Date:         Fri, 20 Dec 96 06:38:28 EST
From: "T R. Young" <34LPF6T@CMUVM.CSV.CMICH.EDU>
Organization: Central Michigan University
Subject:      job announcement (fwd)
To: GRADUATE STUDENTS IN SOCIOLOGY <SOCGRAD@CSF.COLORADO.EDU>
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From: Johnny Williams <johnny.williams@mail.cc.trincoll.edu>
To: PROGRESSIVE SOCIOLOGISTS NETWORK <psn@csf.colorado.edu>
Subject: job announcement
Date:  12/12/1996  04:33 pm  (Thursday)
From:  Evelyn Reynolds
>
>OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
>ETHNIC STUDIES
>The Ethnic Studies Department of Oregon State University announces
>two tenure-track positions to complete the hiring in this newly
>forming four-person department.
>SENIOR SCHOLAR AND DEPARTMENT CHAIR    An Associate or Full Professor
>appointment for a senior scholar with specialization in African
>American or Chicano-a/Latino-a Studies and the administrative
>experience to serve as department chair.
>FACULTY RESPONSIBILITIES include curriculum development, teaching,
>research and publication, and establishment and oversight of
>community-based internship programs for majors.  Curriculum
>development includes design of core courses in areas of specialty,
>collaborative design of introductory and advanced inter-ethnic,
>issue-oriented, and methodological courses, and review and
>collaborative design of elective courses offered by faculty in other
>departments.  Teaching assignments include inter-ethnic and
>ethnically specific core Ethnic Studies courses at introductory and
>advanced levels, as well as more specialized courses of the faculty
>member's own design. Research responsibilities include publication
>and attendance at professional meetings.  Community-oriented
>responsibilities include the establishment and maintenance of links
>with the ethnic community of specialization in order to support
>community-based student internships and engage community resources.
>ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES include the formal representation of
>the department to the College and other university units, the
>negotiation of  cooperative relationships with other departments and
>programs, the preparation of budgets and management of department
>finances, the oversight of the evaluation of faculty for promotion,
>tenure, and merit reviews, the conduct of long-range planning and
>annual assessments, the coordination of curriculum development, the
>recruitment and retention of faculty and students, and the management
>of staff.
>QUALIFICATIONS include a Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies or other relevant
>discipline, a record of excellence in scholarship and teaching, and a
>proven record in administration.  Candidates with degrees in
>disciplines other than Ethnic Studies should supply evidence of
>relevant specialization (publications, syllabi of courses taught).
>Proven record of inter-ethnic cooperation and of established
>credibility in ethnic community of specialization also required.
>Fluency in Spanish required for Chicano-a/Latino-a Studies.
>Teaching load for Chairs in the College of Liberal Arts is typically
>one course per quarter on a 12 month contract.  Rank, tenure status,
>and salary commensurate with experience.  Salary includes an
>administrative stipend.  Preferred starting date on or before July 1,
>1997.
>ASSISTANT PROFESSOR   Following the successful completion of the
>search for senior scholar and department chair, and in the subject
>area left unfilled by that search, a position in either African
>American Studies or Chicano-a/Latino-a Studies.
>FACULTY RESPONSIBILITIES as above, but also including participation
>in the cooperative governance and maintenance of the department, and
>in a limited number of university committees.
>QUALIFICATIONS include a Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies or other relevant
>discipline, and evidence of potential for excellence in scholarship
>and teaching.  Candidates with degrees in disciplines other than
>Ethnic Studies should supply evidence of relevant specialization
>(coursework leading to degree, thesis, publication, syllabi of
>courses taught).  Record of inter-ethnic cooperation desirable.
>Evidence of established credibility in ethnic community of
>specialization required. Fluency in Spanish required for
>Chicano-a/Latino-a Studies.
>Normal teaching load in the College of Liberal Arts is two courses
>per quarter, six per year.  Salary commensurate with experience.
>APPLICATION PROCEDURE    Positions open until filled.  Apply with
>application letter, resume detailing research and teaching interests
>and experience, and three letters of reference to:
>Linc Kesler, Search Committee Chair
>Ethnic Studies Department
>Oregon State University
>230 Strand Ag
>Corvallis OR 97331-2222
>Oregon State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment
>Opportunity Employer and has a policy of being responsive to the
>needs of dual-career couples.
>For additional information, see our web site at
>http://www.orst.edu/Dept/ethnic studies
>phone (503) 737-0709; FAX (503) 737-5660; e-mail: ETHNIC@CLA.ORST.EDU
>
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________________________________________________
Johnny E. Williams		email: johnny.williams@mail.trincoll.edu
Assistant Professor		phone: (860)297-2370
Department of Sociology		fax: (860)297-2538
Trinity College
Hartford, Connecticut 06114