University of Mississippi

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International/Global Studies

The Croft Institute for International Studies at the University of Mississippi invites applications for two tenure-track positions as Croft Assistant Professors to begin in August 2022. The Croft Institute administers the interdisciplinary major in International Studies within the College of Liberal Arts. The appointment will be joint between the Croft Institute and a social science department, with the latter being the tenure home. We seek candidates with a research focus on the environment, migration, health, and/or resource conflict that will help the Institute to strengthen the institute’s global perspective. We encourage applications with a cross-regional research agenda who are also prepared to contribute to our regional concentrations in Latin America or the Middle East/North Africa and possess the foreign language proficiency to conduct research in Spanish or Arabic, respectively. The successful candidates must hold a Ph.D. by the time of hire. Interested candidates should apply online at https://careers.olemiss.edu by uploading a letter of application, CV,, and a statement of research interests. Please send evidence of teaching effectiveness, writing samples, a list of references, and questions about the search to the chair of the committee, Dr. Joshua First (jfirst@olemiss.edu).