Our Aims and Objectives

We are the UK association for all those who research, study and teach global development issues

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What is Development Studies

What is development studies and decolonising development.

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Our Members

We have around 1,000 members, made up of individuals and around 40 institutions

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Governance

Find out about our constitution, how we are run and meet our Council

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People

Meet our Council members and other staff who support the running of DSA

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About

The DSA Conference is an annual event which brings together the development studies community

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DSA2025

Our conference this year is themed "Navigating crisis: dangers and opportunities in development"

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Past Conferences

Find out about our previous conferences

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Study Groups

Our Study Groups offer a chance to connect with others who share your areas of interest

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Students and ECRs

Students and early career researchers are an important part of our community

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Publications

Our book series with OUP and our relationship with other publishers

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Decolonising Development

The initiatives we are undertaking that work towards decolonising development studies

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Membership Directory

Find out who our members are, where they are based and the issues they work on

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Job vacancy – Tenure-Track faculty positions in Global Affairs 

Yale-NUS College is a liberal arts and sciences college with approximately 1000 students and 110 full-time faculty. The College is a collaboration between Yale University and the National University of Singapore. Yale-NUS students are intellectually outstanding, with an acceptance rate of less than 7%, and internationally diverse, representing over seventy countries. They go through a unique and rigorous Common Curriculum in the sciences, social sciences and humanities that combines Western and Eastern traditions with contemporary skills. 

About the position

The College invites applications for two tenure-track positions in Global Affairs at the rank of Assistant Professor. Preferred disciplinary fields are politics, economics, or sociology. We particularly welcome applications from scholars who can teach global governance or international political economy, and whose research concerns a transboundary issue in areas such as global public health, climate change, world trade, international finance, or international organizations. 

Scholars with regional expertise outside of Asia, such as in Africa or Latin America, are welcome. 

Applicants should have a relevant PhD and demonstrate an outstanding track record for their career stage. 

A commitment to undergraduate education is essential. The incoming faculty member would join a committed team in developing and teaching courses in the Global Affairs major (see https://globalaffairs.yale-nus.edu.sg/) and Yale-NUS’s flagship Common Curriculum (see http://www.yale-nus.edu.sg/curriculum/common-curriculum). 

The appointee will be expected to begin duties in August 2021. Yale-NUS faculty receive internationally competitive salaries and start-up grants as well as a yearly travel and research allowance, and are able to access additional funding from Yale-NUS, the National University of Singapore and Singapore’s Ministry of Education. Most faculty qualify for highly subsidized faculty housing. Yale-NUS College is located in Singapore, a multicultural city of six million at the heart of a vibrant region.

Application Procedure 
Applications should consist of the following: a cover letter explaining why the position at Yale-NUS is of interest; a curriculum vitae, including a complete list of publications; statements on research interests, teaching experience and teaching philosophy, including how these might fit with the College’s particular mission and curriculum; three reference letters (to be submitted by the reference writers via https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/YaleNUS); and other relevant documents. 
Applications should be submitted via https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/YaleNUS
Review of applications begins September 1, 2020 and continues until September 30, 2020. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. 
For general enquiries, please email the Social Sciences Divisional Manager at [email protected]

Equal Opportunity Employer 
Yale-NUS College achieves excellence through the diversity of its students, faculty, and staff and by embracing inclusivity, equity and global engagement. We encourage applications by diverse individuals with a demonstrated commitment to these values. For more information about the College, please visit https://www.yale-nus.edu.sg 

Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) 
Candidates should understand that by sharing information with Yale-NUS, they authorize the College to use their personal data for the purposes of this application. The College will not use their data for other purposes and ensure that their data remains secure and confidential.