Visiting Faculty, IHP Human Rights

Reports to: Program Director IHP Human Rights

Salary Range: $28000 - $32000 (salary commensurate with experience)

Travel insurance provided.

Anticipated Start Date: July 6 2026.

Term of Employment: approximately 5-6 months

Apply by: March 1 2026

Base of Designation/Remote Eligible: Travel required to New York City (USA) Nepal Jordan and Chile.

Conditional on Enrollment

To apply: Please click on Apply above or visit to submit your application via the online system by uploading the following required items: letter of interest and CV (including the contact information of three academic references). Your letter of interest should address the questions listed further below.

Overview

School for International Training (SIT) seeks a Visiting Faculty member to join an interdisciplinary team of faculty and country coordinators leading IHPs Human Rights: Movements Power and Resistance program in Fall 2026. Each semester term enrolls approximately 15-30 students from leading U.S. colleges and universities for interdisciplinary study and a global comparative perspective in four different program locations. Please note that the following itinerary reflects past semesters and tentative future semesters but all itineraries are contingent on conditions in each country and program needs: Fall 2026 (late August to mid-December): New York City (USA) Nepal Jordan Chile

IHP human rights: movements power and resistance

IHP Human Rights investigates the historical and social contexts of human rights both as a concept and field of practice. The program takes a deliberately broad perspective examining the full spectrum of rights discourse while placing emphasis on analysis of the root causes that incite human rights struggles in different locales. The program builds off a multi-disciplinary framework of inquiry that ranges from political economy history and geography to post-colonial and feminist scholarship. Key questions the program poses include: How did human rights develop historically as an idea and field of practice What are the historical dynamics of power that shape local forms of social hierarchy oppression and dehumanization at the root of human rights struggles What are the opportunities and shortcomings of rights discourse and human rights legal practice How are grassroots movements civil society organizations and activists using the concept of human rights as a platform for change and transformation

More information about IHP and our Human Rights program (including more detailed itineraries) is available through our website: IHP Human Rights: Movements Power Resistance

Responsibilities

We are seeking a visiting faculty member who will:

• Facilitate learning and teach two courses:
  • Fieldwork Ethics and Comparative Research Methods
  • Comparative Issues in Human Rights
  • See IHP Human Rights: Movements Power & Resistance for details.
• Facilitate student learning through briefings debriefings and processing of non-lecture program components.
• Provide timely feedback on assignments.
• Participate in all country program activities including guest speakers site visits and other non-lecture components.
• Work with the Provosts Office Program Director and Country Coordinators to ensure that any academic administrative and student problems associated with the program are resolved.
• Take appropriate measures to protect the health and safety of students in partnership with local staff and SIT Student Health Safety and Well-being.
• Ensure all students travelling on the official group flights are checked-in and through immigration.
• Collect receipts as required for all expenses incurred and complete expense reports in a timely manner according to World Learning financial policies and guidelines.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Required Experience/Education:

• Terminal degree (PhD or equivalent; All But Dissertation considered) in a relevant field such as Human Rights Anthropology Sociology Political Science Geography History Cultural/Ethnic Studies or Law.
• Expertise in at least one of the topic areas listed above and general knowledge of governance history and social theory.
• Experience teaching at the college level and a strong commitment to experiential learning including non-didactic methods that promote critical thinking and field-based research discussion and self-reflection.
• Experience living and working abroad ideally in at least one of the program countries listed above (preferred).
• Research and/or practical experience at the interface of human rights social justice and development.

Required Behaviors:

• Must be able to meet the physical emotional maturity and mental health demands as well as possess the personal qualities - patience adaptability collegiality cross-cultural competence and organization - needed to be part of an intensive team-oriented study abroad program that covers four countries in one semester.
• The ability and desire to support and communicate with students throughout the study abroad experience both in and outside of the classroom.

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Letter of Interest:

Traveling with college-aged students for an entire semester guiding their learning and field research in cities and rural environments as well as conducting classroom discussions and small-group seminars presents unique challenges and demands unique qualities of faculty members. Please consider this point carefully in your letter of interest paying special attention to how you would handle the conceptual pedagogical intercultural and interpersonal demands of this program. What in your academic background and work experience has prepared you to step into this role What specifically interests you about this visiting faculty opportunity as opposed to a more traditional academic position In addition to learning about your academic background and research experiences we are interested in learning about your experiences working in a team your ability to build relationships with students your capacity to be flexible and nimble in your teaching style and your ability to bring a creative and innovative approach to your pedagogical practice.

Benefits:

Travel insurance provided outside of home base and subject to plan terms.