Science diplomacy is a fast growing field of research, education, and practice aiming to improve the understanding of global issues while redefining the theoretical framework of international relations through the potential of the digital age. The capabilities offered by technological advances in information technology may help capture international relations in all their complexity, tackle national and global challenges while opening the door to a new way of thinking. Within that frame, the Department of Computer Science of the Faculty of Science on the one hand, and the Global studies Institute on the other hand, plant the seeds of computational diplomacy in Geneva and invite applications for two highly complementary full-time positions at the level of Associate Professor in this interdisciplinary field.

The two positions are :

• Position 1 is in the field of Computational Diplomacy and Complex System Approach to Governance Design.
  The candidate is expected to develop new computational and complex systems approaches to diplomacy and governance design, in connection with the concomitant and complementary position described below in methodological methods for computational diplomacy. This is a full charge position with courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The candidate is expected to implement a comprehensive research agenda on computational diplomacy from a complexity lens and translates this agenda into articles of the highest scientific quality, value and impact.

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• Position 2 is in the field of Methodological Methods for Computational Diplomacy.
  The candidate is expected to develop and implement new computational approaches relevant to the field of diplomacy and related domains, in connection with the above concomitant and complementary position described above in complex system approach to governance design. This is a full charge position with courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The candidate will teach from basic subjects of computer science to specialized courses, i.e. data science, complex systems, artificial intelligence, and various modelling and simulation techniques. The successful candidate will develop cutting-edge research in the above-mentioned fields and contribute to build the domain of computational diplomacy.

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The two candidates shall be complementary in their approach and function as a pair in their collaboration, the former mainly in computational methodology and the latter mainly on the application of these methods to governance design, conflict resolution and diplomacy.

Title and experience required: Doctorate of Science or equivalent title. Relevant teaching experience. International research track record. Experience in the development and direction of international interdisciplinary research collaborations between natural and social sciences.

To enrich its community and offer equal opportunities in terms of education and career, the University of Geneva actively encourages female applications, and is committed to improve diversity among its members.

è  Start of employment : February 1st 2022 or negotiable
è  Deadline to apply (exclusively online) : October 1st, 2021
è  Complementary information : scienceopenings(at)unige.ch