encourages applications from qualified Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons and women.
David Black, PhD
Chair, Department of International Development Studies
Associate Professor of Political Science
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS B3H 4H6
phone: (902) 494-6638
fax: (902) 494-2105
email: [email protected]