International Black Sea University, LLC announces an open contest for the following academic position:

• Associate Professor (1 vacancy for 5 years) – American Studies Direction; Language – English

Qualification requirements:

• Doctor’s or equivalent degree (in American Studies or related field);
• At least 3 (three) years of scientific-teaching experience;
• Complying with requirements defined by the scientific-pedagogical activity report. Collecting at least 100 points (50 points must be collected from academic publications/books).
• English Language proficiency (at least B2 level);

There is a possibility to obtain an academic position based on professional merits. In this case, the qualification of the person may be confirmed by professional experience, special training, and/or publications. A person may be considered as correspondingly qualified if she/he has a qualification necessary for developing learning outcomes and the candidate should meet the following criteria:

• Holds at least Master’s or equivalent degree in the same field/ a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in a different field;
• A candidate has significant working experience in the relevant field – at least 7 (seven) years; and
• At least 2 publications in the relevant field and/or field-specific training in the last 5 (five) years;
• Minimum 1 year of scientific-teaching activity in a higher education institution; Experience of conducting lectures in a higher education institution (minimum 3 years);
• corresponding Language proficiency (at least B2 level);

Candidates are required to sign an agreement of affiliation with the University.

The commission is authorized to request the candidate to conduct a sample lecture. The sample lecture is delivered in the language of instruction of the program.

Interested persons must submit the required documents (hard copy and/ electronic version) from December 20 to December 31, 2021 (from 14:00 to 16:00) to the Chancellery and Human Resources Management Office of the International Black Sea University. Please find the list of the required documents in the attachment of the application form and specify the position title in the subject line of your email.

Contact number: 2595005 (131/132), e-mail: hr@ibsu.edu.ge

Address: Tbilisi, D. Aghmashenebeli Alley 13th km, # 2.

Attached documents:

• Job Application (including list of required documents)
• Info Sheet
• Scientific-pedagogical activities report
• Syllabi