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UNESCO: Chief of Inclusion, Rights & Dialogue Section (France)

“JobChief of Inclusion, Rights and Dialogue Section, Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO, Paris, France. Deadline: 25 July 2021.

The Inclusion, Rights and Dialogue Section supports Member States to promote inclusive policies and actions, by countering racism and discrimination, advancing intercultural dialogue and pursuing gender equality.  Under the supervision of the Assistant Director-General for the Social and Human Sciences Sector (ADG/SHS), the incumbent will be responsible for the following flagship programmes and projects:

  • UNESCO’s Roadmap on Anti-racism and non-discrimination, including its toolkit
  • Intercultural dialogue and competencies, promoting a culture of peace
  • Arts for human rights and social justice
  • The promotion of gender equality and the fight against gender stereotypes
  • The international coalition of inclusive and sustainable cities
  • The Slave Route Project
  • The right to science and scientific freedom
  • Long Description

Under the overall authority and close supervision of the ADG/SHS and reporting to the Director for Policies and Programmes (DIR/PPD) on programme management issues, the incumbent will lead the design, coordination, execution and evaluation of the programme and projects for the Inclusion, Rights and Dialogue Section.

Mary Immaculate College: EDI & Interculturalism (Ireland)

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Director of Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Interculturalism, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland. Deadline: 13 July 2021.

Mary Immaculate College wishes to appoint a suitable candidate to the position of Director of Equality, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) & Interculturalism on a permanent, full-time basis. This is a senior management appointment and will be made at Principal Lecturer grade.

The Director of EDI & Interculturalism will assume responsibility for the broad range of operational tasks and intra-institutional coordination necessary to deliver on the College’s Gender Equality, EDI and Interculturalism strategies. This will include Athena Swan activity, alongside other relevant aspects of gender equality work, as well as diversity, inclusion and intercultural work, and coordination of efforts to address gender-based violence and sexual harassment, within a coherent and cohesive EDI context.

Mary Immaculate College (MIC) is an autonomous, university-level, Catholic College of Education and the Liberal Arts. Founded in 1898, and linked academically with the University of Limerick, MIC is the oldest higher education institution in Limerick.

U Surrey: International Education (UK)

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Assistant Director of Student Experience, Study Group, International Study Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK. Deadline: 14 July 2021.

Study Group is a global pathway provider in International Education. The University of Surrey International Study Centre is a fast-growing centre with a strong record of excellent student outcomes and outstanding staff satisfaction. This is a senior leadership role that reports directly to the Centre Director. The role will take the lead on the provision of a Student Experience Team, enabling students to thrive and study legally, safely and successfully. Through the team, the role ensures UKVI compliance in visa and attendance systems, key quality assurance and enhancement activities are carried out according to Study Group, university partner and regulatory body requirements. The role also oversees the team responsible for the implementation of a progression support and personal tutorage strategy with the purpose of ensuring students are fully supported to maximize student outcomes and satisfaction levels.

United Nations U: Conflict Prevention/Sustaining Peace (USA)

“JobSenior Policy Advisor and Head of Programme, Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace, Centre for Policy Research, United Nations University, New York, USA. Deadline: 11 July 2021.

United Nations University Centre for Policy Research in New York is an independent think tank within the United Nations system. The Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace programme is a newly formed cluster of projects that includes small, bespoke policy research for senior UN policymakers as well as large, multi-year and multi-stakeholder initiatives on a range of peace, security and prevention topics.

The Senior Policy Advisor and Head of Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace Programme will be responsible for developing and implementing a three-year research and resource-mobilisation plan for the Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace Programme, as well as supervising and mentoring project personnel. In addition, they will be responsible for generating policy reports, op-eds, and insights for the UNU-CPR websites, as well as new media offerings that disseminate the programme’s findings to new audiences.

UNESCO: Director of World Heritage (France)

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Director of World Heritage, UNESCO, Paris, France. Deadline: 16 August 2021 (Extended).

Under the overall authority of the Director-General of UNESCO, and the direct supervision of the Assistant Director-General for Culture (ADG/CLT), the incumbent shall provide intellectual leadership and strategic vision for cultural and natural heritage at large and World Heritage in particular, in line with the Organization’s prevailing Medium-Term Strategy and Programme and Budget Document (C/5). The incumbent will develop effective programmatic and management strategies to enable the World Heritage Centre (WHC) to consolidate and further strengthen UNESCO’s leadership in the field of cultural and natural Heritage and its contribution to the UN sustainable development agenda. As such s/he is responsible for effectively managing the coordination, implementation and leading policy development and capacity building activities for the World Heritage Centre, the 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage as well as the 2011 Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape.

As Director of World Heritage, the incumbent will lead the World Heritage Centre’s programmes to support Member States and strengthen UNESCO’s leadership on the protection and promotion of cultural and natural heritage and the 1972 Convention, as an international standard setting instrument. As member of the Senior Management Team of the Culture Sector, s/he will be responsible for ensuring effective reporting to the Governing Bodies of UNESCO as per the Sector’s policy.

ICN Business School: Organizational Behavior & Intercultural Management (France)

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Assistant/Associate Professor in Organizational Behavior & Intercultural Management, ICN Business School, Paris, France. Deadline: 19 July 2021.

The ideal candidate for this position in ICN’s Human Resources and Organisational Behaviour Department will have teaching experience and strong research interests in such fields as organisational behaviour, intercultural management and team management. Networking experience with the corporate world would be an asset. The candidate is expected to pursue research excellence, preferably connecting to the school’s main research themes (Unesco Chair – ICN Business School)(icn-artem.com) and to teach to multiple audiences (Bachelor, Master, Executive Education) in English, on the different campuses and teaching sites of the school. The ability to teach in French will be an asset. Candidates are expected to demonstrate their willingness to innovate in the design of courses, teaching material and teaching methods.

U Utah Asia Campus: Journalism (South Korea)

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Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Journalism , University of Utah Asia Campus, Songdo, South Korea. Deadline: Open until filled; posted May 28, 2021.

The Department of Communication at the University of Utah invites applications for a non-tenure-track Assistant Professor (Lecturer) position in Journalism effective August 23, 2021. The successful candidate will be an excellent teacher dedicated to cultivating informed and ethical students who are ready to enter the workforce as well-prepared professionals. The standard annual teaching load for lecturers at the UAC is 3-3-1 (three courses in the fall, three courses in the spring, and one course in the interim period or summer). The successful candidate must be willing to teach courses such as: Introduction to News Writing, Media Writing, Digital Journalism, Specialty Reporting, Magazine Writing, and Visual Editing. It would also be beneficial for the candidate to be able to teach Mass Communication History, Media and Society, Principles of Visual Communication, Mass Communication Law, and/or Media Ethics. 

Position located at the Utah Asia Campus (UAC) in Songdo, South Korea. All courses taught at the UAC are in English. Successful candidates for the position should have a Ph.D. in Communication or a related discipline and evidence of teaching excellence.

Birkbeck U of London: Contemporary & Global English (UK)

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Lecturer in Contemporary and Global English, Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics, Birkbeck University of London, UK. Deadline: 5 July 2021.

The new Department of Languages, Cultures & Applied Linguistics at Birkbeck, University of London is seeking to appoint a lecturer specialising in contemporary and global English to contribute to existing programmes in Applied Linguistics and the development and delivery of new programmes in English language and linguistics from 1 September 2021, or as soon as possible thereafter. The post is full-time on an open-ended contract.

The post-holder will contribute to research, teaching, supervision and administration of the Department, with particular responsibility for developing and directing new programmes in English language and linguistics, and teaching and supervising in theoretical and applied linguistic studies of the English language at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. They will also develop research projects, as well as lead on, and/or contribute to the production and dissemination of research outputs/outcomes in their area of specialism.

CIDOB: Research Fellow, Migration (Spain)

“JobResearch Fellow for the Whole-COMM project on Migrations, Barcelona Centre for International Affairs, Spain. Deadline: 27 June, 2021.

CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs) opens a research fellow position for its area of Migrations, in particular for the Whole-COMM project with the possibility of working on other projects. The candidate will participate in the research related to the integration processes of recently arrived immigrants in small and medium-sized towns and rural areas. The Whole-COMM Project, funded by the European Commission through its H2020 programme, promotes scientific knowledge about the dynamics and causal mechanisms that influence the complex relationship between integration policies and Community cohesion. This is through a comparative approach between countries (8 EU and 2 non-EU) and between localities (40), and a mixed methodology that combines qualitative and quasi-experimental techniques, an attitude survey and a quantitative analysis on the impact of policies on social cohesion and immigrant integration trajectories.

CIDOB is an international affairs research centre that, through excellence and relevance, seeks to analyse the global issues that affect political, social and governance dynamics, from the international to the local. 

U Penn: Global Communication (USA)

“JobProfessor of Global Communication Studies, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Deadline: September 30, 2021.

The Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania is seeking to fill a tenure-track faculty position in Global Communication Studies to begin the fall semester 2022. The search is for a productive researcher, engaged scholar, and committed teacher/mentor who studies cross-national, supranational, transnational and/or translocal theories and subjects, using qualitative and/or quantitative methods. Topics may include but are not limited to critical and/or comparative studies of media institutions, systems, and audiences as they relate to digital inequalities; diasporas; development; the uses and structural impacts of technologies; legal, economic and policy frameworks; journalism; the geopolitics of the popular; postcolonial and indigenous perspectives; and implications of communication infrastructures. This position is one of two hires reflect a desire to expand ASC’s footprint in global communication. Preference will be given to researchers whose work centers on the Global South.