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Staff and Faculty Opportunities
Director, Center for African Studies
The Center for African Studies seeks an accomplished and dynamic scholar to serve as director beginning August 2025. The mission of CAS is to promote global understanding through support for teaching, learning, and research on Africa. The successful applicant will join the appropriate disciplinary home in one of three departments at the University: the Department of Africana Studies, the Department of History, and the Department of Political Science. Candidates must be leading scholars in their field, holding the tenured rank of associate or full professor or their equivalent in academic systems outside the U.S. and Canada. For the initial six years of their appointment, the individual will serve as director of the CAS and receive a corresponding reduction in teaching and service obligations to their department. Learn more and apply here.
CIES Assistant Director, Business Administration
The Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) is a global association for educators and practitioners whose professional work is built on cross-disciplinary ideas, systems and practices in international education. The Society has more than 3,500 members around the world. Through a competitive process, the University of Pittsburgh was selected to provide operational and managerial support for the Society, including the provision of Executive Director, managerial, and operational services. Based in the School of Education, the Office of the Executive Director (OED) infrastructure and staff would support the directives of the CIES officials, the execution of the President’s duties, and management of all aspects of the Society’s business. The OED seeks an Assistant Director – Business Administration to support its activities. Learn more and apply here.
Student Opportunities
WHG Research Intern
The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (REEES) and the World History Center (WHC) at the University of Pittsburgh invite qualified undergraduate students to apply for the Undergraduate Research Internship Fall 2024-Spring 2025. Applicants will preferably be enrolled in a humanities or social science major and/or a certificate program offered through the University Center for International Studies and will be students of outstanding ability (QPA of 3.0 or above) interested in expanding their skills in historical research and digital humanities. The recipient of this internship will be required to work up to 20 hours per week at a $15 hourly rate during the time of their appointment. Learn more and apply here.