The Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (I-GMAP) and Binghamton University announce a search for the position of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor of Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention. Academic rank at appointment will be commensurate with the successful applicant's qualifications.

The Institute seeks a creative, dynamic, and engaged scholar-practitioner with a documented record of success both in academic research and teaching and in engagement with non-academic partners in the global community of atrocity prevention practice, broadly conceived. The Institute is particularly interested in candidates who are prepared to work collaboratively in a trans-disciplinary setting.

I-GMAP is a small, dynamic, trans-disciplinary institute focusing specifically on the prevention of atrocity crimes and all forms of identity-based violence. With a deliberately broad conception of prevention, I-GMAP's educational and research programs encompass areas including risk assessment and early warning; "upstream" or structural interventions designed to identify both risk factors and sources of social resilience; "mid-stream" intervention in imminent or ongoing atrocities, and "downstream" or post-atrocity approaches for mitigating risks of recurrence of atrocity crimes, including transitional justice mechanisms, the formation of public memory and the role of memory sites.

I-GMAP's educational programs include a unique professional Master of Science program, a graduate certificate, and a university-wide undergraduate minor. I-GMAP collaborates with a global network of non-governmental organizations for policy research, convening, and advocacy initiatives.

Application Instructions

Complete information including application instructions and required application materials can be accessed at: http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=180967. Review of complete applications will begin on November 20, 2024, and applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Interested persons should submit the following to the link above:

1. A cover letter that addresses the applicant's research, teaching, and links to atrocity prevention, broadly understood
2. Curriculum vitae 
3. List of at least three professional references with contact information

The State University of New York and Binghamton University are equal opportunity employers and is a tobacco-free campus.

Requirements

Applicants for the position may hold a PhD in any academic field, and must make a clear case for how their academic background and research program support, and inform, their work in atrocity prevention.

Normal teaching load is 4 courses per academic year.

About Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention

Binghamton University, the premier public university in the northeastern United States, established the Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (I-GMAP) with external donor and institutional support in late 2016. I-GMAP is committed to making Binghamton University a leading actor in the international community of atrocity prevention scholars and practitioners. Our Mission The three-fold mission of I-GMAP is: 1.) to increase understanding, develop commitment, and build capacity for effective prevention of genocide and other mass atrocities; 2.) to bring all the forces of the University to bear on atrocity prevention, including research, teaching, convening and outreach; and 3.) to break down barriers and build bridges between academics and practitioners, across multiple disciplines, and among scholars, policy makers and civil society actors. Why an Institute on Prevention? Unlike most academic institutes devoted to producing scholarly studies of historical genocides and atrocities or predictive models for future ones, I-GMAP’s work is prevention focused and practical. We see atrocities not as events but as processes, with multiple stages and actors, and mu...ltiple opportunities for effective disruption, mitigation, and prevention. Our broad definition of prevention extends beyond conflict management or “mid-stream” intervention approaches, and explores the full range of strategies to identify atrocity risks and sources of social resilience before violence begins, to mitigate harms and motivate peacebuilding where atrocity violence is taking place, and to explore transitional justice approaches designed to rebuild and repair in the aftermath of atrocity. We believe that both the capacity and the responsibility to contribute to atrocity prevention rests not just with state actors, but at all levels of society.

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