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

Job category: Early Career Researcher and Lecturer

Vacancies: 1

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 vacancy arises 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. You can learn more about the project here. 

 The successful candidates are expected to work as a member of the ETICA research team, in particular collaborating and assisting with objectives of the training and capacity building pillar, under the direction of Dr Arshak Balayan.  They are expected to reside in Yerevan and 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 conducted through English only, but excellent Armenian is a requirement.