This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/12837079 Department: 3670055050 Applied Human Sciences

Job no: 516276

Employment type: Academic / Faculty - 9 month

Location: Manhattan, Kansas

Worksite: On-site requirement

Categories: Education / Instructional, Applied Sciences

Pay Grade: 001

About This Role:

The Department of Applied Human Sciences, within the College of Health and Human Sciences, is currently seeking a 9-month Assistant/Associate Professor (tenure track) or Teaching Assistant/Associate Professor (non-tenure track) in the area of peace and conflict studies to join the Conflict Resolution Program. Candidates with expertise and experience across areas of peace, conflict, and trauma studies with a specific focus in one or more of the following areas are preferred: conflict management, mediation, alternative dispute resolution, and/or interpersonal conflict resolution.

Responsibilities for either tenure track or non-tenure track include, but are not limited to:

• Teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels
• Provide teaching/expertise as a state-approved mediator
• Provide service to the program, department, college, and university
• Tenure-track only: develop/maintain a productive research program in area of expertise

This 9-month position at the rank of assistant/associate professor or teaching assistant/associate professor has a preferred starting date of August 2024, with a competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Why Join Us:

The Conflict Resolution Program offers a range of academic options at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. The Conflict Resolution Program boasts a unique combination of training in conflict resolution, peace studies, and trauma studies. The Conflict Analysis and Trauma Studies (CATS) minor was one of the first programs, nationally, to combine the study of conflict and trauma within one academic program. The Conflict Resolution Program is recognized as a State Approved Conflict Resolution Training Program, providing learners the initial training on the path towards becoming a State Approved mediator in Kansas.

The Department of Applied Human Sciences consists of seven primary academic programs (Communication Sciences and Disorders, Conflict Resolution, Couple and Family Therapy, Early Childhood Education, Family and Consumer Sciences Education, Human Development and Family Science, and Integrative Human Sciences), as well as Cooperative Extension. The department is committed to conducting comprehensive research with a focus on well-being through multi-disciplinary collaborations; providing transformational educational experiences to students; and enhancing the well-being of individuals, families, and communities through engaged and collaborative research, teaching, and service that addresses the human needs and improves societal conditions.

The College of Health and Human Sciences is home to six academic departments (Applied Human Sciences; Food, Nutrition, Dietetics & Health; Hospitality Management; Interior Design & Fashion Studies; Personal Financial Planning; and Kinesiology), the Center on Aging, Physician Assistant program, and a Nursing partnership with Wichita State University. The College enrolls more than 2,300 undergraduate and 400 graduate students and employs more than 115 full-time faculty members in teaching, research, and Extension positions (https://www.hhs.k-state.edu/). The College is committed to pro oting research, scholarship, creative activity, and discovery with a strategic and cohesive focus on health and human behavior.

Kansas State University is a distinguished public, land-grant institution renowned for the excellence of its faculty, students, staff, academic programs, research, and service. The university has an enrollment of more than 22,200 students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries. K-State was recognized by the Princeton Review as one of America\'s best colleges and U.S. News & World Report lists the university among the top 75 public universities in the U.S. K-State is centered on a 664-acre campus in Manhattan located 50 miles west of the state capital of Topeka and 125 miles west of Kansas City in the rolling Flint Hills. Manhattan, nicknamed the \"Little Apple,\" provides access to a wide range of educational, cultural, medical, and recreational programs and facilities. Manhattan rates among the best classic college towns in the country, ranking #2 in the last two years in Livability\'s list of the 10 Best College Towns, and Forbes magazine ranked Manhattan #3 in the nation for best small places for businesses and careers.

Kansas State University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, life insurance, retirement pla