Assistant or Associate Professor in Conflict Resolution
ILR School, Cornell University
The ILR School at Cornell University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the area of conflict resolution at either the Assistant Professor or Associate Professor (with tenure) level to begin August 2015. Applicants should have research and teaching interests related to topics in the area of conflict resolution, such as arbitration, mediation, negotiation, conflict management, or dispute resolution. Applicants can have research interests at various levels of analysis, including conflict at the societal, organizational, small group, or individual level. Applicants should have a Ph.D. (or J.D.) in a relevant field, such as industrial relations, organizational behavior, psychology, sociology, organization studies, management, law, or other related discipline. Evidence of very strong research and teaching potential is essential.
The ILR School is the world's leading college focused on work, employment, and labor issues. Information about the ILR School is available at www.ilr.cornell.edu. Our faculty includes leading scholars from a number of disciplinary backgrounds who study a broad range of issues related to labor, employment, and organizations. A successful candidate's appointment will be either in the ILR School's Department of Labor Relations, Law, and History or in its Department of Organizational Behavior.
The ILR School is home to the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution. The Scheinman Institute is the nation's leading center for the study of workplace conflict resolution, engaging in a broad range of research, teaching, and outreach activities: http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/conflictres/. The Scheinman Institute has existing relationships with leading organizations in the conflict resolution field, which provide research opportunities for its associated faculty. A successful candidate will be expected to participate in and contribute to the activities of the Scheinman Institute. A desirable characteristic for applicants is the potential to contribute to the future leadership of the Scheinman Institute.
Applications from women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged.
Interested candidates should submit by email: a cover letter describing their research and teaching interests, a vita, and a writing sample, and arrange to have three reference letters sent to: Professor Alex Colvin, Conflict Resolution Search Committee Chair at ilrcrsearch@cornell.edu.
Review of applications will begin October 15, 2014. Questions about this position can be directed to Prof. Alex Colvin at ilrcrsearch@cornell.edu.
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Alexander J.S. Colvin
Martin F. Scheinman Professor of Conflict Resolution
Associate Member of the Cornell Law Faculty
Associate Editor Industrial & Labor Relations Review
ILR School, Cornell University
454 ILR Research Building
Ithaca, NY 14853-3901 U.S.A.
Tel: (607) 254-8206
Email: ajc22@cornell.edu
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