Visiting Faculty, IHP Human Rights

World Learning•New York, NY

65d•$28,000 - $32,000

About The Position

School for International Training (SIT) seeks a Visiting Faculty member to join an interdisciplinary team of faculty and country coordinators leading IHP's 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?

Requirements

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.
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.

Responsibilities

Facilitate learning and teach two courses: Fieldwork Ethics and Comparative Research Methods Comparative Issues in Human Rights
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 Provost's 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.