Professor/Reader in Peace and Conflict Studies - Durham University

Durham University already has substantial expertise in International Relations, Political Geography, Area-Based Studies, Law and Social Anthropology related to conflict, security, boundaries and borders. We are seeking to deepen that expertise and extend its reach through inter-disciplinary and regional and global perspectives. Appointees could be in any one of the Departments/Schools of Government & International Affairs, Geography, Law, Anthropology, Applied Social Studies or Archaeology, as appropriate.

In an integrated approach to this collective of academic centres, Durham is developing as a global hub in the expanding sphere of conflict study and global policy, which is at the heart of Research Councils UK’s ‘Global Uncertainties’ strategic research theme.

Professor/Reader in Peace and Conflict Studies

This post will complement existing strengths in peace and conflict studies, developing new conceptual approaches and contributing to the national and international debate on peace and conflict at both an academic and policy level. Indicative areas of research expertise include peace building, stabilisation, post-conflict reconstruction and state-building; conflict sensitivity; conflict prevention; peace education; principled negotiation and mediation in conflict.

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Closing date for applications is 8th June 2012.