The Graduate School of International Studies at Laval University (Quebec City, Canada) is currently seeking a professor working in a multidisciplinary approach on globalization issues. Multilateral governance of trade; regional economic integration partnerships; combating inequalities on an international scale; links between trade and development; reconciling freedom of trade with environmental, health, social, and cultural issues; development and implementation of national trade policies; combating climate change and policies for adapting to these changes; challenges related to agricultural trade; phenomena of protectionism, precautionism, and friend-shoring; inclusive and sustainable trade; e-commerce and cybercrime; and more generally, green, digital, and security shifts that today’s global economy is undergoing are examples of themes that the Graduate School is interested in.
The Graduate School of International Studies is recognized as a center of excellence in multidisciplinary research and teaching on international issues. Its mission is to contribute to the advancement of knowledge on global issues and to train highly specialized professionals capable of understanding, debating, and acting on the international stage. Our specialists, from 12 different disciplines, work on various international issues, such as international trade, the environment, security, migration, geopolitics, global health, agribusiness, development, democratization, conflicts, and many other subjects.
The selected candidate for this position will be integrated into the Graduate School as a regular professor as of September 1, 2024. Hiring may be at any academic rank in accordance with the Collective Agreement between Laval University and the Syndicat des professeurs et des professeures de l’Université Laval (SPUL).
Duties include:
Selection criteria:
Employment conditions:
Applications:
The application file must include:
a. A cover letter demonstrating, among other things, a commitment to multi/interdisciplinarity and international issues;
b. A resume;
c. A document (2 pages maximum) describing a research program for the next 5 years that covers the theoretical, methodological and dissemination aspects of research;
d. A sample of publications.
Candidates on the short list of successful applicants will be required to provide three letters of recommendation from respondents outside Université Laval. Letters are to be sent to the Graduate School of International Studies management.
Valuing diversity, Université Laval encourages all qualified individuals to apply. Women, visible and ethnic minorities, aboriginal persons, and persons with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants who wish to self-identify as members of these underrepresented groups are invited to mention it in their cover letter.
All applications will be processed confidentially.
Applications and letters of recommendations must be sent to
Jonathan Paquin
Director
Graduate School of International Studies
Université Laval
Valuing diversity, Université Laval encourages all qualified individuals to apply. Women, visible and ethnic minorities, aboriginal persons, and persons with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants who wish to self-identify as members of these underrepresented groups are invited to mention it in their cover letter.
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