NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

ASSISTANT, ASSOCIATE OR FULL PROFESSOR, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 

We invite applications for several tenure-track positions in international relations in the Department of Political Science. Rank and salary are commensurate with qualifications and experience. We would particularly like to hear from scholars interested in international political economy, international law and institutions, global governance, or international political theory. The positions are open, however, to scholars regardless of specialization or methodological approach who can strengthen the Department as a centre for outstanding scholarship in international relations or global politics. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in political science, international relations, or a related field and should provide evidence of outstanding achievement and potential.

The Department of Political Science (http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/pol/) has about twenty-five full-time faculty members working in all major areas of political science. It shares the ideals of excellence of the University (http://www.nus.edu.sg/) and its Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/), which are ranked among the best in the world. Faculty normally teach three courses per year and supervise honours and graduate research students. Compensation at NUS is highly competitive and includes eligibility for annual salary increments, performance bonuses, a housing allowance, and other benefits, as well as generous research support.

Applications for positions at the rank of Associate or Full Professor: Please send by post or email a full CV, statements of research and teaching interests, copies of five published articles or chapters representing your best work, and the names and full contact details of at least six referees. Preliminary enquiries and nominations are welcome.

Applications for positions at the rank of Assistant Professor: Please send by post or email a full CV, statements of research and teaching interests, copies of at least two papers representing your best work, and three letters of reference. Candidates may have their institution or placement service forward a dossier including graduate transcripts and reference letters.

To insure consideration on the first round, applications should arrive by October 1 2009. The positions will remain open, however, until filled. We strongly uphold the principle of non-discrimination and encourage every qualified scholar to apply. 

Enquiries and applications should be sent to Prof Terry Nardin, Head, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, 11 Arts Link, Singapore 117570. Tel: (65) 6516-3970, Fax: (65) 6779-6815, email: polv1@nus.edu.sg