Areas of Expertise: Ethics, Social and Political Epistemology, Political Theory

Job category: Early Career Researchers

Vacancies: 3

Unit: CHSS Turpanjian Institute of Social Sciences

Project name: ETICA 

About the American University of Armenia: Founded in 1991, the American University of Armenia is committed to providing excellent education at the graduate and undergraduate levels. AUA’s mission is to bring American education to Armenia, preparing Armenian citizens and those of the region to address the needs of sustainable development in an environment that values academic excellence, free inquiry, integrity, scholarship, innovation, leadership, and service to society. AUA is accredited by the US Department of Education, through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) regional accrediting body, and it benefits from a formal affiliation with the University of California system.

 Job description

The current vacancies arise from the 5-year Horizon Europe ERA Chair project ETICA (Center for Ethics in Public Affairs), at the American University of Armenia.   The aim of the Center, the first of its kind in the country and the region, is to provide a comprehensive ecosystem of research, training and public outreach on questions relevant to ethics in public life. The project is led by Professor Maria Baghramian who will act as the successful candidates’ mentor and PI.   The research theme is Trust and Hope in a Time of Crises, with a focus on topics relevant to the ethics of AI and technology, the ethics of journalism, trust in governance, and climate change.  You can find out more about the project here. 

 The successful candidates are expected to work as members of the ETICA research team.  They should be willing to relocate to Yerevan and to be present at the project events and teaching sessions in the course of the academic year (approximately 10 months each year). The research and instructions are through English only and familiarity with Armenian is not a requirement.