Politics of Southeast Asia/Comparative Politics/International Relations - Northern Illinois University
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NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY: Politics of Southeast Asia/Comparative Politics/International Relations
-- For more information, contact Danny Unger at dunger@niu.edu.
-- The Department of Political Science at Northern Illinois University invites applications from qualified candidates in comparative politics and international relations who have a research specialization in Southeast Asian politics for an anticipated tenure track opening at the assistant professor level beginning August 16, 2007. A Ph.D. in Political Science by the time of appointment is required. We seek a candidate with demonstrated or potential excellence in both teaching and scholarship. The ability to contribute to the teaching of research methods, broadly construed, is desirable.
-- The Department of Political Science has 26 faculty members and offers B.A., B.S., M.A., M.P.A. and Ph.D. degrees. The successful applicant also will be a faculty associate in the University´s Center for Southeast Asian Studies, comprising 27 faculty members. The Center is a federally funded National Resource Center for Southeast Asia. The Center is the recipient of numerous grants, has formal exchange relationships with several Southeast Asian universities, maintains a publications program, and oversees the teaching of five languages of the region. NIU is located approximately 60 miles west of Chicago. It has an enrollment of more than 25,000, including a graduate student body of over 6,400. Applicants must send curriculum vitae, letter of application, three letters of recommendation, appropriate transcripts, writing samples, and evidence of teaching effectiveness to: Professor Christopher M. Jones, Department Chair, Attn: Southeast Asian Politics Search, Department of Political Science, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115-2887. Review of completed applications will begin on March 1, 2007 and will continue until the position is filled. Northern Illinois University is an AA/EEO institution and strongly encourages applications from women and minority candidates.
