Hello, everyone. My university is currently seeking applicants for an
endowed professorship in the study of nonviolent direct action and
civil resistance. Though it is not specifically a media studies
position, media scholars specializing in the areas described below are
quite welcome to apply. If you have any questions about this
position, please direct them to Kelly Smiaroski at
[log in to unmask] Thanks so much.
--Marty Norden
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Martin F. Norden
Professor and Associate Chair, Communication Dept.
409 Machmer Hall norden(at)comm.umass.edu
University of Massachusetts Amherst fax: 413 545-6399
Amherst, MA 01003 USA vox: 413 545-0598
Home page: http://people.umass.edu/norden
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ENDOWED CHAIR IN THE STUDY OF NONVIOLENT DIRECT ACTION AND CIVIL RESISTANCE
The University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications and
nominations for a visionary scholar of distinction to serve as the
inaugural holder of the Endowed Chair in the Study of Nonviolent
Direct Action and Civil Resistance, a new faculty position focused on
the scientific study of nonviolent direct action and civil resistance.
Nonviolent direct action refers to strategies and activities designed
to achieve social and political change without the use of violence.
Examples of nonviolent direct action include collective organizing,
social movements, protests, sit-ins, vigils, consciousness raising,
and other forms of civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance.
Proponents of nonviolent direct action recognize the need for active
struggle to foster social and political change and use nonviolent
approaches as alternatives to passive acceptance of oppression and
inequality, or the use of violent confrontation, to achieve social and
political goals. The activities of Mohandas K. Gandhi and Martin
Luther King, Jr. (and others like them) provide good examples of the
kinds of nonviolent direct action on which the chairholder should
focus his/her scientific work.
The chairholder will provide national/international leadership to the
study of this critical topic. The chairholder may be from any
discipline, but her/his research methodology must be scientific and
focused on large-scale social phenomena.
The appointment will be at the full or associate professor level. The
departmental home(s) of the appointee will be determined based on the
successful candidate's scholarly expertise. The position will begin
as soon as a qualified candidate has been found.
The candidate is expected to become an integral member of the
Psychology of Peace and Violence Program at the University of
Massachusetts Amherst and should be interested in interdisciplinary
collaboration, scholarship, and training of graduate students on
issues involving peace, conflicts of interest, nonviolent direct
action, and civil resistance. The Psychology of Peace and Violence
Program adds to scientific knowledge of how to resolve conflict
between groups, promotes reconciliation, and builds peace through
cooperation (www.umass.edu/peacepsychology).
Beyond her/his primary affiliation with the Psychology of Peace and
Violence Program, the chairholder will find many other supportive
colleagues here at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass
Amherst) and within the wider region. For example, at UMass Amherst,
the chairholder may affiliate with the Development and Peacebuilding
Program of the Political Economy Research Institute, the Social
Inequality and Justice Initiative of the Center for Public Policy and
Administration, the Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory
Studies, the Feinberg Papers Project, and/or the W.E.B. Du Bois Center
(It is a university-wide research center that is administratively
housed in the Du Bois Library and organized around our holding the Du
Bois Papers).
QUALIFICATIONS: a Ph.D. and a proven record as a scholar of the
scientific study of peace, non-violent direct action, and civil
resistance as well as exceptional promise to serve as a
national/international leader in advancing this study at UMass Amherst
and beyond are required; a proven record of inclusive and
multi-cultural skills in teaching, research, and/or service is
strongly preferred.
RANK AND SALARY: Commensurate with experience and qualifications.
NOMINATIONS AND APPLICATIONS: Review of applications will begin on
September 17, 2013 but the committee will continue to accept
applications until the position has been filled. Applications
comprising a cover letter expressing interest and describing research
program, a vitae and a list of at least three references should be
sent to Kelly Smiaroski at [log in to unmask] or Kelly
Smiaroski, Office of the Provost, 373 Whitmore Administration
Building, University of Massachusetts, 181 President's Avenue,
Amherst, MA 01003-9313, USA. Electronic submissions strongly preferred.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity employer. It is strongly committed to increasing the
diversity of faculty, students, and curriculum, and particularly
encourages applications from women and minorities.
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