Director, Human Rights Program
- Employer
- Institute for Global Studies
- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Salary
- Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience
- Date posted
- Oct 12, 2022
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- Position Type
- Executive, Executive Directors
- Employment Level
- Administrative
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Executive Director
Human Rights Program
Institute for Global Studies, College of Liberal Arts
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
The Human Rights Program at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, seeks to hire an Executive Director to begin Summer 2023 (Date TBD). The Human Rights Program is part of the Institute for Global Studies in the College of Liberal Arts.
Position Overview
Since 2001, the Human Rights Program has served as the energetic hub for creative and interdisciplinary research, teaching, and outreach in the field of human rights. The Program’s three-fold mission is to: 1) advance human rights scholarship through support for research and publications; 2) educate the next generation of human rights scholars and professionals; and 3) engage with serious human right issues through timely projects, public programs and internships places it at the forefront of educating emerging human rights leaders. The Program creates and sustains multidisciplinary and multi-institution capacities and highly impactful initiatives.
The Executive Director provides intellectual leadership for the Human Rights Program across all of its activities, including cultivating and building partnerships with key human rights actors including community groups, NGOs, and institutions at the local, national and international levels, and coordinate community-engaged research projects for undergraduate and graduate students; designing and supporting projects to support human rights research; carrying out community outreach; engaging with a vibrant multidisciplinary community of faculty engaged in human rights scholarship; and hosting conferences, symposia, and events.
To be assured of full consideration by the Search Committee, complete application materials must be received no later than November 4, 2022. Position is open until filled. Please direct questions about the position to igs@umn.edu.
For more information about this position and how to apply, please go to this link: https://jobsearch.cla.umn.edu/350407
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