<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Kerry Chase</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:chase@brandeis.edu">chase@brandeis.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Aug 28, 2024 at 8:45 AM<br>Subject: IR search - Brandeis University<br>To: Kerry Chase <<a href="mailto:chase@brandeis.edu">chase@brandeis.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><span id="m_-7100725072733844754m_804143241934146404gmail-docs-internal-guid-dd99ef19-7fff-d8e1-57ee-30e7eb278559"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.28;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Dear Colleague:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.28;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">I write to request your help in identifying candidates for a </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">tenure-track Assistant Professor of International Relations at Brandeis University</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">, with a specialization in international conflict and cooperation, foreign policy, and/or international security. A description of the position is attached below.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.28;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We are looking for a scholar of exceptional promise who will enrich our course offerings, advance a strong research agenda, and contribute to a vibrant intellectual community at Brandeis. Because diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of Brandeis’ history and mission, we value and are seeking candidates with a variety of social identities, including those that have been underrepresented in higher education.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.28;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Please share our job advertisement (attached) with any present or former Ph.D. students, and with colleagues in the field. We would be grateful for your help in securing a strong and diverse applicant pool. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.28;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Candidates may apply at:  </span><a href="https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/27783" target="_blank">https://academicjobsonline.org/<span>ajo</span>/jobs/27783</a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.28;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Please feel welcome to contact me with any questions or to suggest qualified candidates. Thank you very much for your kind assistance.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.28;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Sincerely,</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.28;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Kerry A. Chase</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.28;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Chair, International Relations Search Committee</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.28;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Associate Professor of Politics</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.28;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Brandeis University</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.28;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Waltham, MA</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.28;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="mailto:chase@brandeis.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">chase@brandeis.edu</span></a></p></span></div>
</div><br clear="all"><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Jennifer L. Merolla, PhD<div>Professor </div><div>Department of Political Science</div><div>University of California, Riverside</div><div><a href="mailto:merolla@ucr.edu" target="_blank">merolla@ucr.edu</a></div><div><a href="https://www.jennifermerolla.com/" target="_blank">https://www.jennifermerolla.com/</a><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div>