Institute of Education. Position: Assistant Professor, or higher. Deadline: January 17, 2014.

The Higher School of Economics invites applications for full-time, tenure-track positions of Assistant Professor, or higher, in Education.

We welcome candidates in all subfields and notably in the fields of research methods, program evaluation, economics of education, organization studies, leadership studies in education, test development, social studies education and sociology of childhood.

The HSE is a young, dynamic, fast-growing Russian research university providing unique research opportunities (http://hse.ru/en). Its Institute of Education (http://ioe.hse.ru ) is involved in most international educational research programs and is an active player in the Russian educational reforms. The Institute includes the Graduate School of Education  (GSE) with six Master’s and a Ph.D. program. This is a joint appointment at the GSE and one of the research units of the Institute. Finalists will be invited for an on-campus interview.
http://ioe.hse.ru/vacancy

Work conditions:

• Internationally competitive сompensation package, 13% flat income tax rate and  other benefits
• Generous travel support and research grants provided by the university’s Centre for Advanced Studies (https://iri.hse.ru/ )
• Low teaching load; minimal service required
• Heavy emphasis on high quality research

Requirements:

• Ph.D. in Education, or related fields
• Fluent English (knowledge of Russian is an asset, but not required)
• Ability and high motivation to conduct high-quality research publishable in reputable peer-reviewed journals and international university presses

Generally appointments will be made for an initial three-year period and upon successful completion of an interim review, contracts would normally be extended for a further three years until the tenure review.

Please provide a CV, at least 2 letters of reference forwarded directly, a statement of research interest and a recent research paper. All materials should be addressed to Martin Gilman, Director, Centre for Advanced Studies at cas@hse.ru  no later than January 17, 2014.