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Ctr for Middle Eastern Studies

Main Campus

Tucson, AZ USA

The University of Arizona (UA) located in Tucson, Arizona seeks a qualified applicant for the position of Assistant Professor of Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa, Tenure-Track. Candidates will be expected to have a PhD in Political Science or a closely related discipline. Exceptional ABD applicants nearing completion will also be considered. The position requires the ability to design and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Middle Eastern and North African Studies and in Political Science, and the ability to mentor students. This position is non-security sensitive and requires a name-based criminal background check.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; sick leave and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; state and optional retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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A new assistant professor(tenure-track) position in Human Rights in the Middle East and/or North Africa,broadly defined. We areinterested in a broad range of approaches to the study of human rights in theMiddle East and/or North Africa with an emphasis on comparative politics orinternational relations. Ofinterest are human rights issues related to economic and social rights, genderpolitics, environmental justice, sustainabledevelopment, health, humanitarianism, indigenousrights, and migrants and refugees. Thesuccessful candidate will be well qualified to engage in undergraduate andgraduate teaching; have an active research agenda, with research in orcentrally related to the Middle East and/or North Africa; have potential for externally supportedresearch; and have an interest in participating in outreach activities. The teaching load is typically two coursesper semester. Proficiency in at leastone Middle Eastern language is highly desirable (Arabic, Hebrew, Persian,Turkish or a related language).

The appointed candidate will hold ajoint position in the School of Government and Public Policy (SGPP) and theSchool of Middle Eastern & North African Studies (MENAS), both in theUniversity of Arizona College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS). The exact percentage in each unit and tenurehome will be determined at the close of the search, as appropriate for theappointed candidate.

About SGPP: The SGPP is one of the largest schools at the University of Arizona andis uniquely situated to serve as a model for public affairs education. SGPP isa multi-disciplinary school with a broad portfolio of innovative programs anddegrees at the undergraduate and graduate levels. This includes undergraduatedegrees in criminal justice studies, law, political science, and publicmanagement and policy. At the graduate level, SGPP offers professional Masterof Public Administration and Master of Public Policy programs, as well as thefully online Master of International Security Studies degree. SGPP is also hometo a residential Ph.D. program that trains students across the fields ofpolitical science, public policy, public administration, and public management.

About Middle Eastern and NorthAfrican Studies: The UA features an extensive program in MiddleEastern and North African studies. MENASoffers a BA, MA and PhD, a BA in Arabic, and includes an Arabic Flagshipprogram. Also in SBS are the AmericanInstitute for Maghrib Studies; Arizona Center for Judaic Studies; ArizonaCenter for Turkish Studies; and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, a Title VI USDepartment of Education-funded National Resource Center. SBS/MENAS faculty are also central to the Graduate College's RoshanGraduate Interdisciplinary Program in Persian and Iranian Studies, which offers both MA and a PhD degrees.

Interdisciplinarity at the UA andthe College of Social and Behavioral Sciences: The UA offers a congenial environment for interdisciplinary teaching andresearch about human rights. Interest in human rights-related issues isinformed by the UA’s location near the US border with Mexico. SBS offers an online MA and graduatecertificate in Human Rights Practice, as well as a fully online BA in HumanRights Practice and three additional graduate certificates in the field. The Global Studies major includes an emphasisarea in Human Rights, Migrations, and Social Movements. Of related interest are additional programsin SBS such as the BA in Food Studies; the BA in Philosophy, Politics,Economics and Law in the Department of Political Economy & Moral Science; andthe School of Sociology’s Care, Health & Society BS major.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Interest in outreach efforts

• PhD in PoliticalScience or a closely related discipline from an accredited institution
• Experience teaching coursesin both Middle Eastern and/or North African Studies and Political Science
• Exceptional ABD applicants nearing completion will also be considered; Ph.D.is required for appointment as Assistant Professor
• Teaching experience using a variety of teaching methods and/or curricularperspectives to respond to the needs of a diverse student body
• Emerging scholarly reputation

• Ph.D. by the time of appointment
• Proficiency in at least one Middle Eastern Language (Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, or a related language)

Assistant Professor

Tenure-Eligible (TE)

Always Exempt

Full Time

40

1.0

Academic

Faculty

Yes - Full Benefits

DOE

salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE)

Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

8/15/2022

Please contact Professor Anne H. Betteridge, Search Committee Chair, (anneb@email.arizona.edu) for more information.

7/16/2021

Yes

Curriculum Vitae (CV), Cover Letter, and Three Additional Documents

A complete application packet will include five items: a CV; a Cover Letter; the candidate’s statement on research agenda (as Additional Document); the candidate’s statement on teaching pedagogy that includes details of the candidate’s experience using a variety of teaching methods and/or curricular perspectives to respond to the needs of a diverse student body (as Additional Document); and the names, titles, and email addresses of at least three references (as Additional Document).

Questions regarding this position should be directed to Prof. Anne H. Betteridge, Search Committee Chair, The Center for Middle Eastern Studies, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721.

Please note: You will be required to provide contact information for a minimum of three professional references. Please upload your reference contact list under the “Additional Document” slot within your application. Should you be selected as a finalist for this position, your references may receive an automatic email. This email will ask your references to complete a brief questionnaire in regard to your suitability for the position as well as request the attachment of a letter of recommendation. These letters of recommendation must be uploaded directly via the talent.arizona.edu website by your reference provider. Talent.arizona.edu is not compatible with any “dossier aggregate” system (e.g., Interfolio, Intellimedia).

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