Kent State University

[Department Website][APSA elisting(requires membership)] The Department of Political Science and the Center for Applied Conflict Management at Kent State University invite applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor position in Conflict Management beginning in August 2006. The successful applicant will have strong credentials in conflict management and must also be able to contribute to our doctoral program in public policy. Expertise in international conflict resolution is a plus. The teaching load for untenured faculty members is two courses per semester until the application for tenure. Junior faculty receive graduate assistance for research support. Salaries are competitive with those at other Research Extensive institutions. Primary teaching responsibilities will be in the Center’s B.A. in Applied Conflict Management. Kent State’s Political Science Department of twenty-five full time faculty members also offers the B.A., M.A., M.P.A., and Ph.D. with a public policy focus in the M.A. and Ph. D. programs. RANK: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have their Ph.D. completed before Fall 2006 and should exhibit a clear potential for success in research and in teaching at the undergraduate through Ph.D. levels. POSITION AVAILABLE: August, 2006, pending final budgetary approval. APPLY TO: A letter of interest (including explanations of academic training and current research agenda), vitae, graduate transcripts, selected publications/papers, teaching portfolio (with evaluations, or summaries), and three letters of reference should be sent to: Patrick G. Coy Search Committee Chair Kent State University Department of Political Science Kent, OH 44242-0001 Information about the Kent State University Political Science Department and the Center for Applied Conflict Management is available on our websites at: http://www.kent.edu/polisci/ http://dept.kent.edu/cacm/