FACULTY POSITION : GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Position: Assistant Professor
Deadline: 30 September 2001

Applications are invited from qualified persons for the faculty position at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor. The suitable candidate will be appointed initially for a period of two years, with a possibility of extension.

The Gender and Development Studies (GenDev), located in Rural Development, Gender and Resources Program, School of Environment, Resources and Development offers M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees. GenDev conducts teaching, research and outreach on socio-economic, cultural, technological and environmental aspects of gender, development and technology. Within the overall framework of gender, technology and development studies, the selected candidate is expected to contribute to several of the following areas.

Duties and Responsibilities
? Teach a minimum of three one-term courses a year.
? Advise students in their course work and research
? Conduct own research and publish research results
? May be involved in the editing of Gender, Technology and Development Journal
? Promote links with and support to other gender-related programs in the region.
? Participate in the management and administration of the Field of Study and Program
? Mainstream gender and development perspective into other academic programs in the Institute
? Raise research and outreach funds

Areas of Specialization
The Gender and Development Studies emphasizes equitable and sustainable development through equal participation of women in all spheres and levels of political, economic and social life. The Assistant Professor is expected to teach, advise, and conduct research in the area of gender, technology and development, but focusing especially on one or more of the following areas

? Industrialization, division of labor, and development economics
? Violence against women and children
? New technologies, especially information communication technology

Qualifications
? Ph.D. degree in the field relevant to areas of specialization
? Strong publication record in the field of gender and development demonstrating an Asian perspective.
? Teaching experience preferably in the post graduate level
? Fluency in written and spoken English
? Experience in fund/research grant raising is an advantage

The successful applicant will receive a salary that is highly competitive in the region, with generous benefits including housing allowances, contribution to an AIT provident fund, and air fares to and from Thailand at the beginning and end of the employment period.

The application should include full personal particulars, details of qualifications and experience, list of publications, names and addresses of three referees, and the approximate date by which the applicant would be available, to be submitted to

Dean
School of Environment, Resources and Development
Asian Institute of Technology
P.O.Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand
email:  deanserd@ait.ac.th

tel:  66-2-524-6069
fax: 66-2-524-6071

It should reach there not later than 30 September 2001.

The successful candidate will begin his/her appointment in January 2002.

Any inquiry should be forwarded to Dean, School of Environment, Resources and Development in the above address. More information on AIT is available at http://www.ait.ac.th