IR Job Rumors Fall 2006

*new*[2005-02-06] To prevent too many comments from building up, periodically a new post that summarizes all the comments will be placed at the top of the blog; to view old comments, see the posts from [October 16-November 17], [November 18-December 17], and [December 18-February 06] which contain old comments.

*new*[2006-01-28] Additional rumor mills have been independently started, for American and Comparative Politics as well as Political Theory and Public Law. Cross-posting of CP information is probably a good idea, since a significant fraction of CP and IR jobs overlap (unlike CP and AP or IR and AP).

[2005-12-17] New column added to list whether a job has been filled (and by whom if the information exists).

[2005-12-03] An increasing number of Comparative Politics posts are being made. While only posts that refer to jobs in the IR Job List Fall 2006 will be added to the master table below, contributors should feel free to post information about CP jobs, since there is substantial overlap.

[2005-11-20] To prevent comments being lost, please post all rumors here rather than on the individual rumor postings. Comments have been turned off on these postings.

[2005-11-20] Please use discretion when posting rumors of offers or acceptances; if possible, only post an offer if it is public knowledge.

Got a rumor on which school have invited candidates to interviews or have sent out job offers? Post a comment here. Names of candidates are not necessary, but can be useful.

Please include some information on the source of your knowledge that will allow others to evaluate your information. Are you a member of the department interviewing? A friend or colleague of a candidate? Please be as specific in your information and sources as possible (while maintaining anonymity if you wish).

Want to see a list of jobs? See the IR Job List Fall 2006 entry.

Note: The Institution links will take you to the original job posting; the Rumors link will take you to the rumor posting. If there is a link but no date in the Rumors column, no substantive information (e.g., a list of interviewees) has been received; dates are updated when new rumors appear. The table is sorted from most recent to oldest rumor.

[C] appears next to dates when additional posts appear to confirm an initial rumor of interviews. If you have independent confirmation of interviews being conducted at a university that does not have a [C] or a list of candidates, please post a comment. A [?] appears if information disputing a rumor of interviews has occurred.

If you have complaints, comments, or suggestions (about this blog), please post a comment on the IR Rumor Mill Discussion post rather than here. If you would like to complain or discuss the job market itself, please post a comment on the IR Job Market Discussion post rather than here.

Institution	Rumors	Filled
Columbia University	2006-02-03	Tonya Putnam (Stanford)
Columbia University (IPE)	2006-02-03	Closed
Georgia State University	2006-02-03
University of Colorado-Boulder	2006-02-03	[1] Moonhawk Kim (Stanford)
University of California, Los Angeles	2006-02-02
Seton Hall University [1][2][3][4][5]	2006-02-02
Sam Houston State University	2006-02-02
University of Oklahoma	2006-02-02
University of Nevada, Reno	2006-02-01	Yes
Yale University	2006-02-01	[1] Susan Hyde (UCSD)
Indiana University, Bloomington	2006-02-01	Yes
Western Washington University [1][2]	2006-02-01	Bidisha Biswas (Maryland)
University of Kentucky	2006-02-01
California State University Sacramento	2006-01-31
California State University, Fullerton	2006-01-31
California State University Chico	2006-01-31
Baldwin-Wallace College	2006-01-31
Colorado State University	2006-01-31
Pennsylvania State Erie Behrend College	2006-01-30	Yes
University of South Dakota	2006-01-30	Yes
Iowa State University (CP/IR)	2006-01-30
Iowa State University	2006-01-30	Yes
Georgia Southern University	2006-01-29
Clemson University	2006-01-28
Oakland University	2006-01-27
University of Michigan	2006-01-27
Vanderbilt University	2006-01-26	Michaela Mattes (Rice)
Virginia Military Institute	2006-01-26	Yes
West Virginia University	2006-01-26	Christina Fattore (FSU)
University of Pennsylvania	2006-01-25	Andrew Kydd (Assoc.)
University of Utah	2006-01-25	Adam Luedtke (U Washington)
Michigan State University (James Madison)	2006-01-23
University of Chicago	2006-01-21
University of Arizona	2006-01-19	Faten Ghosn (Penn State)
Michigan State University	2006-01-19
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	2006-01-19	David Singer (Harvard/Notre Dame)
Dartmouth College	2006-01-17	Bridget Coggins (Ohio State)
Auburn University	2006-01-16
University of Massachusetts Amherst	2006-01-16
St. John's University	2006-01-16	Yes?
University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa	2006-01-15
University of Tennessee-Knoxville (Conflict)	2006-01-14	David Brule (Texas A&M)
University of Nebraska [1][2]	2006-01-14	[1] Elizabeth Dahl (American)
Grand Valley State University	2006-01-12	Yes
University of West Florida	2006-01-12	Closed
University of Pittsburgh [1][2]	2006-01-11	[1] Burcu Savun (Rice) [2] Closed?
Cornell University	2006-01-11	David Patel (Stanford)
Northeastern University	2006-01-10
University of Rhode Island	2006-01-10
University of Notre Dame	2006-01-08	Sebastian Rosato (Chicago)
Carleton College	2006-01-08	Devashree Gupta (Cornell)
College of William & Mary	2006-01-07	Amy Oakes (Ohio State)
Middlebury College	2006-01-06
University of Georgia	2006-01-06	Brock Tessman
Arizona State University	2006-01-06	Yoav Gortzak (Ohio State)
Texas A&M [1][2]	2006-01-03	Shuhei Kurizaki (UCLA) Elena McLean (Rochester)
Bowdoin College	2006-01-03
University of Wisconsin [1][2][3]	2006-01-02
California State University Northridge	2005-12-30
University of Virginia	2005-12-22	Todd Sechser (Stanford)
Emory University	2005-12-22	Kyle Beardsley (UCSD)
University of Michigan (IPE)	2005-12-20
George Washington University[1][2][3]	2005-12-20	[1] Closed [2] Holger Schmidt (Columbia)
University of California, Davis	2005-12-20	Closed
Reed College	2005-12-19	Alex Montgomery (Stanford)
Trinity College	2005-12-18	Yes
University of Tennessee-Knoxville (IPE/IO)	2005-12-16
University of Chicago (PubPol)	2005-12-13
University of Vermont	2005-12-08	Michelle Commercio (UPenn)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	2005-12-06
American University (Intl Peace)	2005-12-04
University of Kentucky PSD	2005-12-04	Robert Farley
American University (CIS)	2005-12-03
Florida State University	2005-12-02
George Fox University	2005-11-30
Providence College	2005-11-30
DePaul University	2005-11-28	Yes
Millikin University	2005-11-28
University of California, Los Angeles	2005-11-28
University of Texas Austin	2005-11-27
George Mason University	2005-11-24
Yeshiva University	2005-11-22
Dickinson College	2005-11-20	Yes
American University (Intl Comm)	2005-11-17
University of Oklahoma [1][2][3]	2005-11-16
Clark University	2005-11-16[C]
Hofstra University	2005-11-09
George Fox University	2005-11-09
Northern Arizona University	2005-11-09
University of West Florida	2005-11-09
Lehigh University	2005-11-07
University of Delaware	2005-11-04
University of Toronto	2005-11-02
University of California, Berkeley	2005-11-01
Middlebury College	2005-11-01
Georgetown University (Secy Studies)	2005-10-28
California Institute of Technology	2005-10-18
New York University	2005-10-17

Concordia University Rumors

[2006-02-23] I heard that Bob Kelly (Ohio State) turned down the IR job at Concordia University (Montreal) Don't know whether they will make another (#2, #3?) offer to anyone else.
[2006-02-23] The above post (1:02 pm Feb. 23) regarding Kelly is incorrect. Concordia has made an offer and is awaiting a decision by its first choice candidate.

Auburn University Rumors

[2006-02-06] Auburn has offered the job to someone. Rejection letters have been sent out. [2006-05-04] Will Walldorf (PhD UVa via Gordon College and Dartmouth) has accepted the IR position at Auburn.

Clarkson University

[Department Website][APSA elisting(requires membership)] The Clarkson University Department of Humanities and Social Sciences invites applications for a three year appointment in Public Policy to begin in August 2006. This position involves teaching a required, writing intensive course for first year students, and courses in the undergraduate Political Science Program. The search is open regarding subfields, but an ability to teach courses in International Relations is a plus. Specifically, we are looking for a candidate who can teach a range of policy courses from the introductory level to more advanced policy areas (environmental policy, energy policy, health care, public administration, etc.). Ideally, applicants would also be able to offer courses that dovetail with one or more of Clarkson’s strong programs in science, engineering, and business. The ordinary teaching load for the Department is three courses per semester. Located in the Saint Lawrence River Valley, between the Adirondack high peaks and Ottawa and Montreal, Clarkson University provides easy access to both outdoor recreation and international social and cultural opportunities. Applicants should send a C.V., three letters of recommendation, and a detailed letter on the courses they might teach, and teaching philosophy to Search Committee, School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Social Science and Humanities, Box 5750, Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York 13699-5750. Doctoral candidates who are ABD will be considered. Clarkson is an AA/EOE university. The committee will begin reviewing applications on March 20, 2006 and will continue until the position is filled.

Seton Hall University Rumors

[2006-02-02] Seton Hall is also interviewing Miller (OSU/W&M) for its terrorism spot.
[2006-03-17] Seton Hall has made an offer to one of the candidates they interviewed for their Global Terrorism position. No idea who got the offer or whether it's been accepted.
[2006-04-02] re: Seton Hall's Global Terrorism position... An offer has been made and turned down by at least two people.
[2006-04-02] Mike Boyle (Belfer) was offered the Global Terrorism job at Seton Hall but turned it down to take a job at St. Andrews in the UK.

University of Oklahoma Rumors

[2006-02-02] The University of Oklahoma is interviewing Gregory Miller (Ohio State PhD, visiting at W&M) for the terrorism/political violence position.
[2006-02-08] Barak Mendelsohn (Cornell) was interviewed in Oklahoma
[2006-03-29] Greg Miller (Ohio State) has accepted an offer for the position at University of Oklahoma.
[2006-04-02] [2006-02-10 Moved from University of Oklahoma post] Miller and 2 others. Interviews are still underway Yong Wook Lee (USC via Brown) has accepted.
[2006-04-04] University of Oklahoma clarifications
Terrorism: G. Miller (OSU via WM)
Japan: Y. Lee (USC via Brown)
China: Offer rejected, search closed.
Also R. Lucas (comparative - Middle East) moving to Florida International U.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Department of Political Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is seeking to fill three one-year teaching appointments for 2006-2007. Appointments are non-tenure track but may be renewed on an annual basis. The department is seeking applicants to teach three courses per semester in the fields of American, IR, or Comparative. Having the PhD in hand by August 15, 2006 is preferred but not required. Salary is competitive. Interested applicants should submit the following: cover letter discussing teaching expertise and experience, curriculum vita, syllabi, teaching evaluations, a list of two references we could contact, and any other evidence of teaching effectiveness. Materials should be sent to the following address by February 28, 2006:

Brenda Stamm
Department of Political Science
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
361 Lincoln Hall
702 S. Wright St. Urbana, IL 61801

or

Brenda Stamm
stamm@uiuc.edu

California State University Bakersfield

[Department Website][APSA elisting(requires membership)] The Department of Political Science invites applications for an Assistant Professor with specialization in International Relations and Comparative Politics, with a regional studies background in one of the following: North Africa-Southwest Asia, South Asia, China, Japan, or Africa (country and regions open). Teaching assignments will include politics of developing nations, international organizations, courses related to the applicant’s regional specialization, and U.S. government and foreign policy. We are seeking a dynamic scholar who combines an active research agenda with excellent teaching and an understanding of first-generation college students. The position is a full-time, tenure-track appointment commencing Fall 2006. All candidates must have completed their Ph.D. by the time of appointment. Individuals belonging to traditionally under-represented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. Please send a letter of application with teaching philosophy and research interests, vitae, and three current letters of recommendation to: Dr. Stanley E. Clark, Chair, Department of Political Science, California State University, Bakersfield, 26 BDC, 9001 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield, CA, 93311. Screening of applications will begin March 15, 2006 and will continue until the position is filled. AA/EOE

Western Washington University Rumors

[2006-02-01] Western Washington made an offer to Bidisha Biswas (Maryland), and she accepted.

Brown University Postdoc

[Department Website][APSA elisting(requires membership) One-Year Visiting Fellowships in International Studies Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University The Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University seeks several scholars/practitioners for one-year visiting fellowships to be affiliated with existing research projects at the Institute, beginning July 1, 2006. The mission of the Watson Institute is to analyze contemporary global problems, working at the intersection of academia and policymaking. We seek individuals with a commitment to multi-disciplinary collaboration. Preference will be given to scholars/practitioners who can make contributions to and/or across themes such as: the financing of terrorism, the role of media in international studies, cultural awareness training in the military, institutions and development, or global climate change. The successful candidate will be expected to teach one undergraduate course in his or her area of specialty. There is possibility of a renewal of this fellowship. Salary: $40,000 (12 month), plus the option to purchase insurance at the university’s group rate, access to research and travel funds, and support for some relocation expenses. Closing date for initial review of applications: March 15, 2006. Brown University is an AA/EEO employer and especially welcomes applications from women and minority candidates. All Applications must be submitted online. For further information and a link to the application form, see http://www.watsoninstitute.org

Warren Wilson College

[Department Website][APSA elisting(requires membership)] The Department of History and Political Science at Warren Wilson College invites applications for a full-time, one-year sabbatical replacement in the field of comparative government (non-European). Candidates should be able to teach a broad range of courses, including an issue-oriented course on the politics of development and upper level courses within their field of specialization. Area specialization is open, but the department has a preference for Asia, Africa, or the Middle East. Course load is three four-credit courses per semester. Ph.D. preferred; ABD considered. College-level teaching experience required. Warren Wilson College is an independent liberal arts college located in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the edge of Asheville, North Carolina. The college offers a triad education program combining study, work, and service. For more information, please consult our web page at: http://www.warren-wilson.edu . We desire a diverse faculty and a community that reflects a global outlook. We particularly invite applications from women and members of ethnic minorities or other groups historically underrepresented in academia Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, official graduate transcripts, and three letters of reference to Dr. John Casey, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs, Warren Wilson College, P.O. Box 9000, Asheville, NC 28815-9000. Review of applications will begin February 17, 2006, and continue until the position is filled.