In line with Michael’s previous post on jobs, let me also link to Emily Menn’s list of Jobs in Dispute Resolution.  Emily, who is one of Marquette’s grads in Dispute Resolution and now the Director of Education and Professional Development for the New York State DR Association, runs a listserve for those interested in either posting a job opening or looking for one.  Anyone who wants to receive her monthly mailings can sign up directly with her as noted in her email.  I have cut and pasted the entire listing below so that everyone can see the lovely variety of jobs now available in the field.  Good luck to all!

Please share with colleagues, students and others interested in jobs in dispute resolution.  These opportunities will be permanently posted on the New York State Dispute Resolution Association website (www.nysdra.org) and are free to access.  If you would like to join this informal list, please email emily dot menn at gmail dot com with the subject “ADD TO DISPUTE RESOLUTION JOBS LIST” in the subject.

Thanks,
Emily

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Program Associate, Program Manager and Senior Program Manager (Three Positions),  U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution at  Morris K. Udall Foundation, Tucson AZ

The U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution (U.S. Institute) is a program of the Morris K. Udall Foundation, a federal agency dedicated to continuing the legacy of the late Congressman Udall in consensus-building, environmental policy and Native American affairs. The U.S. Institute was created by Congress as an impartial, non-partisan service organization to assist in resolving environmental, natural resources, and public lands conflicts involving the federal government. It is located in Tucson, Arizona, and works nationally in a variety of program areas, drawing on its national roster of qualified environmental mediators and facilitators. The U.S. Institute is funded by a combination of appropriations and revenues generated by its services. See www.ecr.gov for more information on the Institute.

The U.S. Institute seeks one or more experienced and entrepreneurial individual(s) for a position on the program staff. The successful applicant will join the staff in managing environmental conflict resolution (ECR) projects where contracted neutrals are the primary service providers. S/he may also provide direct mediation and/or facilitation services. The U.S. Institute will consider applicants for three types of positions: Program Associate, Program Manager and Senior Program Manager. Job announcement at: http://www.ecr.gov/AnnouncementsEvents/WorkingWithUs.aspx Salary Ranges: Program Associate $35,000 to $50,000;Program Manager $50,000 to $75,000; Senior Program Manager $75,000 to $100,000.  Applications will be accepted until September 21st, 2008.  Contact: Lynne Gillette, Director of Operations gillette@ecr.gov; US Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution www.ecr.gov; Morris K Udall Foundation www.udall.gov

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Coordinator of ISCT and Development Research, Hofstra Law School, Hempstead, NY
Hofstra University School of Law seeks a Coordinator of ISCT and Development Research to provide administrative services related to the Institute of the Study of Conflict Transformation (“ISCT”) activities, including running the day-to-day operations of ISCT. ISCT sponsors and organizes training events, lectures, and symposia, conducts research, and produces scholarly and practice-oriented print and video resources for the conflict resolution field. These services will include: first-line response to all inquiries about ISCT programs and resources; assistance in program marketing and event coordination for ISCT-sponsored programs; ISCT database and website maintenance; ISCT Board meeting coordination; maintenance of ISCT records and files, including mediator certification records. The Administrator will work with an off-site ISCT Coordinator who will oversee the administrative work and provide liaison to the ISCT Board.

The Coordinator of ISCT and Development Research will also work within our Office of Institutional Advancement, providing prospect research and other kinds of support for our development and alumni relations efforts, including data base maintenance. The Coordinator will assist with data entry and information management for donors and prospects, and coordinate, design, and maintain policies/procedures, fundraiser prospect management, reporting, and statistical analysis.

Bachelor’s degree required. Hofstra University is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering diversity in its faculty, administrative staff and student body, and encourages applications from the entire spectrum of a diverse community. For further information, please visit law.hofstra.edu.

Please direct your confidential letter of inquiry, with resume, to Miriam Albert, Vice Dean for Administration, 121 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549, (516) 463-6091 (fax) or lawdean@hofstra.edu.

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Trainer Unpaid Internship, Mosten Mediation, Los Angeles, CA
NOV. 11-15, LOS ANGELES Forrest Mosten, mediator and collaborative attorney, has an opening for a trainer intern during his 40-hour basic divorce mediation training held in Los Angeles on Nov. 11-15.  This is an opportunity for a conflict resolution trainer to work as an unpaid assistant trainer to learn about doing mediation training.  Mosten Mediation,11661 San Vicente Blvd.Suite #1010 Los Angeles, CA 90049.  310) 473-7611  www.mostenmediation.com 
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Assistant Professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Communication Studies department. Appointment date August 15, 2009. Applications considered until position filled; submit complete applications by October 15, 2008 for full consideration. Ph.D. preferred; ABD required. Qualifications: specialty in conflict management/dispute resolution; potential for excellence in teaching, grant-funded research, and publication; collegiality in a faculty committed to the rhetorical basis of the discipline; commitment to the liberal arts. Submit letter, vita, statement of teaching philosophy and research program, three letters of recommendation, and transcripts to Conflict Search Committee Chair, Department of Communication Studies, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1783; telephone: 970-491-6858; fax: 970-491-2160. Once the Search Committee has identified semi-finalists, Department faculty will have access to these files, including letters of recommendation. Colorado State University is an EO/AA employer. Assistant Professor for growing and increasingly diverse communication studies  Salary:$50,000 to less than $60,000.  Date posted: 9/1/2008, Application deadline: 10/15/2008
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Assistant Professor in Conflict Resolution Program, Portland State University

The Graduate Program in Conflict Resolution at Portland State University is seeking an assistant professor for September 2008. Please visit http://www.hrc.pdx.edu

for a full position announcement and details for applying. PSU is an AA/EO institution and, in keeping with the President’s diversity initiative, welcomes applications from diverse candidates and candidates who support diversity. $40,000 to less than $50,000. Date posted: 8/4/2008———-

 

 

Professor and Director Dispute Resolution Institute, Hamline University School of Law, St.Paul, MN
Date posted: 8/15/2008  Hamline University School of Law seeks a Director for its internationally acclaimed Dispute Resolution Institute (DRI), ranked in the top five among U.S. dispute resolution programs by U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT for eight consecutive years. The Director will lead the law school’s substantial alternative dispute resolution (ADR) initiatives with the assistance of a four-person administrative staff and support from twelve faculty colleagues who regularly teach ADR subjects.

The Director’s responsibilities will include strategic planning, curriculum development, maintenance and growth of relationships with relevant national and international scholarly and professional associations, scholarship production, teaching, and contributing (together with all faculty) to the law school’s efforts to attract law students and place them in rewarding employment upon graduation. The Director also will work with colleagues in other divisions of the university to develop fully integrated, campus-wide, comprehensive initiatives in conflict resolution.
Candidates are expected to hold a J.D. or, for exceptional candidates, a Ph.D in conflict resolution; have demonstrated experience in ADR; and take the lead in integrating the law school’s ADR efforts with the law school’s other centers of excellence (see below), as well as with the university’s graduate schools, including the newly created School of Business. Significant scholarship in the field is preferred. This is a tenure-track position with faculty rank.
DRI’s core activities include January and Summer Term domestic institutes; study abroad programs in London, Rome, and Budapest; a certificate program in advocacy and problem solving for J.D. students; a certificate program in dispute resolution for lawyers and other professionals; and a biennial symposium with papers published in the law school’s Journal of Public Law & Policy. In addition, the Mediation Center for Dispute Resolution, an affiliated non-profit with its own director, serves as DRI’s praxis arm by providing consulting, direct neutral services, and sliding fee scale family law mediation services.
The work of DRI is complemented by the law school’s newly-formed Health Law Institute (HLI), which in its first two years has introduced a comprehensive curriculum for J.D. students and a series of specialty offerings in the Summer and January Terms for health professionals in the Upper Midwest, cosponsored a symposium on Conflict Resolution in Health Care, and launched two certificate programs, including a new program for health care compliance officers. In addition, the law school is launching a new business law center. Send cover letter and resume to Professor William E. Martin, Co-Chair of Faculty Appointments, Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1536 Hewitt Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104 or e-mail to wmartin@hamline.edu with “Director-Dispute Resolution Institute” in the subject heading

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Training Director, Insight Partners, Boston MA
Insight Partners is an international conflict management firm committed to assisting organizations in developing their skills to negotiate, mediate and communicate more effectively. We work on five continents helping Fortune 500 companies, governments, and non-profit entities create value and improve working relationships. Our unique culture combines intellectual curiosity and partnering with a dedication to help advance the way organizations work together. We offer a casual work environment with a fast-paced focus for the measurable results required of traditional consulting firms. We provide the intellectual interest of an academic think tank with the intensity and excitement of a firm dedicated to transforming the way that companies work together.We are seeking a seasoned Training Director whose duties will include but are not limited to business management, client management and sales, and team management and professional development.  The role includes supervision of Senior Associates, Associates, Analysts, and Interns.  The Training Director report directly to the President and CEO. Our customized training workshops use our effective negotiation, communication, and mediation approach based on ideas developed at the Harvard Negotiation Project and outlined in the best-selling books Getting to YES (Fisher and Ury, 1981) and Difficult Conversations (Stone, Heen and Patton, 1999). For more than a decade, our consultants have worked with the Harvard Negotiation Project and affiliated consulting firms to develop leading theory and advice on getting the best substantive results without damaging working relationships.  Our workshops include basic and advanced courses in negotiation, effective communication, strategic relationship management, conflict management, mediation and much more. The Training Director will be required to travel to oversee trainers’ presentations and development.   QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: 

 

 

• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Exceptional ability to establish priorities, work independently, and pursue objectives without supervision.
• Enthusiasm for working in a high-energy, team-oriented, start-up environment.
• Proficiency with Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel. 
• Master’s Degree in a related field is preferred.

We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits package.  If you are interested in joining a dynamic and growing organization, please email your resume, cover letter and salary requirements.  NOTE:  In your cover letter it is important for you to include your relevant work experience and how your background (e.g., education, experience, volunteerism) relates to this position. $100k + USD,  Posted 08/30/2008. Insight Partners, 47 Winter Street, 8th Floor Boston, MA 02108-4774 Tel: +1.617.948.0006 or +1.800.440.1070 Fax: +1.617.249.0725 E-mail:
info@insightpartnersonline.com