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Jun. 30 | 2012 Bode-Pearson Prize
Nominations for the 2012 Bode-Pearson Prize for Outstanding Contributions to American Studies due
Jun. 30 | 2012 Mary C. Turpie Prize
Nominations for the 2012 Mary C. Turpie Prize for Outstanding Contributions to American Studies Teaching, Advising, and Program Development due
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American Studies
Full-Time Teaching Position, One-Year: American Studies, American University
The History Department at American University invites applications for a full-time, one-year teaching position in the American Studies Program beginning Fall 2012. As primary fields of research, we especially invite applicants with transnational and/or Mid-Atlantic studies specialties in a historical perspective. The appointee is expected to teach the required courses in the American Studies Program (including the introduction to American Studies and the senior seminar) along with courses to be determined by the candidate’s expertise and departmental needs. The successful candidate will also advise student internships and senior theses. The appointment will be made at either the Instructor or Professional Lecturer level, dependent on qualifications (i.e., ABD or Ph.D. in hand). The teaching load is 3/3 (with a possible course release for the advising of senior projects).
Send letter of application addressing research, teaching, and administrative experiences, a curriculum vitae, and letter from three references, all in electronic format, to the American Studies Search Committee, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). If candidates prefer to mail applications, please send materials to the American Studies Search Committee, Department of History, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Battelle Tompkins Room 137, Washington, DC 20016-8038. For best consideration, applications should be complete by May 21, 2012. Direct inquiries to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). American University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse faculty, staff, and student body. Women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Chairs, Deans, and Directors
Chair of American Studies: University of Munster, Germany
Chair of American Studies at University of Munster, Germany, from Oct. 2013
Am Englischen Seminar der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU) ist zum 01.10.2013 eine
W 3-Professur für American Studies
zu besetzen.
Die künftige Stelleninhaberin/Der künftige Stelleninhaber soll in Forschung und Lehre den Bereich der Amerikanistik in seiner gesamten Breite vertreten. Das Arbeitsfeld umfasst die Literaturen und Kulturen der USA, insbesondere auch im Kontext transnationaler Dynamiken von Kolonialismus, Sklaverei, Migration und Kulturaustausch und schließt eine Perspektive auf die Karibik und/oder Kanada mit ein. Des Weiteren ist ein Schwerpunkt in Forschung und Lehre in Diaspora Studies, Ethnic Studies, African American Studies, Gender Studies, Law and Literature oder Kulturtheorie erwünscht.
Wir suchen eine Wissenschaftlerin/einen Wissenschaftler, die/der kreativ und dynamisch ist und in der Lage, ihre/seine internationale Reputation in das Englische Seminar einzubringen. Erwartet werden die Befähigung zu anspruchsvoller universitärer Lehrtätigkeit, die Mitarbeit in Bachelor-, Master- und Promotionsstudiengängen des Fachbereichs sowie die Mitwirkung bei akademischen Prüfungen und in der universitären Selbstverwaltung. Die Bereitschaft zur Einwerbung von Drittmitteln wird vorausgesetzt, entsprechende Erfahrungen sind daher wünschenswert.
Bewerbungsvoraussetzung für die Professur sind zusätzliche wissenschaftliche Leistungen, die im Rahmen einer Juniorprofessur, einer Habilitation oder einer Tätigkeit als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin oder als wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an einer Hochschule oder außeruniversitären Einrichtung oder im Rahmen einer wissenschaftlichen Tätigkeit in Wirtschaft, Verwaltung oder in einem anderen gesellschaftlichen Bereich im In- und Ausland erbracht worden sind.
Bewerbungen von Frauen sind ausdrücklich erwünscht. Frauen werden bei gleicher Eignung, Befähigung und fachlicher Leistung bevorzugt berücksichtigt, sofern nicht in der Person eines Mitbewerbers liegende Gründe überwiegen.
Schwerbehinderte werden bei gleicher Qualifikation bevorzugt berücksichtigt.
Bewerbungen mit den üblichen Unterlagen - in elektronischer Form, als pdf - (Lebenslauf und akademischer Werdegang, Zeugnisse, Schriftenverzeichnis, Liste der durchgeführten Lehrveranstaltungen; Belegexemplare erst auf Anforderung) richten Sie bitte bis zum 01.06.2012 schriftlich an den
Dekan des Fachbereichs 9 / Philologie
der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität (WWU)
Herrn Prof. Dr. Christoph Strosetzki
Schlaunstr. 2 - 48143 Münster
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
http://www.wwu.de/Rektorat/Stellen/ausschreibungen/27042012_2_sh.html
Communication / Media
English
Ethnic/Cultural Studies/Social Sciences
Government / Public Policy
History
Series Editor: Papers of John Adams
The Adams Papers, based at the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, seeks a series editor for the Papers of John Adams. Since its establishment in 1954, the Adams Papers has published 46 volumes of the diaries and letters of the Adams family of Massachusetts; currently we publish two series, Adams Family Correspondence and the Papers of John Adams. Volume 16 of the Papers of John Adams appeared in early 2012. This replacement position will include a brief transitional period while the current editor completes his last volume. There are approximately twenty more volumes to complete the series.
Work on the Adams Papers provides a unique opportunity to explore the fields of late eighteenth-century and early nineteenth-century history through the correspondence and writings of one of America’s first families. The series editor’s responsibilities include selection and tandem proofreading of documents for publication, research and drafting of annotation, and taking the primary role in producing each volume’s Cindex-based index. The series editor will direct the work of at least one assistant or associate editor. The series editor reports to the editor in chief and cooperates in the management and promotion of the edition.
Requirements for the position include a History Ph.D. in the Revolutionary era or the Early Republic, mastery of the political and diplomatic history of the United States, excellent research and writing skills, and proven experience in the field of documentary editing. Reading knowledge of French and familiarity with book production are preferred; a collegial spirit is essential. Please send an application 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. Review of applications will begin immediately. For further information call 617-646-0516 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Humanities
Assistant Professor, Tenure-track: Digital Humanities, Eugene Lang College
Eugene Lang College, the New School for Liberal Arts, is seeking a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities whose research and teaching in the humanities engages the digital era: its theory, culture, politics, and ideology, modes of distribution and consumption, or historicity.
The position will begin in September 2012, and the search is open to candidates with a Ph.D. (awarded no later than December 2011) in a range of fields, including cultural studies, media studies, literature, and history. Preference will be given to candidates whose work bridges disciplinary boundaries.
We are looking for an emerging scholar to help us reclaim and redefine the “digital humanities” as a space for new scholarly exchanges and pedagogies among allied disciplines.
Candidates must have a strong facility in ethnographic, textual, theoretical, or historical methodologies. Areas of studies include, in no particular order: (1) Media archaeology;(2) Music cultures and sound practices;(3) Global subcultures/popular cultures;(4) Comparative literature;(5) Media and performance.
The successful candidate will demonstrate the potential for excellence in research and teaching.
Please post cover letter, CV, and list of 3-5 referees only at:
https://careers.newschool.edu/postings/7554
Preference will be given to applications received by January 30, 2012. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
Eugene Lang is a unique undergraduate college with thriving programs for politically-engaged liberal arts students in the heart of New York City. It is committed to maximizing diversity, and is an equal opportunity employer.
The New School is committed to maintaining a diverse educational and creative community, a policy of equal opportunity in all its activities and programs, including employment. Applications from members of historically underrepresented groups are welcome. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran or marital status.
Museum Studies
Music, Fine Arts, and Art History
Religious Studies
Women's / Gender Studies
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