The Comparative American Studies Program at Oberlin College invites applications for a full-time non-continuing faculty position in the College of Arts and Sciences. Appointment to begin Fall 2010 for a term of one year. The position will carry the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor. Ph.D. required. Application deadline: April 5, 2010.
Comparative American Studies Program at Oberlin College- Visiting Assistant Professor Position
The Comparative American Studies Program at Oberlin College invites
applications for a full-time non-continuing faculty position in the
College of Arts and Sciences. Appointment to this position will be for
a term of one year, beginning in the Fall semester of 2010, and will
carry the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor.
The incumbent will teach courses in Comparative Race and Ethnicity. For
this position, preference will be given to candidates with training in
history and/or the social sciences with research and teaching interests
in comparative race and ethnicity, transnational social movements,
gender and sexuality, and/or urban studies. The Comparative American
Studies Program is committed to interdisciplinary and theoretically
informed intersectional pedagogy at the undergraduate level. Faculty
are expected to integrate issues of gender, race, ethnicity, class,
sexuality, and citizenship within comparative and/or transnational frames throughout their teaching.
Successful candidates will also be expected to participate in the full
range of faculty responsibilities. Faculty will teach five courses per year.
Among the qualifications required for the appointment is the Ph.D.
degree (in hand or expected by the first semester of 2010). Candidates
must demonstrate interest and potential excellence in undergraduate teaching.
Successful teaching experience at the college level is desirable.
To be assured of consideration, letters of application, including a
Curriculum vitae, graduate academic transcripts, a short writing
sample, course syllabi if available, title and one sentence description
of 2-3 courses candidate could teach, and at least three letters of
reference should be sent to CAST Search Committee, King 141, Oberlin,
OH 44074, by by April 5, 2010. For job description and application
instructions, contact Judi Davidson, Comparative American Studies
Program, Phone: 440-755-5290; fax 440-775-8644.
Judi.Davidson@oberlin.edu. AA/EOE
Application materials received after that date may be considered until
the position is filled. Salary will depend on qualifications and experience.
Oberlin College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
with a strong institutional commitment to the development of a climate
that supports equality of opportunity and respect of differences based
on gender, ethnicity, disability, and sexual orientation. Oberlin was
the first coeducational institution to grant bachelor's degrees to
women and historically has been a leader in the education of
African-Americans; the college was also among the first to prohibit
discrimination based on sexual orientation. In that spirit, we are
particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals who
would contribute to the diversity of our faculty.
