Positions Available
Job Opening for Two Tenure-Track Professor in Anthropology
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology announces two tenure-track positions in Anthropology at the Assistant Professor level, to begin in the Fall of 2010. Preference will be given to applicants who can make contributions to our undergraduate major in anthropology and to the globalization emphasis in our PhD program in sociology. Expertise in any geographic region of the world will be considered, but we are particularly keen to encourage applications from anthropologists studying Africa, Asia, or the Middle East. Candidates should have a record of scholarly accomplishment or the clear potential for distinction with respect to research. Also required are demonstrated excellence in the classroom and a commitment to teaching both broad foundational courses and upper level courses in anthropology. Candidates should have substantial experience in, and a demonstrated commitment to, diversity in the academic environment. Women and members of historically excluded groups are especially encouraged to apply. A PhD in Anthropology is required at the time of appointment. Northeastern University is a large and growing private institution located in the heart of Boston. The Department houses two dozen faculty members and a well-established sociology PhD program with strong interdisciplinary linkages. Please send an application letter, a c.v., writing samples, syllabi, and three letters of reference to: Anthropology Search Committee, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, 500 Holmes Hall, 360 Huntington Avenue, Northeastern University, Boston MA 02115. Review of applications will begin November 1, 2009 and continue until the position is filled.
Job Opening for Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Sociology
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology announces a tenure-track opening for an Assistant Professor of Sociology, beginning in the Fall of 2010. Areas of specialization are open, but we particularly encourage applications from candidates with expertise in one of the following areas: racial and ethnic relations; deviance and social control; or conflict and violence. Candidates should have a record of scholarly accomplishment or the clear potential for distinction with respect to research. Although all methodological orientations will be considered, we encourage applications from candidates with strong backgrounds in quantitative research. Candidates should also have substantial experience in, and a demonstrated commitment to, diversity in the academic environment. Women and members of historically excluded groups are especially encouraged to apply. Northeastern University is a large and growing private institution located in the heart of Boston. The Department houses two dozen faculty members and a well-established PhD program in sociology. Members of the Department benefit from multiple interdisciplinary linkages to programs in African American Studies, the Institute for Race and Justice, the Women’s Studies Program, the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, the College of Criminal Justice, and the Brudnick Center for the Study of Violence, among many others. The PhD in Sociology must be in hand at the time of appointment.
Please send an application letter, c.v., writing samples, syllabi, and three letters of reference to: Professor Ineke Marshall, Sociology Search Committee, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, 360 Huntington Avenue, 500 Holmes Hall, Northeastern University, Boston MA 02115. Review of applications will begin September 1, 2009 and continue until the position is filled.