FYI and please distribute widely. I am NOT on the search committee, though; serious inquiries should be sent to the chair of the search, listed in the ad below. If you have informal questions for me, I'm happy to field them.
Apologies for cross-postings. Thanks, Rich Wallace Chair, Environmental Studies Ursinus College Assistant Professor of Sociology Ursinus College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Sociology position in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology to begin fall 2009. We seek as our preferred candidate an Environmental Sociologist who will work closely with our thriving Environmental Studies Program. Applicants should demonstrate a commitment to scholarship and undergraduate teaching in a liberal arts context at the introductory and advanced level. We seek a colleague who will complement current strengths of the department, and help to build a sociology program appropriate to a selective liberal arts college. Ability to teach quantitative methods desirable. Responsibilities include teaching five courses per year (including introductory sociology courses, courses in specialty areas, and an interdisciplinary freshman seminar) as well as developing an ongoing research program, and supervising student research and honors theses. Please send a letter of application, your Curriculum Vitae, an official transcript, a statement about your teaching philosophy, a writing sample, and three confidential letters of recommendation, one of which should address teaching experience and performance, to Regina Smith Oboler, Chair, Sociology Search Committee, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Ursinus College, P.O. Box 1000, Collegeville, PA 19426. If you have questions, contact Dr. Oboler at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Review of completed applications will begin on September 15, 2008. Ursinus College is a highly selective, independent, co-educational, residential liberal arts college of nearly 1700 students located about 25 miles from center city Philadelphia. Ursinus is an EEO/AA employer. In keeping with the College's historic commitment to equality, men and women, and members of all racial and ethnic groups are encouraged to apply.