Tenure Track/Tenured Professor in Baltic Studies (Open Rank)
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Location: Bloomington, IN 47401
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Posting Details
Position Details
Title
Tenure Track/Tenured Professor in Baltic Studies (Open Rank)
Appointment Status
Tenure
Department
IU Bloomington Central Eurasian Studies
Location
Bloomington
Position Summary
The Department of Central Eurasian Studies in the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies at Indiana University Bloomington seeks a tenure-track hire (open rank) in contemporary Baltic studies, with a focus on security. The appointment begins August 1, 2025.
Applicants should conduct research in Baltic Studies and be capable of teaching on topics relating to recent Baltic geopolitics and societies, especially of Estonia and Finland, as well as other countries in the region. Teaching will be conducted in English.
Candidates should demonstrate commitment to excellence in research, teaching, public engagement, and program development of Baltic Studies within Indiana University's world-class Central Eurasian Studies department as well as within the Hamilton Lugar School. Candidates should be able to demonstrate a capacity to design and teach classes appealing to range of students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Review of applications will begin immediately, with all applications received by January 1, 2025 being guaranteed full consideration.
Application materials should include a cover letter, CV, career statement describing research, service, teaching experiences and teaching philosophy, samples of published, in-press, and forthcoming work, previous teaching materials and course evaluations, and contact information for professional academic references. Applicants at the assistant professor level must provide contact information for three (3) references, whereas applicants at the associate or full professor levels must provide contact information for six (6) references.
Applicant referees will receive an email link to submit their letters of reference directly to the search committee through the PeopleAdmin interface.
Basic Qualifications
Candidates must have a PhD degree or be ABD by the starting date of the appointment. Proficiency in a language spoken in the region is required.
Department Contact for Questions
For questions regarding the Department of Central Eurasian Studies, please contact Professor Laszlo Borhi, search committee chair, at or visit the departmental website at ceus.indiana.edu. For questions regarding the application submission process, please contact Mr. Zac Muller, Assistant Director of Faculty Relations, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, at .
Application materials may be submitted via the PeopleAdmin applicant portal at:
Additional Qualifications
Candidates from international affairs/international relations, political science, contemporary history, or sociology are preferred.
Salary and Rank
Special Instructions
Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based on age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.
Please note that this offer must also gain final administrative approval and is subject to the University's receipt of verification of your credentials and other information required by law, and on your furnishing the federally required documentation showing that you are a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or an authorized alien entitled to be employed in the U.S. for the period of your appointment. Indiana University participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify Program to confirm employment eligibility. Upon acceptance of your offer, you will receive an email containing information on employment eligibility verification and the E-Verify process. This appointment is also conditional on a positive outcome of a background check, a part of the appointment process for all faculty and staff at the University as well as a misconduct review for prospective tenured faculty. You will receive an authorization/release form that you will be asked to sign. The misconduct review will occur before this offer is finalized, and the background check will be initiated and completed through HireRight, the default web-based system, once all appointment-related documentation has been submitted to the Business Office.
For Best Consideration Date
01/01/2025
Expected Start Date
08/01/2025
Posting/OAA #
Position Details
Title
Tenure Track/Tenured Professor in Baltic Studies (Open Rank)
Appointment Status
Tenure
Department
IU Bloomington Central Eurasian Studies
Location
Bloomington
Position Summary
The Department of Central Eurasian Studies in the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies at Indiana University Bloomington seeks a tenure-track hire (open rank) in contemporary Baltic studies, with a focus on security. The appointment begins August 1, 2025.
Applicants should conduct research in Baltic Studies and be capable of teaching on topics relating to recent Baltic geopolitics and societies, especially of Estonia and Finland, as well as other countries in the region. Teaching will be conducted in English.
Candidates should demonstrate commitment to excellence in research, teaching, public engagement, and program development of Baltic Studies within Indiana University's world-class Central Eurasian Studies department as well as within the Hamilton Lugar School. Candidates should be able to demonstrate a capacity to design and teach classes appealing to range of students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Review of applications will begin immediately, with all applications received by January 1, 2025 being guaranteed full consideration.
Application materials should include a cover letter, CV, career statement describing research, service, teaching experiences and teaching philosophy, samples of published, in-press, and forthcoming work, previous teaching materials and course evaluations, and contact information for professional academic references. Applicants at the assistant professor level must provide contact information for three (3) references, whereas applicants at the associate or full professor levels must provide contact information for six (6) references.
Applicant referees will receive an email link to submit their letters of reference directly to the search committee through the PeopleAdmin interface.
Basic Qualifications
Candidates must have a PhD degree or be ABD by the starting date of the appointment. Proficiency in a language spoken in the region is required.
Department Contact for Questions
For questions regarding the Department of Central Eurasian Studies, please contact Professor Laszlo Borhi, search committee chair, at or visit the departmental website at ceus.indiana.edu. For questions regarding the application submission process, please contact Mr. Zac Muller, Assistant Director of Faculty Relations, Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, at .
Application materials may be submitted via the PeopleAdmin applicant portal at:
Additional Qualifications
Candidates from international affairs/international relations, political science, contemporary history, or sociology are preferred.
Salary and Rank
Special Instructions
Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based on age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.
Please note that this offer must also gain final administrative approval and is subject to the University's receipt of verification of your credentials and other information required by law, and on your furnishing the federally required documentation showing that you are a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or an authorized alien entitled to be employed in the U.S. for the period of your appointment. Indiana University participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify Program to confirm employment eligibility. Upon acceptance of your offer, you will receive an email containing information on employment eligibility verification and the E-Verify process. This appointment is also conditional on a positive outcome of a background check, a part of the appointment process for all faculty and staff at the University as well as a misconduct review for prospective tenured faculty. You will receive an authorization/release form that you will be asked to sign. The misconduct review will occur before this offer is finalized, and the background check will be initiated and completed through HireRight, the default web-based system, once all appointment-related documentation has been submitted to the Business Office.
For Best Consideration Date
01/01/2025
Expected Start Date
08/01/2025
Posting/OAA #