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Mar. 25 | Mid-America American Studies Association Conference– Call for Papers
March 25-27, 2010 - University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
New Deadline: Jan. 11, 2010
Apr. 1 | Call for Nominations: Standing and Prize Committees
Nominations for ASA Standing and Prize Committees due. For details, click here
May. 20 | 2010 Gabriel Prize
Nominations for 2010 Ralph Henry Gabriel Prize for the best doctoral dissertation in American Studies due
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American Studies
American Studies, Ramapo College
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF AMERICAN STUDIES
TENURE TRACK -FALL 2010
JOB DESCRIPTION
Focus on the United States in the 20th or 21st century, with scholarship and teaching that are expressly interdisciplinary, and with demonstrated ability to approach American society and culture from a transnational perspective. Should be able to demonstrate the value of using sources in more than one language. Preference will be given to someone whose work focuses on ethnicity and/or gender. Will teach Introduction to American Studies and upper level courses in area of expertise, and will be required to contribute to the college’s general education program and to at least one other major program in the School of American and International Studies (History, International Studies, Literature, Political Science, and Spanish Language Studies).
REQUIREMENTS
Must have a Ph.D. in American Studies or a related field by September 1, 2010, and must have college teaching experience.
Faculty members are expected to maintain active participation in research, college governance, and academic advisement.
All applications must be completed online at: http://www.ramapojobs.com
Attach resume, cover letter, statement of teaching philosophy, research interests and a list of three references to your completed application. Since its beginning, Ramapo College has had an intercultural/international mission. Please tell us how your background, interest and experience can contribute to this mission, as well as to the specific position for which you are applying.
Supporting documentation in non-electronic format can be sent to Stephen Rice, Search Committee Chair. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Position offers excellent state benefits. To request accommodations, call (201) 684-7486.
RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY
505 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Ramapo College is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), a national alliance of leading liberal arts colleges in the public sector. * EEO/AA
University of New Mexico American/Native American Studies
Assistant or Associate Professor of American Studies with expertise in Native American Studies: University of New Mexico
The Department of American Studies at the University of New Mexico invites applicants for a probationary appointment leading to a tenure decision in American Studies with expertise in Native American Studies at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor. For an Assistant Professor applicant, the PhD must be completed prior to appointment. For an applicant seeking appointment at the level of Associate Professor, applicants must show evidence of qualifications commensurate with tenure eligibility. The appointment will begin in August, 2010. Responsibilities will include teaching in the area of specialization at the undergraduate and graduate level, graduate student mentoring, and service. Competitive salary, commensurate with qualifications of successful applicant and the rank at which appointment occurs.
The UNM American Studies Department organizes its interdisciplinary curriculum around these concentrations: Native American Studies; Transnationalism and Globalization; Critical Regionalism and Southwest Studies; Critical Race and Class Studies; Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies; Comparative Cultural and Popular Culture Studies; and Environment, Science and Technology Studies.
UNM provides a diversified package of benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. In addition, UNM offers educational benefits through the tuition remission and dependent education programs. For a more complete explanation of the benefits, please go to http://hr.unm.edu/ and click the benefits link.
University of New Mexico is committed to promoting and supporting the diversity of our campuses. UNM is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
You can now apply for this position by visiting the following link: https://unmjobs.unm.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1265847985019/
Chairs, Deans, and Directors
Communication / Media
Visions and Voices Residency Fellowship 2010-2011
The USC Arts & Humanities Initiative is pleased to announce the Visions and Voices Residency Fellowship for the 2010-2011 Academic Year.
OUR GOALS:
—To provide a rich perspective on the arts and humanities for USC’s unique Arts & Humanities Initiative//
—To better integrate the goals of the Initiative into course offerings at USC
—To foster the creative and/or intellectual practice of an emerging scholar or artist
RESPONSIBILITIES:
—Teach one undergraduate course each semester (Fall, Spring) in the American Studies and Ethnicity Department related to the fields of your dissertation or MFA; or, as per departmental needs, teach an existing course within the curriculum.
—Propose and produce one event for the 2010-2011 Visions and Voices calendar. Fellows will also assist with promoting the Initiative.
—Participate on the Faculty and Deans Committees for Visions and Voices, helping to create the calendar for the 2011-2012 Initiative.
SALARY: $50,000 plus benefits
ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants must have completed a Ph.D. or M.F.A. degree within an appropriate field no earlier than May 2007 and no later than August 1, 2010. Degree *MUST *be completed with all appropriate paperwork confirmed prior to start date—No Exceptions. During the selection process, your committee chair must confirm that filing before August 1, 2010 is assured. Additionally, Teaching Fellows may hold no other positions or employment during the period of the fellowship and must be in residence in the Los Angeles area.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: FOR FULL CONSIDERATION, ALL MATERIALS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN March 12, 2010.
Background and Further Information:
During his installation in fall 2005, USC Provost Max Nikias identified as a key priority the need to “affirm what is most essential and most enduring within the human spirit.” Subsequently, in announcing the Provost’s Arts & Humanities Initiative, he observed that “these disciplines fully capture the values of the university and provide students with an outstanding opportunity to examine their own relationship to these values on a truly personal level. The arts and humanities bring these values to life, illuminating their complexities and nuances.”
During the past three years, the Provost’s Arts & Humanities Initiative has presented “Visions & Voices,” an exciting and diverse series of over 100 events each year, all funded by the Provost’s Office. The series is continuing, and each year includes many wonderful programs proposed and developed by USC faculty, staff, and deans. These events continue to broaden the engagement of USC students with the arts and humanities and confirm the university’s commitment to the central role these disciplines play in public life. The Visions and Voices Residency Fellow will propose one event for 2010-2011 and participate in the selection of the subsequent year’s calendar.
Events can span a broad array of formats, including performances, lectures, screenings, workshops, and panel conversations, and each event should facilitate discussion of USC’s core values through a meaningful encounter with the arts and/or humanities. We encourage well-defined individual events. Performance events will need to incorporate a formal discussion or reflexive component that engages students in a meaningful way. All events should address a broad audience with a primary focus on USC students. Support will be arranged for major services for the series, and Managing Director Daria Yudacufski will work closely with grant recipients to promote each event. However, primary and substantial responsibility for event planning and execution will reside with fellow.
Application Requirements:
—A letter of application and a current c.v.
—Three confidential letters of recommendation
—One or two sample syllabi for proposed courses
—A proposal (max. 500 words) that clearly describes your proposed event for 2010-2011 and its relationship to the initiative’s goals, a 100-word abstract, and a detailed budget of up to $10,000. In the proposal, please describe the event, why it would be of interest to students, how it will contribute to their exploration of core values, and how it facilitates meaningful faculty-student interaction.
For more information on Visions & Voices, please see http://www.usc.edu/visionsandvoices/
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tara McPherson
Chair, Faculty Committee
Visions and Voices: The USC Arts and Humanities Initiative
837 Downey Way
Stonier Hall 203
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1142
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
English
Ethnic/Cultural Studies/Social Sciences
Assistant Professor: Latino Studies, New York University
The Department of Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University invites applications for an Assistant Professor/Faculty Fellow position (non- tenure track) in the field of Latino Studies. This is a one-year teaching/postdoctoral position with a course load of 3 courses per year. The appointment will begin on September 1, 2010, pending budgetary and administrative approval. Candidates must have completed the Ph.D. no earlier than August 2005. Preference will be given to applicants using historical approaches in their research, and to those whose work intersects with other areas represented in the Department, namely Africana Studies, American Studies, Asian/Pacific/American Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Metropolitan Studies, or with Native American Studies.
Please send a letter of application, a curriculum vita, a 20-page writing sample, a sample syllabus, and three letters of recommendation by March 15, 2010, to: Professor Gayatri Gopinath, Search Committee Chair, Department of Social and Cultural Analysis, New York University, 20 Cooper Square, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10003.
NYU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Government / Public Policy
History
2010 NHPRC Fellowship: The Adams Papers
The Adams Papers based at the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston will host a one-year NHPRC fellowship in documentary editing beginning in the summer of 2010. Since its establishment in 1954 the Adams Papers has published 43 volumes; currently work is underway on three series, Diaries, Adams Family Correspondence, and the Papers of John Adams. The fellowship will provide a unique opportunity to explore the fields of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century diplomatic, political, and social history through the correspondence and writings of one of America‚s first families. The editorial fellow will work on each series as well as the ongoing digitization of the edition. Assigned tasks will include transcription of manuscripts, proofreading, research and annotation, indexing, and many facets of book production.
Qualifications for the fellowship include a Ph.D. in American history, preferably in the Revolutionary era or the Early Republic, with excellent writing and research skills. Interest in editing and book production will be useful; a collegial spirit and sense of humor are essential. The award is $45,000 plus benefits. Start date will be between 1 June and 1 September 2010. Review of applications will begin immediately. Send cover letter, resume, and the names of three references to C. James Taylor, Editor in Chief, Adams Papers, Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02215. For further information, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Humanities
Visions and Voices Residency Fellowship 2010-2011
The USC Arts & Humanities Initiative is pleased to announce the Visions and Voices Residency Fellowship for the 2010-2011 Academic Year.
OUR GOALS:
—To provide a rich perspective on the arts and humanities for USC’s unique Arts & Humanities Initiative//
—To better integrate the goals of the Initiative into course offerings at USC
—To foster the creative and/or intellectual practice of an emerging scholar or artist
RESPONSIBILITIES:
—Teach one undergraduate course each semester (Fall, Spring) in the American Studies and Ethnicity Department related to the fields of your dissertation or MFA; or, as per departmental needs, teach an existing course within the curriculum.
—Propose and produce one event for the 2010-2011 Visions and Voices calendar. Fellows will also assist with promoting the Initiative.
—Participate on the Faculty and Deans Committees for Visions and Voices, helping to create the calendar for the 2011-2012 Initiative.
SALARY: $50,000 plus benefits
ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants must have completed a Ph.D. or M.F.A. degree within an appropriate field no earlier than May 2007 and no later than August 1, 2010. Degree *MUST *be completed with all appropriate paperwork confirmed prior to start date—No Exceptions. During the selection process, your committee chair must confirm that filing before August 1, 2010 is assured. Additionally, Teaching Fellows may hold no other positions or employment during the period of the fellowship and must be in residence in the Los Angeles area.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: FOR FULL CONSIDERATION, ALL MATERIALS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN March 12, 2010.
Background and Further Information:
During his installation in fall 2005, USC Provost Max Nikias identified as a key priority the need to “affirm what is most essential and most enduring within the human spirit.” Subsequently, in announcing the Provost’s Arts & Humanities Initiative, he observed that “these disciplines fully capture the values of the university and provide students with an outstanding opportunity to examine their own relationship to these values on a truly personal level. The arts and humanities bring these values to life, illuminating their complexities and nuances.”
During the past three years, the Provost’s Arts & Humanities Initiative has presented “Visions & Voices,” an exciting and diverse series of over 100 events each year, all funded by the Provost’s Office. The series is continuing, and each year includes many wonderful programs proposed and developed by USC faculty, staff, and deans. These events continue to broaden the engagement of USC students with the arts and humanities and confirm the university’s commitment to the central role these disciplines play in public life. The Visions and Voices Residency Fellow will propose one event for 2010-2011 and participate in the selection of the subsequent year’s calendar.
Events can span a broad array of formats, including performances, lectures, screenings, workshops, and panel conversations, and each event should facilitate discussion of USC’s core values through a meaningful encounter with the arts and/or humanities. We encourage well-defined individual events. Performance events will need to incorporate a formal discussion or reflexive component that engages students in a meaningful way. All events should address a broad audience with a primary focus on USC students. Support will be arranged for major services for the series, and Managing Director Daria Yudacufski will work closely with grant recipients to promote each event. However, primary and substantial responsibility for event planning and execution will reside with fellow.
Application Requirements:
—A letter of application and a current c.v.
—Three confidential letters of recommendation
—One or two sample syllabi for proposed courses
—A proposal (max. 500 words) that clearly describes your proposed event for 2010-2011 and its relationship to the initiative’s goals, a 100-word abstract, and a detailed budget of up to $10,000. In the proposal, please describe the event, why it would be of interest to students, how it will contribute to their exploration of core values, and how it facilitates meaningful faculty-student interaction.
For more information on Visions & Voices, please see http://www.usc.edu/visionsandvoices/
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tara McPherson
Chair, Faculty Committee
Visions and Voices: The USC Arts and Humanities Initiative
837 Downey Way
Stonier Hall 203
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1142
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Assistant Professor: North Carolina State University
NC State University, College of Design seeks candidates for a full-time tenure track faculty position. For more information go to http://www.ncsu.edu/jobs and search for position number 100863. AA/EOE. In addition, North Carolina State University welcomes all persons without regard to sexual orientation
Museum Studies
Plastics Collection Project Manager: Syracuse University
Syracuse University Library invites applications for the position of Plastics Collection Project Manager. This 18 month, benefits eligible position reports to the Director of Special Collections. The successful candidate will lead an ambitious effort to build the plastics history collection, which includes artifacts, printed materials, and archives, and oversee the ongoing development of the web portal plastics.syr.edu.
In 2008, Syracuse University Library took custody of a collection of thousands of artifacts, books, and archival collections documenting the history of the plastics industry. Most of these materials are housed in the library’s Special Collections Research Center (scrc.syr.edu) where interested patrons may consult them. This bold new collecting area requires a well-rounded and entrepreneurial leader to administer its continued growth.
Requirements (listed in order of priority):
—Define collecting goals for library’s plastics collection.
—Oversee the continued development of the web portal plastics.syr.edu.
—Build relationships with industry leaders in order to attract donation of collection materials and cash gifts.
—Suffuse plastics collection into Syracuse’s many academic teaching programs.
—Convene plastics advisory board made up of interested plastics industry and academic parties.
—Answer reference questions about the collection and arrange for patron use.
Qualifications:
—Master’s degree in the history of science, design, technology, or business (PhD preferred) OR master’s degree in library and information science or museum studies.
—Work experience in academic libraries, archives, or museum.
—General knowledge about the role of plastics in history and society.
—Ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds, including academia, industry, and business.
—Proven record of leadership in programming and outreach.
Salary and Benefits:
18-month, benefits-eligible position, full-time, 37.5 hours per week. Annual Salary: $50,000. Information regarding the University’s generous benefits package can be found on the Department of Human Resources website at http://humanresources.syr.edu/benefits/.
Contact:
Syracuse University requires that you complete an online application. To complete an online application through the Internet, please go to http://www.sujobopps.com. Applicants should attach both a cover letter and resume with the application and include the names of three professional references.
Application deadline: Position will remain open until filled. Syracuse University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Music, Fine Arts, and Art History
Religious Studies
Women's / Gender Studies
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