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Job Description

Budget Title:  Postdoctoral Associate (SL-1)

Salary:  $55,000 (full-time, temporary, 12-month appointment)

Binghamton University's Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (I-GMAP) is pleased to announce the Charles E. Scheidt Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention and welcomes applications for the 2026-7 academic year. These one-year fellowships are renewable for a maximum of two years.

Through the generous support of the Charles E. Scheidt Family Foundation, the post-doctoral fellowship offers qualified applicants the opportunity to pursue their research at Binghamton University while working closely with the I-GMAP team to promote and advance interdisciplinary and practitioner-relevant scholarship dedicated to improved understanding of and capacities for the prevention of mass atrocities.

The fellowship supports recent recipients of terminal degrees in any relevant academic discipline with potential to contribute to atrocity prevention. I-GMAP's broad conception of atrocity prevention encompasses "upstream" or structural issues (international relations, conflict and peacebuilding, international political economy, sociology of ethnic and other forms of inter-group conflict drivers, issues in resource management, social media and communication, climate change-driven conflict, civil society movements including local actors, political systems, political fragility and regime change, etc., the role of international corporations); "midstream" issues of atrocity response (Responsibility to Protect, humanitarian intervention, international sanctions regimes and other international financial institutions as intervention approaches; and "downstream" approaches for post-atrocity resilience (including transitional justice, reparations, memorialization and memory sites, truth commissions, issues in post-atrocity political culture, literary and cultural studies.) Applicants are also welcome to propose other connections between their research program and atrocity prevention under this broad conception.

Applicants must have their terminal degree conferred by the Fellowship start date of August 15, 2026.  Recent PhDs from any discipline (including but not limited to Africana studies, anthropology, Asian studies, business administration, comparative literature, computer science, engineering, environmental science, geography, gender studies, history, human rights, indigenous studies, international finance, international relations, Latin American studies, philosophy, political science, psychology, public administration, or sociology) are welcome to apply. Under appropriate circumstances applications by recent recipients of the J.D. will also be considered, as will those already occupying temporary or tenure-track positions.

The three-fold mission of Binghamton University's I-GMAP is to:

1. Bridge the gap between scholars conducting academic research on the causes, risks, and mechanisms for reducing the occurrence of atrocity crimes and the global community of prevention practitioners in both state and non-state roles;
2. Break down barriers that prevent academic disciplines from working together effectively;
3. Bring all the resources of a modern research university to bear to advance atrocity prevention.

To that end, fellows will be expected to benefit from and contribute to the full range of I-GMAP activities. The post-doctoral fellow may take full advantage of the welcoming and vibrant intellectual atmosphere of the Institute to advance their individual prevention-focused research agendas. This may include work on a book manuscript and/or peer-reviewed journal articles, but is also expected to include policy briefs, technical reports, training or educational workshops, and/or mass media publications. Fellows will also be expected to teach at least one course at the undergraduate and/or master's level in support of I-GMAP's academic programming; to present at least one public lecture, and to participate in the full range of I-GMAP activities, including interactions with resident practitioners, visiting practitioners and faculty fellows, and I-GMAP's annual Frontiers of Prevention forum.

Fellowships carry a competitive salary and include a substantial stipend in support of research, including research-related travel.

Requirements

• Doctorate degree in a relevant discipline by August 15, 2026

Visa sponsorship may be available in the J-1 category. 

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Application Instructions

All applicants must apply via Interview Exchange: http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=196937

Deadline for Internal Applicants: February 20, 2026

Deadline for External Applicants: Open until filled

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the vacancy is filled.

Please submit:

1. Cover letter,
2. CV,
3. Research sample (a published article or report, a conference paper, or a dissertation chapter),
4. Research proposal including a statement of how the proposal furthers research in the prevention of genocide and mass atrocity, and with particular attention to its practical and interdisciplinary dimensions,
5. List of 2-4 courses the applicant is prepared to teach that would support I-GMAP's academic programs. Applicants are encouraged to indicate whether they are prepared to teach any of the core GMAP courses (Essentials of Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, Comparative Genocides, Micro-Dynamics of Mass Atrocity, International NGOs, Transitional Justice) or if they would like to propose a course that would fit in any of the following broad elective areas (Politics and Policy for Atrocity Prevention, Tools and Technologies for Atrocity Prevention, Advanced Methods for Atrocity Prevention, or Special Topics in Atrocity Prevention). In addition to listing the proposed course title, the applicant should provide a brief course description,
6. Contact information for no fewer than three (3) academic and/or professional references

If available, applicants are encouraged to provide evidence of teaching effectiveness.

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About Institute of Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention

Binghamton University, the premier public university in the northeastern United States, established the Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (I-GMAP) with external donor and institutional support in late 2016. I-GMAP is committed to making Binghamton University a leading actor in the international community of atrocity prevention scholars and practitioners. Our Mission The three-fold mission of I-GMAP is: 1.) to increase understanding, develop commitment, and build capacity for effective prevention of genocide and other mass atrocities; 2.) to bring all the forces of the University to bear on atrocity prevention, including research, teaching, convening and outreach; and 3.) to break down barriers and build bridges between academics and practitioners, across multiple disciplines, and among scholars, policy makers and civil society actors. Why an Institute on Prevention? Unlike most academic institutes devoted to producing scholarly studies of historical genocides and atrocities or predictive models for future ones, I-GMAP’s work is prevention focused and practical. We see atrocities not as events but as processes, with multiple stages and actors, and mu...ltiple opportunities for effective disruption, mitigation, and prevention. Our broad definition of prevention extends beyond conflict management or “mid-stream” intervention approaches, and explores the full range of strategies to identify atrocity risks and sources of social resilience before violence begins, to mitigate harms and motivate peacebuilding where atrocity violence is taking place, and to explore transitional justice approaches designed to rebuild and repair in the aftermath of atrocity. We believe that both the capacity and the responsibility to contribute to atrocity prevention rests not just with state actors, but at all levels of society.

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