Colleagues, Here's one of three job ads for openings at CSU. Please circulate these to potential candidates and have them contact me for additional information/questions.
Thanks, Michele Comparative Politics: South America/Caribbean - Assistant Professor The Department of Political Science at Colorado State University invites applications for an entry-level, tenure track Assistant Professor position in Political Science with an emphasis in Comparative Politics, specifically in environmental politics (broadly defined) in South America or the Caribbean, beginning Fall 2008. Proficiency in methodology is welcome. Teaching assignments will include some combination of an introductory undergraduate course in comparative politics, an upper division course in South American politics, and graduate level courses in comparative politics, comparative environmental politics, and qualitative methods. Applicants with Ph.D. in hand and evidence of effective teaching and scholarly potential at the time of appointment are preferred; the successful candidate will be appointed untenured. Salary is competitive. The Department offers programs of study leading to the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees; the doctoral program emphasizes the study of environmental politics and policy. This is an open search; once the Search Committee has identified semi-finalists, Department faculty will have access to these candidate's files, including letters of recommendation. Colorado State University is a land-grant Doctoral Extensive institution. It has a student enrollment of approximately 24,000 and a faculty numbering 1,400. The College of Liberal Arts, where the Department of Political Science is located, is the largest college in the university. The city of Fort Collins is located at the northern end of Colorado's Front Range. Denver is about 65 miles to the south; Boulder is approximately 60 miles to the southwest. Fort Collins has a population of approximately 120,000. The city has received national attention and several awards in recent years for the high quality of its physical and cultural environment. Applicants should submit a letter of application, official transcripts, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and vitae, along with samples of published or presented work. Have these and three professional letters of recommendation sent to: Search Committee Chair, Comparative Politics Position, Department of Political Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523. Applications will be considered until the position is filled; however, applications and all supporting materials should be received by October 1, 2007 to ensure full consideration. Additional materials may be requested of finalists at a later date. Colorado State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and complies with all Federal and Colorado State laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding affirmative action requirements in all programs. The Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity is located in 101 Student Services. In order to assist Colorado State University in meeting its affirmative action responsibilities, ethnic minorities, women and other protected class members are encouraged to apply and to so identify themselves. ____________________________ Michele M. Betsill, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Political Science Clark B350 Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 USA 970-491-5270 970-491-2490 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
