Post by Jade Aguilar on Jun 27, 2013 12:10:02 GMT -5
Willamette University. The Department of Sociology invites
applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning
August 2014. We seek candidates who can
demonstrate excellence in undergraduate teaching with broad teaching and
research interests in the area of Social Theory (classical, modern, and
postmodern), and who have significant secondary training in one or both of the
following areas: Crime & Deviance, and/or Environmental Sociology,
approached through a critical framework. Teaching responsibilities include five
courses annually. The candidate will offer some courses in her/his areas of
specialization along with providing support to the department’s core curriculum
and the general education program. PhD preferably completed by August 2014. To
learn more about the department, faculty, staff and students visit www.willamette.edu/cla/sociology.
Willamette is a nationally renowned, highly selective
private liberal arts university in Salem, Oregon. Founded in 1842, as the first
University in the West, Willamette takes full advantage of its location in the
heart of the Willamette Valley, in Salem, across the street from the state
capitol, and a one-hour drive from Portland, Eugene, the Oregon Coast and the
Cascade Mountains. The 72-acre campus
consists of an undergraduate college of liberal arts together with professional
schools in law and business management.
To learn more about Willamette University, visit http://www.willamette.edu.
How to Apply:
Applicants should submit the following materials
electronically to job.willamette.edu/hr and
addressed to Jade Aguilar, Chair, Department of Sociology:
• Letter of application
• Curriculum Vitae
• Unofficial graduate transcripts (please upload transcripts
as one file)
• Separate statements on: teaching and research
• Writing Sample
• Three letters of reference
• Statement that explains how you will engage multiple
perspectives in your teaching and contribute to our institutional and
departmental commitments to social justice.
Application Deadline:
Application materials will be accepted until September 13, 2013.
If you need
assistance applying for this position, please contact Linda Flamenco in Human
Resources, lflamenc@willamette.edu
or 503.370.6210.
We will be conducting initial short
interviews at the American Sociological Association’s Annual Meeting through
the Employment Service, Aug. 11-13th.
Believing that
diversity contributes to academic excellence and to rich and rewarding
communities, Willamette is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse
faculty, staff and student body. We seek
candidates, particularly those from historically under-represented groups,
whose work furthers diversity and who bring to campus varied experiences,
perspectives and backgrounds.