Lee E. Dirks Chair in Diplomatic History

Description

The Fletcher School, established in 1933 as the first exclusively graduate school of international affairs in the United States, seeks to hire a full-time tenured faculty position in diplomatic history or the history of international relations to begin in September 2022. Applications are encouraged from historians as well as political scientists who study diplomatic history. Preference will be given to applicants at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. 

The Fletcher School’s faculty is multi-disciplinary with a focus on preparing tomorrow’s leaders with a global perspective. The School undertakes research and prepares masters and doctoral students to use the latest political, business, economic, and legal thinking, among others, to generate pragmatic policies or make executive decisions that will successfully shape global events. Tufts University is a world-renowned research university dedicated to the creation and application of knowledge.

Qualifications

Candidates must possess a doctoral degree in a relevant field (e.g. diplomatic history, political science) and demonstrate outstanding scholarship in diplomacy or diplomatic history.  Teaching experience at the graduate level is especially valued. The successful candidate will be a leading scholar in the field.  The candidate will be responsible for teaching, research, and supervising graduate student research, and will serve on a small number of committees at The Fletcher School or Tufts University.  Importantly, the candidate will contribute to the intellectual community at Fletcher, serving as the anchor on diplomacy at the school. The holder of the Lee Dirks Chair in Diplomatic History will also contribute to the Edward R. Murrow Center for Public Diplomacy at Fletcher. In addition to an exceptional scholarly record, the ideal candidate will have policy experience as well.

Application Instructions

Candidates should submit a cover letter, a statement of research and teaching interests including concrete descriptions of current and future plans for research as well as their particular interest in the position at The Fletcher School), curriculum vitae, list of at least three references, and previous teaching evaluations.  The search committee will begin reviewing applications on October 1, 2021 and will continue reviewing until the position is filled.  Applications can be submitted via Interfolio. Inquiries about the position should be addressed to search committee chair Professor Josephine Wolff (Josephine.Wolff@tufts.edu)

For more information about The Fletcher School at Tufts University, please visit: www.fletcher.tufts.edu.

Applicants may apply at: https://apply.interfolio.com/92694 

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