TEACHSOC: Position Announcements

[Mekolichick Jeanne]

The RU Sociology and Anthropology is searching for 4 positions—1 FT tenure-track, 2 FT temporary positions, and a chair. Please distribute widely.   RADFORD UNIVERSITY: We are seeking three student-centered sociologists to begin August 2006. One position is a tenure-track position with appointment at the assistant professor level (Sociology Ph.D. in hand by time of appointment required) and the other two are full-time (with benefits) temporary positions (Sociology Ph.D. preferred, ABD considered).   Due to retirements, we seek candidates with substantive specialty, expertise and teaching experience in one or more of the following areas: Classical & Contemporary Sociological Theory; Deviance, Criminology and Juvenile Delinquency; Social Inequality, including global, racial & ethnic, and economic inequality; Sociology of the Community; and Environmental Sociology. Successful candidates will also contribute to teaching our highly popular “Introduction to Sociology” and/or “Social Problems” courses.   Successful applicants will: have an established and active record of research and professional participation; be committed to student-centered education; be committed to and ideally experienced in incorporating experiential education activities, such as service-learning, into sociology courses; as well as experience with integrating technological competencies and approaches, such as WebCT, into their pedagogy.   Successful candidates will also be expected to: share in the effective advising of sociology majors; work with the department and its majors in continuing to expand applied educational activities, such as internships; and to consistently and responsibly perform departmental committee service.   Applicants must provide a letter of application, which specifies both areas of expertise and position(s) applying for, a current vita, recent teaching evaluations (if available) and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references. Please do not send additional materials at this time.  Applications should be sent to: Dr. Peggy Shifflett, Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Box 6948, Radford University, Radford, VA 24142. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until all positions are filled.   We will be conducting preliminary interviews at both the Mid-South Sociological Association in Atlanta, GA (on October 27 and 28) and the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion in Rochester, NY (on November 4 and 5). If you wish to be considered for a potential interview at one of these meetings, please submit your application so that we RECEIVE it by October 17. We will contact and schedule applicants we wish to interview by October 24.   Radford University is a co-educational, comprehensive, state supported institution with an emphasis on teaching, located in southwestern Virginia, 40 miles from Roanoke, with an enrollment of approximately 9,600 students. Visit our web site http://www.radford.edu. Radford University is an Equal opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.   RADFORD UNIVERSITY:  Tenure-track, Associate or Full Professor with Ph.D. in Sociology to assume duties of Chair of the Sociology and Anthropology Department.  Successful candidate will teach two courses per semester.  Specialty is open with preference given to one or more of the following specialty areas: Social Inequality (ethnic and racial, global and economic inequality); Classical & Contemporary Theory; Deviance, Criminology and Juvenile Delinquency.   The successful candidate will possess effective professional interpersonal communication skills, and be demonstrably committed to the mission of Radford University and the primacy of the professor-student relationship in the learning enterprise at RU. The candidate will possess the skills and commitment to continue the growth of the Sociology and Anthropology Department in a variety of ways. These include, but are not limited to: increasing the number of majors in each program; the use of applied and experiential learning activities; supporting faculty research and professional activities; preparing our majors for success after RU; providing curricular service to General Education and other departments; recruiting new faculty; and being available for both faculty and students. Previous experience as a department chair is helpful but not required.   Importantly, this experienced faculty member will be expected to: have an established and active record of research and professional participation; share in the effective advising of sociology and anthropology majors; work with the department and its two majors in continuing to expand the opportunities for applied and experiential learning opportunities, such as internships and research collaboration between faculty and students; and to both support and recognize the value of department faculty’s research and professional pursuits.     Applicants must provide a letter of application detailing their qualifications and reasons for seeking employment at RU, a current vita, recent teaching evaluations, and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references. Please do not send additional materials at this time. Applications should be sent to Dr. Peggy Shifflett, Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Box 6948, Radford University, Radford, VA 24142. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled.   We will be conducting preliminary interviews at both the Mid-South Sociological Association in Atlanta, GA (on October 27 and 28) and the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion in Rochester, NY (November 4 and 5). If you wish to be considered for a potential interview at one of these meetings, please submit your application so that we RECEIVE it by October 17. We will contact and schedule applicants we wish to interview by October 24.   Radford University is a co-educational, comprehensive, state supported institution with an emphasis on teaching, located in southwestern Virginia, 40 miles from Roanoke, with an enrollment of approximately 9,600 students. Visit our web site http://www.radford.edu. Radford University is an Equal opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.       __________________________________ Jeanne Mekolichick, PhD. Assistant Professor of Sociology Department of Sociology & Anthropology Radford University Radford, VA 24141 540-831-5416 [EMAIL PROTECTED]