San José State University
San Jose, California
ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION AVAILABILITY
Subject to Budgetary Approval
Educational Leadership/Administration
Connie L. Lurie College of Education
Job Opening ID (JOID): 14219
Rank: Assistant/Associate Professor (Tenure-Track)

We are looking for a dynamic faculty member to work in the credential and masters’ program in educational administration and in a proposed independent doctoral program in educational leadership. In addition to working with master’s and doctoral candidates, responsibilities include research and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams in seeking extramural funding, and teaching in areas of expertise. [Read more…] about JOB: San Jose State University, Educational Leadership/Administration

Yale University, Department of Anthropology, seeks applications for a tenuretrack assistant professor position in Mesoamerican archaeology to begin on July 1, 2012. The successful candidate will teach both undergraduate and graduate students and also participate in the multidisciplinary Archaeological Studies program. It is important that candidates have active field research experience in Mesoamerica. PhD required. Yale University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly encourages applications from, and nominations of, women and underrepresented minorities. Applications should include a CV, statement of research and teaching interests. Electronic application submissions are encouraged. Please apply online at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/826 or mail to The Chair, Mesoamerican Archaeology Search, Department of Anthropology, Yale University, P.O. Box 208277, New Haven, CT 06520-8277. Review of applications to begin December 1, 2011.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
EARLY AMERICA THROUGH EARLY REPUBLIC: NATIVE AMERICAN

The Department of History at Oberlin College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in the College of Arts and Sciences. Initial appointment to this position will be for a term of four years, beginning the first semester of the 2012-13 academic year, and will carry the rank of assistant professor.

The incumbent will teach courses in the general area of Early American history through the Early Republic, with a specialization in Native American history. Teaching expectations include: American history survey to 1877; Native American history survey; upper-level course work in Native American history; and Colonial/Revolutionary/Early Republic history.
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Assistant Professor

Transnational Spanish-Speaking History

University of Massachusetts Amherst

The History Department and the Commonwealth Honors College (CHC) of the University of Massachusetts Amherst invite applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in Transnational Spanish-Speaking History beginning 1 September 2012.  Duties include teaching in both the History Department and the CHC, undergraduate and graduate student advising; departmental and university wide service.  Preference will be given to candidates whose research and teaching specialties focus on the study of Spanish-speaking people in Europe, Latin America, and the United States. We expect the successful candidate to draw upon other existing strengths in the department, including the Public History program. Qualifications: Firm expectation of Ph.D. in History or related area by the time of appointment. Candidates should show promise of excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.   Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. [Read more…] about JOB: Transnational Spanish-Speaking History, University of Massachusetts Amherst

SUNY – Old Westbury: The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor position to begin in Fall 2012.  The Department is seeking sociologists with ability to teach social statistics, sociological theory, and one or more substantive areas of criminology; area of research is open.  The successful candidate must have a record of high quality teaching and a focused research agenda.  A Ph.D. in hand is required for appointment at the Assistant Professor level; ABD will be considered for initial appointment as an Instructor.  Salary is competitive.  SUNY College at Old Westbury is a small, diverse, public college committed to a mission of social justice.  The campus is situated on 600+ acres of woodland on Long Island twenty miles from Manhattan.  Review of applications will begin on October 14, 2011 and continue until the position is filled.  Please send letter of application, CV, three letters of recommendation, a statement of teaching philosophy, and at least one single-authored writing sample to: SUNY College at Old Westbury, Office of Human Resources, Search Committee: SOC-NET, P. O. Box 210, Old Westbury, NY 11568.  SUNY College at Old Westbury is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

We seek candidates who specialize in literature and American race/ethnicity in a global, transnational, or comparative context. We welcome candidates who engage with the methods, archives, and theories of reading literature while specializing in such areas as Latino/a Studies, Chicana/o, Afro-Latina/o, Hemispheric Asian literatures and culture, indigenous culture, transnationalisms and/or transoceanic networks. [Read more…] about JOB: Literature and American Race/Ethnicity in Global Context, UCSB