Hi all,
I think many readers of this list might be interested in these
positions.
Cheers,
Tim
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Simon Lee <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: October 13, 2010 6:02:03 PM EDT
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Multiple faculty openings, Virginia Commonwealth U
> Reply-To: Simon Lee <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
> To advance its ongoing humanities initiative, the College of
> Humanities and Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University is
> searching for four tenure-eligible faculty (three assistant
> professors and one advanced assistant or associate professor; two in
> English, and two in another humanities unit such as African-
> American Studies, History, Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies,
> or World Studies (the administrative home to programs in
> Anthropology and World Cinema) with research and teaching interests
> in and potential to secure external funding in the areas of:
>
> ·Transatlantic Studies
> ·Theory and History of Media or Film
> ·Medical Humanities
> ·Ethnic Literatures of the United States with a focus on historical
> contexts
> ·Gender and Sexuality Studies
>
> Of particular interest are candidates who bring interdisciplinary
> and global perspectives in their work and who can contribute to the
> interdisciplinary PhD program in Media, Art, and Text (MATX). We
> seek candidates who possess disciplinary knowledge, theoretical
> acumen, and a mastery of the relevant cultural and historical
> contexts. Preference will be given to candidates with a clear
> research agenda, existing or potential to secure external funding
> and teaching experience in: new media, world cinema, slavery and the
> literature of the slavery debate, the African presence in Central
> and South America or the Middle East, Transnational Gender and
> Sexuality studies, Africa and the African Diaspora including its
> literature, and narrative medicine.
>
> We seek to fill these positions, contingent upon funding, with
> faculty appropriate for appointments in one or more of the following
> academic units: African-American Studies, English, Gender,
> Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, History, or World Studies.
>
> Qualifications expected of candidates include a Ph.D. in an
> appropriate field and a record of or potential for excellence in
> scholarship. Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a
> diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do
> so as a faculty member at VCU required.
>
> Applicants should e-mail (preferably as a single attachment) a
> letter of application, CV, and 3 letters of reference to the Search
> Chair, c/o Naomi Batten, [log in to unmask] The application review
> process will begin on October 20, 2010. For full consideration,
> applications must be received prior to November 25, 2010. We will
> be available to interview at the MLA conference. For additional
> information, visit our website at www.has.vcu.edu.
>
> Virginia Commonwealth University is an Affirmative Action/Equal
> Opportunity employer. Women, minorities and persons with
> disabilities are encouraged to apply.
>
>
>
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