Visiting Faculty, IHP Human Rights

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School for International Training (SIT) seeks a Visiting Faculty member to join an interdisciplinary team leading the IHP Human Rights:
Movements, Power, & Resistance program in Fall 2026
. Each semester term enrolls approximately 15–30 students from leading U.S. colleges and universities for study and comparative research across four locations:
New York City (USA), Nepal, Jordan, and Chile. The program adopts a broad, comparative perspective on human‑rights discourse while emphasizing root‑cause analysis of oppression and dehumanization in different locales.

• Facilitate learning and teach two courses:
  Fieldwork Ethics and Comparative Research Methods, and Comparative Issues in Human Rights.
• Lead student learning through briefings, debriefings, and processing of non‑lecture program components.
• Provide timely feedback on assignments.
• Participate in all country program activities, including guest speakers, site visits, and other non‑lecture components.
• Collaborate with the Provost's Office, Program Director, and Country Coordinators to resolve academic, administrative, and student issues.
• Ensure health and safety of students in partnership with local staff and SIT Student Health, Safety, and Well‑being.
• Ensure all students traveling on official group flights are checked‑in and processed through immigration.
• Collect receipts for all expenses incurred and complete expense reports in a timely manner according to World Learning financial policies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Terminal degree (PhD or equivalent; all-but‑dissertation considered) in a relevant field:
  Human Rights, Anthropology, Sociology, Political Science, Geography, History, Cultural/Ethnic Studies, or Law.
• Expertise in at least one of the topic areas listed above and general knowledge of governance, history, and social theory.
• Experience teaching at the college level and a strong commitment to experiential learning, including non‑didactic methods that promote critical thinking and field‑based research.
• Experience living and working abroad, ideally in at least one of the program countries listed (preferred).
• Research and/or practical experience at the interface of human rights, social justice, and development.

• Must be able to meet the physical, emotional maturity, and mental health demands as well as possess personal qualities—patience, adaptability, collegiality, cross‑cultural competence, and organization—needed for an intensive, team‑oriented study abroad program across four countries.
• Ability and desire to support and communicate with students throughout the study abroad experience both in and outside of the classroom.

Traveling with college‑aged students for an entire semester, guiding their learning and field research in urban and rural environments, presents unique challenges and requires specific pedagogical qualities. In your letter of interest, please explain how you intend to address the conceptual, pedagogical, intercultural, and interpersonal demands of this program. Highlight your academic background, research experiences, and teamwork abilities that demonstrate your readiness for this role, and describe what specifically interests you about this visiting faculty opportunity versus a more traditional academic position.

• Travel insurance provided (subject to plan terms).

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