Associate or Full Professor for Tenured Endowed Position in International Relations-Academic Year (AY)

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The Political Science Department at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, is hiring an associate or full professor for a tenured, endowed position in International Relations with a focus on security, broadly construed. Substantively, this includes research on international security, foreign policy, the political economy of security, human rights repression, conflict resolution, civil conflict, and other security-adjacent topics. The position will begin Sept. 1, 2026. The ideal candidate employs sophisticated methodological approaches. The selected candidate for the Moses and Anuta Back Chair in Conflict Resolution will be expected to conduct research and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in International Relations. Candidates must have a PhD in political science, international relations, or an adjacent field. This endowed position includes an annual research budget drawn from the proceeds of the endowment.

Candidates should submit the following materials: (1) c.v.; (2) cover letter; (3) research statement; (4) teaching statement; (5) contact information for three academic references. The materials should be uploaded to: https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/258912

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Review of applicants will begin on October 5, 2025, and continue until the job is filled.

All job offers are contingent upon successful pre-employment background screening prior to commencement of employment.

Candidates must have a PhD in political science, international relations, or an adjacent field.

Candidates must have a PhD in political science, international relations, or an adjacent field.

Expected to conduct research and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in International Relations.

International Relations with a focus on security, broadly construed. Substantively, this includes research on international security, foreign policy, the political economy of security, human rights repression, conflict resolution, civil conflict, and other security-adjacent topics. The ideal candidate employs sophisticated methodological approaches

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