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Part-time Lecturer: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (non-tenure-track)
Tufts University


Date Posted Feb. 13, 2023
Title Part-time Lecturer: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (non-tenure-track)
University Tufts University
Medford, MA, United States
Department School of Arts & Sciences: Urban Environmental Policy Planning
Application Deadline Open until filled
Position Start Date Available immediately
 
 
  • Lecturer/Instructor
  • Urban Studies and Planning
    Public Policy & Administration
    Environmental Policy
 
 

The Department of Urban Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University is searching for a part‐time lecturer to teach Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, during Summer 2023. Summer Session I starts May 24 and ends June 30. Summer Session II starts July 5 and ends August 11. This course is open to graduate students and undergraduates.

This course focuses on techniques of negotiation and mediation applied to a broad range of conflict situations, from interpersonal differences to labor relations, environmental disputes, and international relations. It combines practice in basic methods with theoretical and applied aspects of conflict resolution.

 

Qualifications

Candidates must hold an advanced degree (master’s, PhD, or JD) in public policy, law, urban planning, or related field. Those with real-world experience in negotiation and conflict resolution in government, private practice, nonprofit, and/or community sectors are preferred, as well as those with past teaching at the college-level.   

 

Application Instructions

All application materials must be submitted via Interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/121278. Please submit a cover letter, CV, available teaching evidence (potential syllabus for the course, prior course evaluations, etc.) and two reference letters. Note that our department is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and candidates’ materials should address how they will promote these priorities in their professional career. Questions about the position may be directed to maria.nicolau@tufts.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

All offers of employment are contingent upon the completion of a background check and meeting the University’s current COVID-19 vaccination requirements.


  • Tufts University, founded in 1852, prioritizes quality teaching, highly competitive basic and applied research, and a commitment to active citizenship locally, regionally, and globally. Tufts University has also committed to becoming an anti-racist institution and prides itself on the continuous improvement of diversity, equity and inclusion work. Current and prospective employees of the university are expected to have and continuously develop skill in, and disposition for, positively engaging with a diverse population of faculty, staff, and students. Tufts University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff and fostering their success when hired. Members of underrepresented groups are welcome and strongly encouraged to apply. See the University’s Non-Discrimination statement and policy here https://oeo.tufts.edu/policies-procedures/non-discrimination/. If you are an applicant with a disability who is unable to use our online tools to search and apply for jobs, please contact us by calling the Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) at 617-627-3298 or at oeo@tufts.edu. Applicants can learn more about requesting reasonable accommodations at https://oeo.tufts.edu/


 
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