[URBANTH-L] JOB: Two (2) Visiting Faculty Fellow Positions, Sociocultural Anthro, Colby College

[Benito Vergara]

The Department of Anthropology at Colby College invites applications
for a one-year visiting Faculty Fellow, beginning September 1, 2010.
Ph.D. (preferred) or ABD. Teaching experience is necessary. The
successful candidate will be expected to teach introduction to
sociocultural anthropology, an area course (to complement existing
offerings), and two other courses (in conjunction with departmental
needs and the candidate's areas of interest; topics in gender,
medical, and/or environmental anthropology are encouraged).
Applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, evidence of
teaching skills and accomplishment, and the names of three referees
to Anthropology Search Committee, Department of Anthropology, Colby
College, Waterville, ME 04901. Review of applications will begin
November 1, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled.
Colby is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed
to excellence through diversity, and strongly encourages applications
and nominations of persons of color, women, and members of other
under-represented groups. For more information about the College,
please visit the Colby Web site: www.colby.edu For more information,
contact Mary Beth Mills, Chair, Department of Anthropology Colby
College, Waterville, ME 04901 or e-mail: memills at colby.edu

The Department of Anthropology and the African-American Studies
Program at Colby College invite applications for a joint one-year
visiting Faculty Fellow position, beginning September 1, 2010. Ph.D.
(preferred) or ABD. Teaching experience is necessary. The successful
candidate will be expected to teach introduction to sociocultural
anthropology, and three additional courses, at least two of which
should explore topics in the African Diaspora. Preference will be
given to specialists in the Caribbean or other African Diaspora
communities in North or South America (e.g., including Canada) but
outside the United States. Applicants should send a cover letter,
curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching skills, and names of three
references to African American Studies/Anthropology Search Committee,
Department of Anthropology, Colby College, Waterville, ME 04901.
Review of applications will begin November 1, 2009 and will continue
until the position is filled. Preliminary interviews will be
conducted at the AAA meetings. Colby is an Equal Opportunity/
Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through
diversity, and strongly encourages applications and nominations of
persons of color, women, and members of other under-represented
groups. For more information about the College, please visit the
Colby web site: www.colby.edu