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Terrorism Research Award

Application Information for 2013-2014 START Terrorism Research Award

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Applications are encouraged from individuals who:

• Are currently enrolled in a doctoral program or have completed a doctoral program no earlier than 2008;
• Have a background in the social or behavioral sciences (including anthropology, criminology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology);
• Are engaged in research related to the START Center's research agenda, including projects examining aspects of:
  • terrorist group formation and recruitment;
  • behavior of terrorist groups; or
  • societal responses to terrorism;
• Have the support of a START investigator, who has agreed to serve as the nominee's mentor for the fellowship year; and
• Have not received more than one previous START Terrorism Research Award (TRA).

Applications from minorities and women are especially encouraged.

Please note: Junior faculty members receiving financial support from START are not eligible to apply for the award. Graduate students on a START-funded research assistantship, however, are eligible and encouraged to apply.

Terrorism Research Award Program

Requirements of Terrorism Research Award Recipients

It is expected that all Terrorism Research Award (TRA) recipients will be actively engaged in research related to the study of terrorism and responses to terrorism during their award year, and that they will use their START TRA funds to support that research, as well as to advance their professional development. Specifically, START requires that TRA recipients:

• Attend the September 2013 START Annual Meeting in College Park, MD, and present a three-minute “quick-fire” presentation on their research;
• Attend the September 2014 START Annual Meeting in College Park, MD, and present both a three-minute “quick-fire” presentation and a poster on the research they have completed over the course of their award terms;
• Participate in eight of ten quarterly START TRA Program Webinars (a series of interactive, online meetings in which TRA recipients present their work and comment on the work of their colleagues);
• Submit quarterly research progress reports to START and to TRA mentors;
• Complete at least one START Research Brief during the award year;
• Meet regularly with START mentor to review progress;
• Acknowledge START funding in any products or publications that result from award-enabled research; and
• Remain in good standing with their home institutions.

Terrorism Research Award

START will award 10 Pre- and Post-Doctoral Terrorism Research Awards for the 2013-2014 academic year. Funds will be paid directly to TRA recipients on a set schedule, assuming appropriate progress. Funds will be disbursed as follows:

• Payment 1: $2,000 to be disbursed on October 1, 2013
• Payment 2: $2,000 to be disbursed on April 1, 2014
• Payment 3: $1,000 to be disbursed on October 1, 2014
• In addition to these payments directly to TRAs, START will pay for TRAs' travel to and participation in the 2013 START Annual Meeting and the 2014 START Annual Meeting.
• Please note that a delay in START's receipt of funding for academic year 2013-2014 may require a shift in these dates.

Application Process

Applicant Materials

Applicants should submit the following materials:

• Completed application form [Pre-Doctoral Terrorism Research Award Application Form | Post-Doctoral Terrorism Research Award Application Form]; and
• A curriculum vitae.

These materials should be submitted electronically to education@start.umd.edu.

Mentor Letter of Support
In addition, mentors should submit a letter indicating support for the applicant and stating a willingness to work with the applicant throughout the 2013-14 academic year. Mentors should email these letters of support directly toeducation@start.umd.edu.

Due Date
Applicant materials and mentor letters of support are due to START by May 1, 2013. Review of Applications will not start until application deadline has passed.

Review and Notification
A review committee will evaluate applications utilizing the following criteria:

• Project's alignment with START research goals;
• Project's capacity to expand START research portfolio;
• Applicant's relationship to his/her mentor (demonstrated in large part through recommendation letter);
• Applicant's demonstrated capacity to complete research;
• Application's clarity of deliverables;
• Application's clarity of research design; and
• Project's demonstrated need for funds.

START will announce its class of 2013-2014 Terrorism Research Award recipients by April 2013. Applicants will be notified of this announcement via email. The period of the 2013-2014 Terrorism Research Award will be from September 1, 2013 through July 31, 2014. Awards are contingent upon DHS approval.

Please note we will not be accepting applications for the Terrorism Research Awards for the academic year 2012-13.

Questions
Questions about the Terrorism Research Award program or the application process should be directed toeducation@start.umd.edu.

Suffolk County Community College - Political Science or Geography candidate needed!

Suffolk County Community College

Vacancy Announcement #2013-05

 TO:              All College Employees

FROM:        Office of Human Resources

SUBJECT:    Instructor/Assistant Professor – Political Science

Announcement is hereby made for a full-time tenure track appointment for the Fall 2013 Semester on the Ammerman Campus. 

Job Description:

The successful candidate will demonstrate evidence of the ability to teach a variety of introductory political science and geography courses.  Political science course assignments may include Political Thought, State and Local Politics and Government, American National Politics and Government, World Politics, and others.  Geography course assignments may include World Regional Geography, Culture and the Environment, and Political Geography.  In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to participate in student advisement activities, contribute to curriculum development, serve on departmental, campus, and college-wide committees, and maintain professional and creative development.

·       Teaches assigned courses in accordance with description published in the catalog and the approved course outline, incorporating alternative approaches and methods when appropriate and possible.

·       Must possess the willingness and ability to integrate technology and distance education into the curriculum. 

·       Meets all scheduled classes and all scheduled office hours.

·       Advises Academic Chairperson of absences in a timely manner.

·       Maintains and submits accurate grade and attendance records for students enrolled in classes.

·       Works and cooperates in developing and revising courses of study and curricula.

·       Incorporates an appreciation of diverse lifestyles, cultures and national perspectives into courses.

·       Advises students as per contractual obligation throughout every semester.

·       Serves on campus and college-wide committees.

·       Attends scheduled departmental and discipline meetings.

·       Engages in continual discipline professional development activities.

·       Adheres to college policies and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications: 

A Master’s degree in Political Science, with significant coursework in Geography is required; a doctorate in Political Science is strongly preferred.  Candidates must have 21 units of geography coursework (15 at the graduate level) and will teach two geography courses each term, in addition to three political science courses.  College-level teaching experience is required; community college teaching experience is preferred. 

Full-time faculty interested in transferring to this position must send a letter of intent to the Office of Human Resources by Wednesday, February 6, 2013.

If no transfer candidate is identified by this date, the position will be posted on the College website and candidates will have to follow these steps to apply: 

Step 1

Click on the following link:

http://www3.sunysuffolk.edu/Administration/humanresources/employment.asp

Step 2

Select position #13-03 and read the description.

Step 3

Click Apply Online to submit resume and cover letter.

The New York State Retirement and Social Security Law requires retirees of a public pension plan within the State or City of New York to disclose prior public employment and pension plan history for the purpose of establishing a retiree’s eligibility for employment.

Assistant Professor position - GVPT

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY:  Assistant Professor

Public Law/International Law.  The Department of Political Science at Clemson University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level to begin in August 2013.  We seek a broadly trained political scientist with a specialization in public law (constitutional law, international law, and/or judicial politics).  Research emphasis may be in either the American or international/comparative context.   In addition to maintaining an active research agenda, the successful candidate will reflect the Department's commitment to quality undergraduate teaching.  The successful candidate will be expected to teach courses in constitutional law and in his/her other areas of expertise. 

Clemson University is the Land Grant University for the State of South Carolina and is located within the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains 30 miles southwest of Greenville.  The Department offers a BA and BS in Political Science. 

A Ph.D. in Political Science by the time of employment is required.  Salary is competitive.  Applications should include a letter of interest, CV, transcripts of graduate work, three letters of recommendation, a writing sample, and evidence of teaching performance.  Send all application materials via email to polisci@clemson.edu.  If you already have applied for the Department’s previously advertised positions in International Relations/Comparative Politics and believe you qualify for this new position, please send an updated CV and cover letter.  Indicate in your email that you would like to be considered for this new position.  To ensure full consideration, please submit materials by November 30, 2012.  Clemson University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group of individuals on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or genetic information.

Jeffrey Peake

Professor and Department Chair

Department of Political Science

Clemson University

232 Brackett Hall

Clemson, SC 29634-1354

P. 864-656-4653

M. 419-464-6307

F. 864-656-0690

We've Come a Long Way!

While our college's history dates back to the early 1900s, 'The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences' was formed in 1986 when the University of Maryland's five academic divisions were combined, and subsequently split into fourteen individual colleges. Believe it or not, the "LISTSERV" (a tool for managing large-scale email communications) was also developed in 1986. The college has come a long way since then...and so has communication technology.

In 1997, the same year that The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences created the Environmental Science and Policy Program, another major communications tool came into existence - the weblog, or 'blog'.

Fast forward to 2012: The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences is proud to announce the retirement of one more LISTSERV, and the launch of its very own Graduate Student Blog, created to provide our [Terrapins] with news, updates, and important information. Here you will be able to search our posts (both by keyword & category), subscribe to our blog via email and share information on a number of social media platforms. Hooray BSOS!