[URBANTH-L] JOB: Asst. Prof in Anthropology & US Latino/a Studies, Iowa State U

[Angela Jancius]

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
Assistant Professor in Anthropology and U.S. Latino/a Studies

The Department of Anthropology and the US Latino/a Studies Program at Iowa 
State University invite applications for a nine-month, full-time 
tenure-track position at the level of assistant professor beginning August 
16, 2009. Although this is a multidisciplinary search, the department hopes 
that the position will be filled by an anthropologist, in which case the 
appointment would be in the US Latino/a Studies Program and the Department 
of Anthropology, which will serve as the tenure home. We seek applicants 
with ethnographic research and teaching expertise concerning the experiences 
of Latino/as in the United States (broadly defined).  We are particularly 
interested in applicants with expertise in one of the following areas: 
Health and food security, labor, migration, transnational media and 
communication, or human rights and citizenship.

The USLS program is one of four ethnic studies programs in the LAS College's 
Center for American Intercultural Studies (with American Indian Studies, 
African and African American Studies, and Asian American Studies). 
Information about the Center and the USLS program can be found at 
http://www.las.iastate.edu/cais/, and information about the LAS College can 
be found at http://www.las. iastate.edu.

Required qualifications include expertise in US Latino/a Studies and a 
completed Ph.D. in Anthropology, or closely related field, by August 16, 
2009. Preferred qualifications include experience with writing or obtaining 
grants, a record of excellence in teaching, and a record of excellence in 
research and scholarly work. Salary is commensurate with qualifications.

All interested, qualified persons must apply for this position on-line at 
http://www.iastatejobs.com. Place Vacancy ID: 080911 into the "Search for 
Vacancy" field, click "View Details", click "Apply for this Vacancy" and 
complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to attach: (1) three 
letters of recommendation; (2) a letter of application that identifies the 
tenure-home department of interest; (3) statements of teaching philosophy 
and proposed research agenda; (4) a curriculum vitae; (5) up to three 
samples of recent scholarly work (in preparation, press, or print); and, (6) 
sample syllabi and copies of undergraduate/graduate teaching evaluations.

Any paper materials not provided on-line should be submitted to: Ms. Cindy 
Bartleson
Attn. US Latino/a Studies Program, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 202 
Catt Hall
Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-1301 (email) cmbartl at iastate.edu.

Questions may be directed to Zora Zimmerman (zdzimme at iastate.edu), Associate 
Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, or Loreto Prieto 
(lprieto at iastate.edu), Director, US Latino/a Studies program.

Review of applications will begin on October 31, 2008 and continue until the 
position is filled.

Iowa State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.