IIE: Fulbright Scholar Program Outreach & Recruitment (USA/Hybrid)

“JobAssistant Director, Fulbright Scholar Program Outreach and Recruitment, The Institute of International Education (IIE), Washington, DC (Hybrid). Deadline: 23 November 2024.

This Institute of International Education (IIE) is hiring an Assistant Director, Fulbright Scholar Program Outreach & Recruitment to lead a team of dedicated professionals who connect U.S. scholars to opportunities abroad. This position will work with the Fulbright Outreach and Recruitment department. The Fulbright Program is the flagship international academic exchange program sponsored by the United States Government. Fulbright was founded in 1946 with an ambitious goal—to increase mutual understanding and support friendly and peaceful relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Led by the U.S. Government in partnership with more than 160 countries worldwide, Fulbright offers an expansive suite of life-changing international academic and cultural exchange opportunities.

The Assistant Director develops an outreach plan to reach diverse audiences of prospective applicants and to expand Fulbright’s engagement with higher education institutions in the U.S. Additionally, the Assistant Director executes a comprehensive recruitment plan that leverages the campus network of Fulbright Scholar Liaisons and that supports individual applicants through application advising, virtual activities and digital resources. The Assistant Director leads a team of outreach and recruitment professionals and collaborates across Fulbright teams to advance the Program’s mission and goals. The Assistant Director works closely with Fulbright Program’s sponsor, the U.S. Department of State.

Other positions with IIE available here.

UNESCO: Associate Project Officer: PEACE Project (Cambodia)

“JobAssociate Project Officer, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO, ​Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Deadline: 18 November 2024.

Under the overall authority and the direct supervision of the UNESCO Representative in Cambodia, in close coordination with the Programme Specialist in Culture, the Associate Project Officer will be responsible for the overall management and implementation of the PEACE Project. In particular, the incumbent will:

  • Provide technical assistance for the overall project management and implementation to deliver the desired project activities and outcomes.

  • Manage the project team to ensure effective performance management to achieve programme objectives, including identifying subject experts and partners, developing Terms of References for experts and institutions, procuring and managing international and national experts and service providers, and ensuring close supervision and quality assurance for deliverables, products and services to implement programme activities.

  • Monitor the timely implementation and delivery of the project workplans and budget plans to achieve the identified project objectives and targets. This includes regular monitoring and supervision of missions and meetings, developing and maintaining monitoring and evaluation worksheets of project targets and progress, and knowledge products.

  • Ensure the timely preparation and submission of all progress reports, in line with KOICA’s reporting requirements.

  • Develop and implement visibility and outreach strategies to maximise the project results and impact, including through developing and disseminating communications and visibility materials such as articles, press releases, social media posts, posters, visual data, brochures, project presentations, among others.

  • Identify, maintain and expand strategic partnerships with relevant partners, including MoCFA, TSGM, Choeung Ek Genocidal Centre, line ministries, research and education institutes, CSOs, development partners, foundations, and the private sector to facilitate innovative project implementation and overall relevance and alignment of project outcomes.

  • Maintain UNESCO’s strategic role in promoting peacebuilding and human rights and addressing hate speech through archives preservation and digitization, culture conservation and peace education. This includes leading/participating and providing inputs in relevant UN inter-agency initiatives, working closely with the UN Country Team in joint advocacy, convening multi-stakeholder engagement with government entities, CSOs, international organizations, development partners, and academia, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (2024-2028).

Other current openings with UNESCO available here.

Loyola Marymount U: Intercultural Communication (USA)

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Instructor of Intercultural Communication, Communication Studies, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Deadline: 3 January 2025.

The Communication Studies Department at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), Los Angeles seeks applications for one full-time, non-tenure track Instructor position in Intercultural Communication, beginning Fall 2025. The teaching workload for this position is 3/3. The chosen candidate will teach students to apply and evaluate theories in intercultural communication and emphasize global challenges in their teaching and research. The ideal candidate should have expertise in one or more of the following areas: communication across and within cultures, perceptual and behavioral contexts, the use of communication to address disparities.

Mimi Yang Profile

Profiles

Mimi Yang, Ph.D., is a Professor Emerita at Carthage College, WI, USA. Trilingual in English, Spanish, and Chinese, her professional and personal life speaks of interculturalism in ongoing dialogues.

Mimi YangShe authored the book Cultural Paradigms Across Chinese, English, and Spanish-Speaking Worlds (Edwin Mellon, 2014), and edited the book Multilingualism in Its Multiple Dimensions (forthcoming in 2024 at IntechOpen). Dr. Yang is a recipient of numerous grants and fellowships, as well as regional and national teaching awards.

Dr. Yang is deeply involved in intercultural and history studies. As a prolific writer, her articles (in English and Spanish) cover a range of cultural themes: Americanism, women’s suffrage, Latin American postmodernism, Mexican painting, and the Chinese-American experience, etc. Her works have gained traction in multiple academic disciplines and on multiple continents. Dr. Yang is also a regular contributor to the commentary column in the Kenosha News and the Racine Journal Times, dealing with pressing and controversial historical, cultural, and sociopolitical issues.

Dr. Yang believes we are more similar than different across cultures and regions; she seeks the connection between cultures, peoples, traditions, and ideas through differences.

Those who wish to reach her are invited to contact her via email.

Work for CID:

Mimi Yang is the author of a guest post, The Evolving Field of Multilingual Studies, and is  participating in an expert group for the Center.

Tina Coffelt Profile

Profiles

Tina Coffelt is a professor in the Department of English at Iowa State University. She holds a BBA in management from Florida International University, an MBA from Northwest Missouri State University, and a PhD in communication from the University of Missouri. .

Tina CoffeltHer research focuses on interpersonal communication and business communication and she uses qualitative and quantitative research methods. Her deep passion for international education evolved when she was asked to teach intercultural communication. That experience led to faculty exchanges, teaching study abroad, a Fulbright Scholar award to Uzbekistan, and grant work in Uzbekistan. She continuously seeks opportunities to blend her interests with international education and research initiatives. She received an internal International Service Award in 2023.

Selected publications and grants:

Coffelt, T. A. (2024). Crossroads on the Silk Road: Accounts of a faculty member’s culture shock and adaptation in Uzbekistan. Review of Communication, 24(2), 114-130.

Coffelt, T. A., & Koziel, J. (Accepted July 2020). Enhancing the reputation of research in Uzbekistan through professional development. UniCEN, American Councils. $40,000.

Work for CID:

Tina Coffelt is co-leader of an expert group for the Center.

Eddah Mutua Profile

Profiles

Eddah M. Mutua (Ph.D., University of Wales, Aberystwyth) is Professor of Intercultural Communication at St. Cloud State University, Minnesota.

Eddah MutuaHer research focuses on African communication research and education, the role of women in grassroots peacebuilding initiatives in post-conflict societies in Eastern Africa, relations between East African refugee and host communities in Central Minnesota, and critical service-learning as a pedagogical practice in peace education. Her work has received national and international recognition. She coordinates a nationally and internationally recognized award-winning service-learning project in Central Minnesota, has won NCA IICD top faculty paper, and co-edited award winning books Rhetorical Legacy of Wangari Mathaai: Planting the Future and Internationalization of the Communication Curriculum in an Age of Globalization. Her forthcoming edited book is titled Indigenous African Communication and Media Systems in Digitalized Age (Rowman & Littlefield, 2024). Her publications appear in Language and Intercultural Communication, Review of Communication, The Journal of Social Encounters, Qualitative Inquiry, Africa Media Review, African Yearbook of Rhetoric, Women & Language, Text and Performance Quarterly, Qualitative Inquiry and several edited intercultural books. She has served as a guest editor of Africa Media Review and The Journal of Social Encounters special issues on peace communication in Africa. Currently, she serves as a member of the editorial boards of Howard Journal of Communication, Communication Monograph and Journal of Social Encounters and previously as editorial member of Review of Communication.

Recent publications:

Mutua, E.M., & Chirindo, K. (2024). Sawubona Philosophy of African Communication (SPAC). In K. Langmia (ed.), Black communication theory (vol 2, pp. 189-209). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.

Chirindo, K., & Mutua, E. (2024). Toward an African critical orientation. Communication Studies, 75(4), 390-406.

Mutua, E.M., & Kang, D. (2024). Constructing transcultural identities from global racial-justice events: A dialogue of Zulu, Kiswahili, and Chinese conceptions. Language and Intercultural Communication, 1-16. DOI: 10.1080/14708477.2024.2307598

Mutua, E. M, Musa, B. A., & Okigbo, C. (2022). (Re)visiting African communication scholarship: Critical perspectives on research and theory. Review of Communication, 22(1), 76-92. DOI: 10.1080/15358593.2021.2025413.

Mutua, E. M. (2021). Sawubona – We see, value, and respect you: A critical pedagogical invitation to communicate. In D. S. Strasser (Ed.), Communication and identity in the classroom: Intersectional perspectives of critical pedagogy (pp. 125-139). Lanham, MD: Lexington.

Mutua, E. M. (2020). Memorializing the work of Bishop Cornelius Korir in advancing grassroots peacebuilding in Kenya: Perspectives on Amani Mashinani. Journal of Social Encounters, 4(1), 1-8.

Mutua, E. M. (2020). Service for peace: Working with students and youth to plant the future. In E. Sample & D. Irvin-Erickson (Eds.), Building Peace in America (pp. 105-118). Lanham, MA: Rowman & Littlefield.

Mutua, E. M. (2019). Connecting local and global communication contexts in the classroom: Intercultural engagements with university and K–12 students. In P. Turner, S. Bardan, T. Holden & E. M. Mutua (eds.), Internationalizing the communication curriculum in the age of globalization (pp. 223-234). New York, NY: Routledge.

Work for CID:

Edda Mutua was one of the participants at the Istanbul conference leading up to the creation of the Center for Intercultural Dialogue; in addition, she is participating in an expert group for the Center.

Elise Cuny Profile

Profiles

Elise Cuny is chair of the French association culture Solutions working towards the recognition of the role of culture in EU’s external relations and the understanding and promotion of international cultural relations at large. In this position, she coordinates projects and supervises the strategic development of content production, partnerships and network.

Elise CunyElise has a background in European affairs and extensive experience in the field of international relations and diplomacy from the capacity building and research perspectives, as well as on the topic of democracy and citizen participation. She has developed projects strengthening administrative cooperation and diplomatic skills in bilateral and regional programmes. She has also designed and monitored national training programmes for experts deployed in EU Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) missions.

She specialises in Africa-Europe partnerships with a focus on youth support and international exchanges in the development of cultural and creative industries. She spent three years in Rwanda as part of an international investigation team on the 1994 Genocide of the Tutsi, and developed knowledge and expertise on the field of memory policies. She is an alumna from the College of Europe (MA, International Relations and Diplomacy Studies of the EU) and Sciences Po Lille (MA European Affairs). She also supports projects raising awareness on cultural heritage among youth in schools. She runs the podcast series (Re)generating trust from culture Solutions focusing on the links between youth and culture.

Work for CID:

Elise Cuny is participating in an expert group for the Center.

First Expert Group: Promoting Intercultural Understanding through Education for Global Citizenship

Expert groups

A few weeks ago the Center for Intercultural Dialogue called for expressions of interest in establishing expert groups. Thanks to all who proposed topics, or who expressed interest in joining one or more groups.

The first expert group has now been established:

Promoting intercultural understanding through education for global citizenship.

The one who proposed this topic, and who started it, is Abdeslam Badre. After the first meeting, Tina Coffelt and Alex Szebenyi took on the role of co-leaders. As of October 2024, participants are:
Roxanna Senyshyn
Mohammed Guamguami
Yehuda Silverman
Sangita Shresthova
Maja Nenadovic
Polina Ivanova
Ping Yang
Jane Yau
Elise Cuny
Eddah Mutua
Mimi Yang

Membership in this group is now closed. If you are still interested in joining another potential group, look at the original list and send in an email. As other groups reach a minimal threshold, they will be formed.

Northwestern U: International Relations (USA)

“JobAssistant Provost of International Relations, Department of Political Science, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. Deadline: 22 November 2024.

The Department of Political Science at Northwestern University seeks applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in International Relations to begin on September 1, 2025. All methodological approaches are welcome. The ideal candidate will have broad training in the discipline and aim for work that offers insight into important issues in contemporary world politics as well as impact within the field.

The successful applicant will teach a combination of graduate and undergraduate courses. A Ph.D. in Political Science, International Relations, or a closely related discipline is required. ABD applicants who anticipate completion of the doctorate by Fall 2025 will be considered. Applicants must provide a curriculum vitae, cover letter, writing sample, a research statement, and three letters of recommendation. The research statement can encompass research, teaching, and service, as well as contributions to enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. Review of applications will begin immediately. Applications received by November 1 will be given priority. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

IES London: Migration Studies (UK)

“JobLecturer in Migration Studies, IES Abroad, IES London, London, UK. Deadline: 4 November 2024.

Applications are invited from well-qualified university-level lecturers to teach a new multicentre course, The Human Right to Migration. This course will be taught to upperclass US students at IES Abroad London. They are looking for a motivated, experienced teacher with strong expertise and enthusiasm for the subject matter. This is a multi-disciplinary course and migration specialists from a range of different subject areas, such as human rights, urban studies, development studies, sociology, etc., are invited to apply.