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> From: Dustin Mulvaney <[email protected]> > Subject: Fwd: Asst. Prof. of Rural Sociology – Sustainable Development - U of > Missouri > Date: December 12, 2012 5:18:04 PM CST > To: [email protected] > Reply-To: Dustin Mulvaney <[email protected]> > > FYI, > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Phil Howard <[email protected]> >> Subject: Asst. Prof. of Rural Sociology – Sustainable Development - U of >> Missouri >> Date: December 12, 2012 3:01:03 PM PST >> To: [email protected] >> Reply-To: Phil Howard <[email protected]> >> >> Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology – Sustainable Development >> Division of Applied Social Sciences (DASS) >> College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) >> University of Missouri >> >> >> POSITION DESCRIPTION: >> >> The Department of Rural Sociology in the Division of Applied Social >> Sciences (DASS) seeks >> applications and nominations for a tenure-track assistant professor >> position to support its research >> and teaching programs in rural sociology. The focus of this position >> is on sustainable development, >> complimenting the emphasis areas of the department and also >> contributing to DASS. Current >> departmental areas of emphasis include sustainable development, >> organization/communities, >> consumption, natural resources/environment, food and agriculture, and >> economic sociology. >> Applicants must demonstrate potential to contribute to scholarship and >> a research trajectory suitable >> for garnering extramural support, and are expected to publish in high >> quality journals relevant to >> the field of rural sociology, sustainable development and their >> emphasis area. Consistent with the >> department’s location in the Division of Applied Social Sciences >> (DASS) and the College of >> Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR), we encourage >> applicants who work at the >> intersections of basic and applied interdisciplinary research. >> Applicants are expected to show >> significant potential for teaching excellence at the undergraduate and >> graduate levels. >> >> Primary Responsibilities: >> ●Offer high quality courses at both graduate and undergraduate levels. >> ●Publish in high quality journals relevant to the field of rural >> sociology, sustainable >> development or closely related fields. >> ●Attract external funds to support their research program. >> ●Collaborate with interdisciplinary colleagues from diverse backgrounds. >> ●Advise graduate students in the professional masters, masters, and >> PhD programs. >> ●Serve on department/division, college and university committees. >> Required qualifications: >> ●A PhD in rural sociology, sociology or another relevant social >> science discipline. >> ●Evidence of effective scholarship. >> ●Evidence of potential for teaching excellence and commitment to teaching. >> ●Evidence of the ability to develop strong research and teaching >> programs relevant to DASS >> and CAFNR. >> ●Potential to secure extramural funding in support of a research and >> scholarship program. >> ●Commitment to a collaborative approach. >> >> Rural Sociology offers an undergraduate minor and a wide range of >> courses that expose students >> from across campus to perspectives that compliment and extend their >> training related to fields as >> diverse as the life sciences, food science, biotechnology, natural >> resources, journalism, and the >> health professions. The department offers three graduate degrees. The >> Professional Master of >> Science degree is the principal master’s degree in rural sociology and >> offers the option of >> specialization in community facilitation or analytical processes. This >> program is designed to >> prepare students for positions in the public and private sectors in >> policy analysis. The Master of >> Science degree prepares students for doctoral training. The Doctor of >> Philosophy is primarily a >> research degree intended for those who plan to pursue a career in >> academic institutions, public- or >> private-sector organizations in research and/or planning, >> administrative leadership positions, >> non-profit organizations, or as a consultant in specialized research >> or policy analysis. >> >> There is considerable potential for research and applied analysis of >> sustainable development at the >> local, state/regional, national and international levels. The Division >> of Applied Social Sciences is >> uniquely positioned to create an interdisciplinary program whose point >> of departure is a focus on >> the human dimensions of sustainability -- researching, teaching and >> engaging in translational >> outreach on ways to create and maintain sustainable institutions, >> organizations and communities. >> The addition of a faculty member in the Department of Rural Sociology >> with expertise in human >> dimensions of sustainability will add to existing faculty strength in >> this area in the DASS and >> compliment CAFNR biological and natural science programs that focus on >> the biological and >> physical dimensions of global sustainability. >> >> The Department of Rural Sociology is part of the College of >> Agriculture, Food and Natural >> Resources’ Division of Applied Social Sciences (DASS), an >> interdisciplinary division which >> includes multiple social, behavioral and economic science departments, >> as well as nationally >> recognized policy and applied research centers including the Food and >> Agricultural Policy >> Research Institute (FAPRI), Community Policy Analysis Center (CPAC), >> Center for Applied >> Research and Environmental Systems (CARES), Office of Social and >> Economic Data Analysis >> (OSEDA), among others. The Department of Rural Sociology works closely >> with community >> development extension state and regional specialists, some of whom >> hold faculty appointments in >> the department, and with Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension. >> An additional extension >> program centered in the department is Community Food Systems and >> Sustainable Agriculture. >> >> The University of Missouri-Columbia is one of only thirty-one public >> universities that hold >> membership in both the Association of American Universities and >> Carnegie Foundation’s >> Research 1 designation. The University of Missouri is an equal >> opportunity employer. >> >> APPLICATION PROCEDURE - Applicants should provide: >> >> ●An application letter highlighting key areas of strength in the >> applicant’s background and >> summarizing the applicant’s fit with the position. >> ●Current CV. >> ●Contact information for at least four professional references. >> ●Examples of scholarly work (eg, publications, papers presented at >> professional meetings). >> ●Experience related to teaching (eg, courses taught, statement of >> teaching philosophy, >> summary of student evaluations, course outlines). >> >> Please visit http://hrs.missouri.edu/find-a-job/academic/index.php to >> submit an application. >> Questions regarding this position should be directed to: >> >> Dr. David O’Brien >> Chair, Search Committee – Sustainable Development position >> 109 Gentry Hall >> Department of Rural Sociology >> Division of Applied Social Sciences (DASS) >> University of Missouri >> Columbia, MO 65211 >> [email protected] >> 573-882-0392 >> >> Screening of applications will begin March 1, 2013 and continue until >> the position is filled. Official >> transcripts will be required for any candidate offered the position. >> >> MU’s College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources strongly >> endorses the principles >> embodied in the MU’s values statement – respect, responsibility, >> discovery, excellence >> (http://www.missouri.edu/about/values.php.). In that context we seek >> to recruit and retain >> outstanding scholars who are: Committed to blending service with >> scholarship, Leaders, Good >> colleagues who will collaborate with others from diverse disciplines >> and backgrounds, Flexible and >> adaptable in an era of rapid change. >> >> The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action >> employer. To request >> ADA accommodations, please contact our ADA coordinator. > > =========== General AAG-CESG-L Information ============== By default, replies > go to the entire list; or modify your "To:" field. 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