The Kroc Institute is now accepting applications to the following programs and positions:

Professor of Peace Studies

The Kroc Institute seeks a scholar-teacher of exceptional prominence or promise. Field and academic discipline open. The Kroc Institute pursues research across diverse regions and themes, including the political, economic, ethnic, religious, cultural and gender dimensions of conflict. Accordingly, the successful candidate could be, inter alia, a sociologist, scholar of international law, an economist, philosopher, psychologist, anthropologist, political scientist or an international relations expert. The successful candidate will be expected to teach graduate as well as undergraduate courses in peace and conflict studies.

Salary and rank are open. The position begins in August 2004. The successful candidate must have a scholarly and teaching record sufficiently strong to gain tenure in the department of appointment. Applicants at the assistant professor level should demonstrate promise of building such a record.

Applicants should submit a CV; a cover letter describing your research agenda and, if relevant, your organizational, field or other related experience; a writing sample; evidence of teaching ability; and three letters of reference to:

Professor Scott Appleby, chair Peace Studies Search Committee
107 Hesburgh Center for International Studies
Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
telephone: (574) 631-8500
fax: (574) 631-6973
e-mail:

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis beginning on December 1, 2003 until the position is filled. The University of Notre Dame is a national Catholic research university and an AA/EO employer; minority and women candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

M.A. in Peace Studies

Beginning in the Fall of 2004, the Kroc Institute is expanding itsM.A. program to a two-year curriculum. The multidisciplinary program is designed to equip students with both theoretical understanding and practical skills, and incorporates a six-month practicum at field sites in the Unites States and around the world. The Kroc Institute seeks candidates for admission from throughout the world, of diverse cultural, religious, and political backgrounds. Financial aid in the form of scholarships, stipends, support for travel, and funded internships is awarded to over 90 percent of Kroc students. The application deadline is January 5, 2004. Requests for application materials should be sent to:

Office of Graduate Admissions
502 Main Building
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556-5602
telephone: (574) 631-7706
e-mail: GradAd.1@nd.edu

Further information: http://kroc.nd.edu/programs/masters/ma2yr.shtml

Rockefeller Visiting Fellowships

The Institute invites applications for Rockefeller Visiting Fellowships in its Program in Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding (PRCP) for the 2004-05 academic year. The PRCP explores the complex role of religion in contemporary conflicts, ranging from the legitimation or sacralization of violence, to participation in conflict mediation and reconciliation, to the advocacy and practice of nonviolent resistance as a religious imperative. Program research emphasizes the relationship between religious ethics, human rights, and attitudes of tolerance and intolerance toward the other; religion’s roles in conflict resolution, including conflict within and between religious traditions; and the contributions of religious actors to post-conflict reconciliation, justice and peacebuilding. Fellowships are open to senior and junior scholars in the humanities and social sciences of any nationality. The program seeks to include research by scholars and practitioners with expertise in Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, Sikh or Christian traditions or movements. For the class of 2004-05, the program encourages applications from scholars and practitioners with expertise in inter-religious and/or intra-religious dialogue, conflict transformation and peacebuilding. We are particularly interested in research projects exploring how inter- and intra-religious dialogue advances, or might advance conflict transformation and peacebuilding in con- flict settings. Fellowships will ordinarily be for one year. Stipends begin at $30,000 per year. Visiting Fellows will also be provided with an apartment, office, and access to University facilities. The application deadline is December 15, 2003.

Further information and application instructions are available on the Kroc Institute’s website at http://kroc.nd.edu/visiting_fellows/index.shtml

Further information is available by contacting:

Rashied Omar, PRCP Coordinator
Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
100 Hesburgh Center for International Studies
P.O. Box 639
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556-0639
telephone: (574) 631-8832
fax: (574) 631-6973;
e-mail:

Kroc Institute Visiting Fellowships

The Kroc Institute awards a limited number of single semester and full academic year fellowships on a competitive basis. The Visiting Fellows program seeks outstanding college and university faculty who conduct research, write and teach in peace studies, or who are professionals from international organizations. The Institute welcomes applications from persons whose work focuses on the dynamics of peace-building in post-conflict societies; the resolution of and transformation of contemporary conflicts; enforcing norms of peace, human rights and justice through regional and global mechanisms and institutions; and the role of ethical perspectives in various aspects of violence and peace building, including specific concerns regarding the use of force or weapons proliferation. Those whose work focuses on the role of religion in areas of violence or peace-building are encouraged to explore the Institute’s Rockefeller Visiting Fellows program. Application deadline for the Visiting Fellows program is December 15, 2003. Application details are available at
http://kroc.nd.edu/visiting_ fellow/visfelnotice0405.shtml

For further information contact:

George A Lopez, Director of Policy Studies
Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
100 Hesburgh Center for International Studies
P.O. Box 639
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556-0639
telephone: (574) 631-8832
fax: (574) 631-6973
e-mail: George.A.Lopez.1@nd.edu

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