Professional Opportunities
Faculty recruitment is handled through the Dean of Faculty's Office. If you have any questions about professional opportunities, contact:
Lisa Rojas
Faculty Recruitment Coordinator/Faculty Assistant
lisa_rojas@pitzer.edu
Assistant Professor in Africana Studies - Fall 2010
Intercollegiate Department of Africana Studies
The Claremont Colleges Intercollegiate Department of Africana Studies invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Africana Studies. The preferred area of expertise is political science, with an emphasis on political theory and diasporic studies. Five courses annually will be the teaching load for this appointment. The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching a two-semester introductory course (survey + methods), the Senior Seminar, and additional courses in the candidate’s field of expertise. He or she will be expected to work collaboratively in an intercollegiate and interdisciplinary setting.
A Ph.D. by the time of appointment is required and teaching experience is highly desirable. The successful candidate should have a strong commitment to undergraduate liberal arts education and teaching, as well as the promise of a productive research program. Send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy and sample syllabi, a brief description of your research, reprints, and three letters of reference.
The appointment for this position will be to the Intercollegiate Department of Africana Studies and to Scripps College.
Review of applications will begin on January 15th, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled.
The Claremont Colleges are located 35 miles east of Los Angeles. In a continuing effort to enrich its academic environment and provide equal educational and employment opportunities, The Claremont Colleges actively encourage applications from women and members of historically underrepresented groups.
Apply to:
Professor Sheila Walker, Chair
Intercollegiate Department of Africana Studies
The Claremont Colleges
647 N. College Way
Lincoln Building, Room 1105
Pomona College Campus
Claremont, CA 91711
Sheila_Walker@scrippscollege.edu
posted 11/24/09
Assistant Professor of Classics
Pitzer College, a member of The Claremont Colleges, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Classics, to begin in the fall semester, 2010. Candidates should have a strong research and teaching interest in the material evidence for classical antiquity, with a particular emphasis in Greek archaeology and art. Candidates should have the ability to teach either Latin or Greek at the undergraduate level, with a preference for Greek. Classics at Pitzer College is part of the intercollegiate Classics program of the Claremont Colleges, which consists of six full-time positions and draws widely on faculty in allied disciplines.
Pitzer College has a strong institutional commitment to diversity in all areas and strongly encourages candidates from underrepresented social groups. We favor candidates who can contribute to the College’s distinctive educational objectives, which promote interdisciplinary perspectives, intercultural understanding, and concern with social responsibility and the ethical implications of knowledge and action. Pitzer College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. For the successful applicant with the relevant interests, affiliations are possible with the intercollegiate departments of Asian American Studies, Black Studies, Chicano/Latino Studies, and/or Women’s Studies.
To apply, send letter of application, curriculum vitae, selected evidence of excellence in teaching and research, statement of teaching philosophy, a description of your research, and three letters of recommendation VIA EMAIL to classics_search@pitzer.edu. Electronic documents are required in MS Word or PDF formats. Applicants may but are not required to submit duplicate hard copies to: Office of the Dean of Faculty, 1050 N. Mills Ave., Claremont, CA, 91711. The deadline for applying is November 30, 2009 or until the position is filled.
posted 6/22/09