[URBANTH-L]URBANTH-L Job Guide, Feb. 26 - Mar. 4, 2007

[Benito Vergara]

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1. Bridgewater College, Sociology, Visiting Professor
2. New York University, Social and Cultural Analysis, Assistant Professor
(search extended)
3. University of Hull, Diaspora Studies, Senior Chair
4. International Honors Program, Culture and Society of World Cities / Urban
Politics and Development
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1. Bridgewater College, Sociology, Visiting Professor

Bridgewater College seeks a one-year visiting professor, specializing in the
study of culture, for a full time position beginning in August 2007.

*Responsibilities*:  The successful candidate will teach eight courses,
including introductions to cultural anthropology, sociology, and cultural
studies.  Expertise in cultural theory, immigration, and globalization is
desired.

*Qualifications*:  Ph.D. in Anthropology, Sociology, or a closely related
interdisciplinary program.  (ABD will be considered.)  Commitment to
teaching and mentoring undergraduates in a liberal-arts context required.
Evidence of successful undergraduate teaching experience preferred.

*GENERAL INFORMATION:* The Department of Sociology offers a major in
sociology, and offers minors in cultural studies, crime and justice and
social work. Approximately twenty students major in the Department and they
pursue graduate school, careers in human services and education, and law
school. The department has five full-time faculty.  In addition to a
rigorous generalist approach to the field of sociology, the program offers
courses in Conflict Transformation, Gender Crime and Justice, and other
curriculum with a strong peace and justice focus.

The College invites applications from individuals with broad intellectual
interests who are committed to teaching excellence in a dynamic liberal arts
environment. The College emphasizes innovation and creativity in pedagogy,
research and curriculum.

Bridgewater College is committed to a diverse faculty, and welcomes
applications from women, minorities, and persons from other traditionally
underrepresented groups.

Founded in 1880 with historic ties to the Church of the Brethren,
Bridgewater College is an independent, co-educational, liberal arts college
located in the scenic and historic Shenandoah Valley of Virginia; the
quality of life is exceptional. We have a stable enrollment of approximately
1525 students, 80% of whom are residential. Additional information about
Bridgewater College is available on our web site.

*DEADLINE:* Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until
the position has been filled.

*FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:* Dr. Harriett E. Hayes, Associate
Professor by email at hhayes at bridgewater.edu.

*APPLICATION:* Please send a letter addressing interest and qualifications
for the position, a curriculum vitae, at least three letters of reference
and copies of graduate transcripts to:

Dr. Arthur Hessler
Vice-President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College
Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, VA 22812-1599
Email: ahessler at bridgewater.edu

*Note:* Electronic submissions need to be in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF
format.

Bridgewater College is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer.

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2. New York University, Social and Cultural Analysis, Assistant Professor
(search extended)

The Department of Social and Cultural Analysis (SCA) at New York University
seeks to appoint a tenure-track assistant professor working at the
intersection of either: (1) urban studies and Asian American studies
(construed in broad hemispheric terms) or (2) urban studies and Africana
studies.  The successful candidate will have Ph.D. in hand by July 1, 2007,
and the appointment would be effective September 1, 2007, pending
administrative and budgetary approval.  While primarily serving the
Department's curricular programs in Metropolitan Studies, Asian/ Pacific/
American Studies and/or Africana Studies, the appointee to this position
will contribute as well to SCA's overall interdisciplinary projects. For
further information about SCA and its constituent programs, see
http://sca.as.nyu.edu/page/home. Send letter of application, cv, writing
sample (an article- length essay or a portion of a dissertation or book
manuscript), and 3 letters of reference to: Junior Faculty Search Committee,
Department of Social and Cultural Analysis, New York University, 41 East
11th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10003-4602.

Deadline for receipt of applications is March 9, 2007.
NYU is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer.

See program descriptions below:

Metropolitan Studies: The Metropolitan Studies Program is an
interdisciplinary undergraduate major focused on the study of cities and
metropolitan regions in historical and contemporary perspective.  Students
use New York City and other global metropolitan centers as their
laboratories for understanding processes of urban and regional development,
the major institutions of urban life, urban social movements, urban cultural
dynamics and the socio-environmental consequences of worldwide urbanization.

The program draws upon the expertise of a wide range of urban scholars
within SCA and in complementary departments at NYU.  In addition, faculty
active in the city's government, community, and non-profit agencies provide
a unique resource for understanding the city.  The major provides
particularly valuable preparation for students interested in law, health,
teaching, journalism, social work, architecture, city and regional planning,
public policy, public administration, nonprofit administration, and
community organization.

Asian/Pacific/American Studies: The Asian/Pacific/American Studies Program
offers interdisciplinary courses focusing on the experience of Asian/Pacific
Americans that cross the boundaries of literature, history, film criticism,
art history, urban studies, and gender studies.  By questioning established
notions of "Asian," "Pacific," and "American," the A/P/A Studies Program
seeks to facilitate greater understanding of the past and present as a means
to better interpret the future. Most notably, A/P/A Studies is historically
reframing Asian American history to include the first encounters of Asians
and Americans, to the Manila-Acapulco trade in the mid-1600s.  In addition
to courses, the A/P/A Studies Program hosts curriculum development sessions
which are also meant to rethink Asian, American and Asian American Studies. 
The sessions have addressed such topics as migration and diaspora, popular
culture, pedagogy, experiential learning, and documentation.

Africana Studies: The Program in Africana Studies offers a wide range of
courses on the histories, cultures, languages, economics, politics,
anthropology of people of African descent in Africa, the Americas, the
Caribbean, Europe and Pacific - from a variety of disciplinary and
interdisciplinary approaches. The Program maintains particular strengths in
Pan-African history and thought and black urban studies. Pan-African history
and thought incorporates the study of such literary and political movements
as abolitionism, the Harlem Renaissance, Garveyism, the Negritude movement,
black consciousness and black feminism and studies of colonial,
anti-colonial and post-colonial histories. Courses deal not only with the
rise of such movements but also with the social, economic and political
dynamics of slavery, colonialism, segregation and post-colonialism that
provided the impetus and backdrop of political struggle and cultural
production. The broad range of Africana Studies encompasses analyses of
African people's relations to a wide range of  social, cultural, political
and municipal institutions, from museums to public health, and public parks
to music and sports industries, the mass media, the police and public
schools. Courses also explore patterns of black migration and black ethnic
identities, creolization, black cultural production, and questions of class,
gender and sexuality within black communities as well as relationships with
other ethnic communities. The program offers both an undergraduate BA and a
Master's degree, as well as a joint BA/MA in Africana Studies. It also
maintains ties to the Institute of African American Affairs and Africa
House, both of which run cultural and educational programming throughout the
school years as well as to NYU in Ghana, which provides summer and
semester-long study abroad opportunities.

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3. University of Hull, Diaspora Studies, Senior Chair

UNIVERSITY OF HULL
Chair in Diaspora Studies
Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation

Applications are sought, for this senior chair, from scholars whose research
is of high international standing. Our existing research strengths are
interdisciplinary in nature and we would welcome applicants whose expertise
is in any field relating to Diaspora Studies.

Salary Professorial Minimum £46,758 pa.

For informal enquiries, please contact Professor David Richardson
(p.d.richardson at hull.ac.uk), Professor of Economic History and Director of
WISE.

For an application pack, tel: (01482) 465272 (textphone for applicants with
a hearing/speech impairment: 01482 466851), fax: (01482) 465991, or email:
recruitment at arts.hull.ac.uk (quoting ref. FA291).

Closing date: 27 March 2007

For online information see www.hull.ac.uk

We promote diversity in employment and welcome applications from all
sections of the community.

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4. International Honors Program, Culture and Society of World Cities / Urban
Politics and Development

International Honors Program
Cities in the 21st Century: People, Planning, and Politics

The International Honors Program (IHP), in affiliation with World Learning
SIT, offers a series of travel study abroad programs for undergraduate
students. We are currently seeking a person to join an interdisciplinary
team of faculty and host-city coordinators for either semester of "Cities in
the 21st Century," a comparative study program on urban development. In the
fall semester of 2007, the group will study in New York, U.S.; Buenos Aires,
Argentina; Bangalore, India and Beijing & Shanghai, China.  In the spring
semester of 2008 the scheduled itinerary includes New York; Rio de Janeiro &
Curitiba, Brazil; Cape Town, South Africa; and Auckland, New Zealand.  

The mission of the program is to provide students with first hand experience
in the challenges of urbanization throughout the world. Students learn how
to “read a city” through formal courses, homestays, guest lectures by local
academics, politicians, and policy makers, site visits, and meetings with
NGOs, neighborhood organizations and community activists. 

1. IHP is seeking a candidate to teach Culture and Society of World Cities
and to co-teach Contemporary Urban Issues: Problems and Solutions. Courses
taught by the other faculty are Urban Planning and Sustainable Environments
and Urban Politics and Development.  
The ideal candidate should: a.) have a Ph.D. or be a Ph.D. candidate in
socio-cultural anthropology or urban social sciences with research
experience in ethnographic methods and fieldwork, preferably in an
international context; b.) teaching experience at the college level and the
ability to develop a syllabus and teach the course Culture and Society of
World Cities and contribute to a team-taught course Contemporary Urban
Issues: Problems and Solutions; and
c.) possess not only the appropriate technical skills to manage a field
course, but the sensibilities (flexibility, adaptability, collegiality,
cultural sensitivity, etc.) necessary for such an endeavor.  

2. IHP is seeking a candidate to teach Urban Politics and Development and to
co-teach Contemporary Urban
Issues: Problems and Solutions. Courses taught by the other faculty are
Urban Planning and Sustainable Environments and Culture and Society of World
Cities. 

The ideal candidate should: a.) have a M.S. or Ph.D. or be a Ph.D. candidate
in political science, political economics, urban geography, urban
development or other applicable fields;  b.) teaching experience at the
college level and the ability to develop a syllabus and teach the course
Urban Politics and Development, and contribute to a team-taught course
Contemporary Urban Issues: Problems and Solutions; and c.) possess not only
the appropriate technical skills to manage a field course, but the
sensibilities (flexibility, adaptability, collegiality, cultural
sensitivity, etc.) necessary for such an endeavor.  

Expertise/field experience in one or more of the countries on the itinerary
is preferred, but not essential. Preference will be given to candidates with
experience leading or teaching on field-based courses, and those who have
traveled extensively and/or lived in another culture for an extended period.
Class size is 30 students with undergraduate level course work.
There are 2-4 faculty members in each country plus local experts. Students
live with host families in each country. Faculty live with families or in
guest houses.  

More information about IHP is available on our Web
Site: http://www.ihp.edu.  Please email a letter of interest, a CV, and
names/email contact information of
3 references, to the program co-directors, Barbara Knecht
(beknecht at earthlink.net) and Ken Kruckemeyer (kek at mit.edu).