U of Alaska Fairbanks - VAP (late 2014 search)

[alaska poster]

The Department of Sociology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks invites applications for a term assistant professor beginning August 2014. This small and collegial department has an undergraduate program within a teaching-centered research institution. The department's curriculum focuses on social justice and social inequality. Information about the department is available at www.uaf.edu/sociology. The successful candidate will be expected to teach a core curriculum course, Individual, Society and Culture (SOC100X) and other lower and upper division courses in rotation, depending on the interests of the candidate and the needs of the department. Ideal candidates will have a record of scholarly research and publication. Initial appointment will be for one academic year with possibility of renewal dependent on funding and institutional priorities. Apply online at www.uakjobs.com.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is the nation's northernmost Land, Sea and Space Grant institution, serving over 10,000 students. UAF is accredited by the Northwest Regional Accrediting Association and has a Carnegie classification of RU/H. Fairbanks is located in interior Alaska, with a view of the Alaska Range mountains. Surrounded by millions of acres of wilderness, the setting offers wildlife sightings and unparalleled outdoor recreation year-round. The community provides vibrant cultural activities that include music, theater, dance, and art, as well as dynamic intellectual and political exchange.

This position will be represented by United Academics AAUP/AFT Local 4996; collective bargaining agreement available at unitedacademics.net/news/cba/.

ABD required, PhD preferred; Experience as instructor of record for undergraduate sociology course.

Please electronically attach:
(i) A cover letter describing your qualifications for teaching sociology; summarizing relevant teaching experience, and identifying the courses we currently offer that you would be interested in teaching; and describe your research interests.
(ii) A comprehensive curriculum vitae.
(iii) Contact information for two professional and/or academic references (names, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers).

Please do not submit any supplementary materials prior to our request.

Review date is June 26, 2014.

[Term Assistant?]

Is "term assistant professor" just a different name for VAP?

[Anony]

Seems like it since PhD is preferred but not required

[Alaska Poster]

I'm chairing that hiring committee, and yes Term Assistant Professor is essentially the same as VAP. We tried to get this into the text of the ad, but our HR department told me that their definition of VAP is a professor already employed at another university but on sabbatical or something similar, who comes for an explicitly temporary term. We would like to find someone with long term potential, but only have the budgetary approval for a one year commitment.