Hi all,
I think many readers of this list might be interested in these  
positions.
Cheers,
Tim

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> 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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