Faculty Appointment in Emerging International Security Issues

 

Stanford University seeks candidates for a new faculty position focused on emerging issues in international security. This is an open search with respect to disciplinary expertise; the rank is equivalent to the level of associate or full professor. We are interested in building on and complementing our historic strengths in arms control and nuclear nonproliferation. The successful candidate will have expertise in international security and cooperation issues, which may include: 

• Biosecurity and infectious disease

• China and the changing global balance of power

• Civil wars and terrorism

• Cybersecurity

• Ethics and international security

• International governance, organizations and cooperation

• Risk analysis

• Science and global security

• Transnational migration

• The new faculty member will be appointed as the Steven C. Hazy Senior Fellow, an endowed faculty chair, either in a freestanding position wholly within the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) and affiliated with the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), or as a joint appointment between FSI and an academic department in the social, natural, applied or clinical sciences.

Applicants should possess an exceptional record of research and publication and be committed to teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Applicants should also have substantial interest or proven expertise in making, advising or implementing policy. The successful candidate will be expected to provide leadership for the study of emerging issues in international security and cooperation at Stanford University.

 

Applications may be submitted electronically and should include a cover letter that summarizes the candidate’s research interests, current curriculum vitae with complete bibliography and samples of scholarly publication. Please submit applications to Belinda Byrne, FSI Faculty Affairs, at bbyrne@stanford.edu, or by postal mail to 616 Serra Street, Stanford, CA 94305-6055.

 

Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It welcomes nominations of, and applications from, women and members of minority groups, as well as others who would bring additional dimensions to the university’s research and teaching missions.

 

Position Announcement:

 

Senior Research Scholar or Research Associate

Program on Cybersecurity and the Future of the Internet

 

CISAC is expanding efforts in cybersecurity and the future of the Internet. The Center is seeking a unique individual, ideally with a mix of scholarly and practical experience, who will serve as a leader for this initiative, develop a scholarly agenda and provide programmatic leadership for CISAC’s various activities on cybersecurity and the future of the Internet. This is a three-year, fixed-term term.

 

The senior research scholar or research associate will:

 

• Work in collaboration with faculty to develop a scholarly agenda to guide CISAC’s work in cybersecurity and the future of the Internet, identifying areas for research, programmatic activity and policy outreach;

• Conduct his/her own research in the field, publishing scholarly work in peer-reviewed journals and placing policy-oriented work in general interest publications, with the aim of contributing to and shaping scholarly knowledge and public dialogue;

• Develop a set of programs, which are likely to include scholarly seminars, workshops, conferences and other activities, to advance academic work in cybersecurity, build relationships among leaders from different sectors, contribute to the formulation of policy and contribute the improvement of business practices related to cybersecurity;

• Consult with CISAC’s co-directors to provide leadership and support for CISAC’s campus-wide efforts to convene faculty and researchers on cybersecurity issues, identifying faculty, students and others working in the field, drawing them together around issues of common interest, developing activities (perhaps a reading or working group) and cultivating an enduring, Stanford-based, academic community;

• Develop a network of cybersecurity experts from many fields, including academia, government, civil society organizations and the private sector, to participate in and contribute to the CISAC-based cyber initiative;

• Collaborate with with faculty and FSI development staff to develop fundraising goals, articulating the financial needs of the cybersecurity program, identifying prospective donors, and drafting documents to support interaction with those donors;

• Manage the annual recruitment of pre- and post-doctoral CISAC fellows in cybersecurity and participate in the competitive selection process;

• Deliver, on occasion and by invitation, guest lectures in Stanford courses, and participate fully in the intellectual life of CISAC as a full member of the Center’s community, enhancing other academic work by collaborating with colleagues in other fields and welcoming their collaboration on cybersecurity matters.

Learn more about the job qualifications and application details here:

 

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