Conflict Management Master’s Program seeks a Director (12 month, tenure track)

http://www.kennesaw.edu/pols/mscm/

Minimum qualifications at the time of appointment include a terminal degree in Conflict Resolution, Peace Studies, Law, Psychology, Political Science, Sociology, or related discipline. Demonstrated university-level teaching experience required. Practical application experience preferred. Teaching and/or professional practice experience relate to at least two of the following areas preferred: industrial organization, organizational conflict management, employment dispute resolution, mediation, negotiation, arbitration, international conflict resolution, diplomacy, and/or dispute systems design.

Duties: The Director will lead an interdisciplinary team of faculty and staff in the MSCM program, teach graduate level courses, research and publish scholarly works, oversee and manage admissions, manage the budget, oversee staff, raise funds and represent the MSCM program both within and outside the University. The Director will be expected to collaborate with the Ph.D. program in International Conflict Management, as well as with the Center for Conflict Management. Commitment to excellence in teaching, complemented by strong scholarship and engagement, is expected of all faculty members in KSU’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences. 

Candidates should send a letter of application addressing strengths relative to the qualifications and responsibilities for the position, current vita, three letters of professional reference, and full official transcripts for all post-secondary degrees. Please submit applications electronically to Dr. Robert Smith, Chair of the Department of Political Science and International Affairs rsmit279@kennesaw.edu

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. To assure full consideration, applications must be postmarked by January 16, 2012

For a detailed description of the university, college and department, please visit www.kennesaw.edu www.kennesaw.edu

For a detailed description of Kennesaw State University and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, visit our website at http://hss.kennesaw.edu

For questions about this position opening, contact Dr. Robert Smith rsmit279@kennesaw.edu , Tel. (770) 423-6227 or Dr. Susan Raines sraines@kennesaw.edu ,Tel. 770-423-6081