CIU Announces Contest for Academic Positions

Contest announcement for the academic positions

Caucasus International University is pleased to announce a competition for academic positions

Narrow Field – Languages

Field of Study – English Philology

Academic Position of Professor – 2 vacancies;

Academic Position of Associate Professor – 6 vacancies;

Academic Position of Assistant Professor – 6 vacancies;

Academic Position of Assistant – 4 vacancies;

Narrow Field – Languages

Field of Study – Georgian Philology

Academic Position of Associate Professor – 1 vacancy.

Narrow Field – Humanitarian Sciences (without languages)

Field of Study – History

Academic Position of Associate Professor – 1 vacancy.

Narrow Field – Social and Behavioral Sciences

Field of Study – Social Sciences

Academic Position of Associate Professor – 1 vacancy.

Narrow Field – Social and Behavioral Sciences

Field of Study – International Relations

Academic Position of Professor – 1 vacancy.

Academic Position of Associate Professor – 1 vacancy.

Narrow Field – Social and Behavioral Sciences

Field of Study – Security Studies

Academic Position of Professor – 1 vacancy.

Narrow Field – Interdisciplinary

Field of Study – Conflictology

Academic Position of Assistant Professor – 1 vacancy.

The contest is announced from September 15, 2023

In order to qualify for the academic position, applicants must submit the following documents from October 17 to October 26, 2023 to the committee:

1. Statement on contest participation to the contest committee, by indicating relevant field of study and academic position;

2. Autobiography (CV);

3. A copy of ID;

4. One photo;

5. Notarized copies of every educational documentation verifying the qualification;

Educational document/s issued in a foreign country must be accompanied by a document of recognition in accordance with Georgian legislation;

6. Document/s certifying scientific-pedagogical experience;

7. List of scientific publications published during the last 5 years;

8. Copies of certificates verifying participation in local and international conferences, seminars and trainings (under equal conditions preference will be given to candidates with more local and international conferences, seminars and trainings);

9. Copies of documents certifying international scholarships and grants (if applicable);

10. Certificate of conviction for a crime against sexual freedom and inviolability.

In order to qualify for the academic position of Professor, the following documents are required:

• Academic degree of Doctor (PhD) or its equivalent academic degree;
• At least 6 years scientific-pedagogic experience at higher educational institution;
• List of scientific publications published in the relevant specialty/field during the last 5 years, indicating the name of the journal and the exact date (under equal conditions preference will be given to candidates with more international publications);
• Participation in local and international conferences, seminars and trainings during the last 5 years (under equal conditions preference will be given to candidates with more local and international conferences, seminars and trainings, scientific scholarships and grants);
• Copies of documents certifying international scholarships and grants (if applicable);
• The concept of development of the educational program/s in the implementation of which the contestant is willing to participate;
• The vision of the courses that the applicant is willing to deliver after occupying academic position;
• Practical experience in working on educational programs and syllabi.

In order to qualify for the academic position of Associate Professor, the following documents are required:

• Academic degree of Doctor (PhD) or its equivalent academic degree;
• At least 3 years scientific-pedagogic experience at higher educational institution;
• Author/coauthor of scientific publications published in the relevant specialty/field during the last 5 years (under equal conditions preference will be given to candidates with more international publications);
• Participation in local and international conferences, seminars and trainings during the last 5 years (under equal conditions preference will be given to candidates with more local and international conferences, seminars and trainings, scientific scholarships and grants);
• The vision of the courses that the applicant is willing to deliver after occupying academic position;
• Practical experience in working on educational program and syllabus.

In order to qualify for the academic position of Assistant Professor, the following documents are required:

• Academic degree of Doctor (PhD) or its equivalent academic degree;
• Author/coauthor of scientific publications published in the relevant specialty/field during the last 5 years (under equal conditions preference will be given to candidates with more international publications);
• Participation in local and international conferences, seminars and trainings during the last 5 years (under equal conditions preference will be given to candidates with more local and international conferences, seminars and trainings, scientific scholarships and grants);
• The vision of the courses that the applicant is willing to deliver after occupying academic position;
• Practical experience in working out educational program and syllabus.

In order to qualify for the position of Assistant, the following documents are required:

An applicant must be a PhD student of the specialty/educational program, within the framework of which s/he is willing to hold an academic position.

Contest will be held in two stages:

1. Short-listing candidates based on the submitted documents;
2. Interview of the selected candidates with the committee/conducting a mock lecture (online, if necessary).

Contest Terms and Conditions:

Contest statement and appropriate documents must be submitted within the given deadlines;

The documents will be evaluated by the committee in order to define the correspondence of candidates’ applications with main criteria.

The first stage of the contest (evaluating submitted documents) will be conducted on October 27-28, 2023;

The second stage of the contest (if necessary) will be held on October 30, 2023;

The results will be announced on October 31, 2023.

The contestants’ documentations must be submitted to the following address: Room #701, VII Floor, 73 Chargali St., Tbilisi.

Tel.: 261-12-98; 230-86-41; 210-52-03