The School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University in the City of New York invites applications from scholars and practitioners whose work focuses on international security policy, for a position as the Arnold A. Saltzman Professor in War and Peace studies at the rank of full Professor or at the rank of Professor of Professional Practice, to begin July 1, 2026. Disciplinary specialization is open,
and includes political science, public policy, history, law, economics, and sociology. Candidates should have a PhD or a combination of another terminal degree and senior policy experience. The successful candidate will contribute to teaching and intellectual leadership in the SIPA International Security and Diplomacy curriculum at the masters level, and engage with other SIPA and Columbia faculty to address global
policy challenges including great power competition, intelligence practice, nuclear weapons, civil-military relations, technology, or regional security, among others. The successful candidate will direct the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies. The Institute was founded in 1951 as The Institute of War and Peace Studies (IWPS), under the sponsorship of Dwight D. Eisenhower, during his tenure as
president of Columbia University, in an effort to promote an understanding of “the disastrous consequences of war upon man’s spiritual, intellectual, and material progress.” In March, 2003, the Institute was renamed the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies (SIWPS), in honor of the late Arnold A. Saltzman. In its more than 70-year history, the Institute has served as one of the foremost research
centers on international relations in the country.
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