Cornell University, Global Labor and Work

Position ID:Cornell-Global Labor and Work-FACICL [#22787, WDR-00033430]
Position Title: Open Rank Faculty Position - International and Comparative Labor - ILR School at Cornell University
Position Type:Tenured/Tenure-track faculty
Position Location:Ithaca, New York 14853, United States [map] sort by distance
Subject Areas: International Affairs / International Business
Labor and Employment / Labor and Employment trends, Labor policy, Worker training
International Relations / International Law, International Organization, International Political Economy
Appl Deadline: finished (2022/09/14, finished 2023/05/05)
Position Description:    

*** this position has been closed and new applications are no longer accepted. ***

The ILR School at Cornell University invites applications from scholars researching international, comparative, and transnational labor issues. We are particularly interested in scholars with expertise in Latin America and the Caribbean. We welcome applicants from a range of disciplines employing historical and archival approaches, ethnography and other qualitative methods, as well as quantitative and survey methods, including big data analytics. Thematic areas of interest include but are not limited to labor standards, slavery, labor migration, global supply chains, labor and ecology, unions, and labor politics. Candidates will be expected to contribute to team-taught introductory courses on labor and the global economy as well as a new regionally-focused course, “Introduction to Comparative and International Labor.”

The ILR School is the world’s leading college focused on work, employment and labor issues.  Information about the ILR School is available at www.ilr.cornell.edu.  Our faculty includes leading scholars from a number of disciplinary backgrounds who study a broad range of issues related to labor, employment and organizations.  This job is based at Cornell University’s campus in Ithaca, NY.

Cornell University is committed to supporting the work-life balance of its faculty.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, research statement, teaching statement, a curriculum vitae, diversity and inclusion statement, and the names of three references. Short-listed candidates will be asked for writing samples and letters of reference. Applications from women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged.

Review of applications will begin October 15, 2022.  Questions about this position should be directed to Professor Eli Friedman, Search Committee Chair, at edf48@cornell.edu.  




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Pay Ranges:

The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:

  • Prior relevant work or industry experience.
  • Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
  • Academic Discipline (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary)
  • Unique applicable skills.


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375 Ives Faculty Building
Ithaca, NY 14853