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[Job] Postdoc in Korean Family in Comparative Perspective (KFCP) , University of Illinois

01/26/2011 FYI No comments

The 5-year Korean Family in Comparative Perspective (KFCP) Laboratory for the Globalization of Korean Studies at the University of Illinois, funded by the Academy of Korean Studies, and housed in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, is pleased to announce a KFCP Postdoctoral Fellowship start­ing August 16, 2011. This one-year posi­tion, with the pos­si­bil­ity of a one-year exten­sion, is open to: (1) recent PhD recip­i­ents (within the last 3 years) and (2) those who will deposit their dis­ser­ta­tion by August 15, 2011.

The KFCP Laboratory aims to bring the Korean fam­ily to the cen­ter of com­par­a­tive East Asian and gen­eral fam­ily stud­ies, high­light­ing Korea as a pro­duc­tive com­par­a­tive case of inter­est to non-Koreanists across a range of dis­ci­plines and schol­arly loca­tions. KFCP Fellows must be schol­ars inter­ested in com­par­a­tive work on the Korean fam­ily. Scholars with pri­mary exper­tise in the fam­ily of other East Asian coun­tries (e.g., China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan) are par­tic­u­larly wel­comed to apply. Scholars with pri­mary research empha­sis on the Koreas must have a con­crete plan to con­duct com­par­a­tive research (i.e., with another country/region). The post­doc­toral fel­low­ship is open to schol­ars in any human­i­ties or social sci­ence discipline.

The KFCP Laboratory is directed by anthro­pol­o­gist Nancy Abelmann and includes 3 KFCP Laboratory Fellows: Jungwon Kim (EALC and History, University of Illinois), Seung-Kyung Kim (Women’s Studies, University of Maryland), and Hyunjoon Park (Sociology, University of Pennsylvania).

The Postdoctoral Fellow will be wel­comed to an active Koreanist com­mu­nity at the University of Illinois that includes a biweekly Korea Workshop (that will actively engage the themes of the Laboratory). The KFCP Fellow will be pro­vided the oppor­tu­nity to par­tic­i­pate in orga­niz­ing a Korean Family Colloquium Series which grad­u­ate stu­dents will be able to attend for par­tial credit. The KFCP Laboratory will be guided by a National Advisory Board (See list below). KFCP Laboratory Director, Fellows, and National Board Members will take an active role in nur­tur­ing the com­par­a­tive schol­ar­ship of the Postdoctoral Fellow. The Postdoctoral fel­low will also have the oppor­tu­nity to “work­shop” his or her manuscript/s with experts from both on and off campus.

The KFCP Fellow will be paid $40,000 includ­ing ben­e­fits and some funds for domes­tic research-related travel.

Application dead­line: February 25, 2011
Please sub­mit elec­tron­i­cally http://​go​.illi​nois​.edu/​K​F​C​P​_​A​p​p​l​i​c​a​t​ion

Applications must include:

  1. A cover let­ter review­ing your research his­tory, includ­ing your dis­ser­ta­tion and other publications.

  2. A state­ment of inter­est in the Korean fam­ily in com­par­a­tive per­spec­tive, includ­ing a pub­li­ca­tion plan that includes the sub­mis­sion of one arti­cle for each post­doc­toral year (OR a sin­gle– or co-authored book man­u­script) (this can be inte­grated into the cover letter).
  3. A state­ment of com­mit­ment to active par­tic­i­pa­tion in KFCP Laboratory events, includ­ing the Korean Family Colloquium Series (this can be a sim­ple state­ment in the cover letter).
  4. One writ­ing sam­ple, 25 – 40 pages.
  5. Contact infor­ma­tion for three ref­er­ees who can speak to your schol­arly work and abil­i­ties and to the fea­si­bil­ity of your research and pub­li­ca­tions plans for com­par­a­tive work on the Korean fam­ily. Referees will be con­tacted elec­tron­i­cally and asked to sub­mit their letters.

Please address inquires to slcl-​hr@​illinois.​edu

The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer and wel­comes indi­vid­u­als with diverse back­grounds, expe­ri­ences, and ideas who embrace and value diver­sity and inclu­siv­ity (www​.inclu​siveilli​nois​.illi​nois​.edu).

KFCP National Advisory Board
Mary Brinton, Reischauer Institute Professor of Sociology, Chair, Department of Sociology
Nicole Constable, Professor, Anthropology, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research, University of Pittsburgh
Frank F. Furstenberg, Zellerbach Family Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania
Emily Hannum, Associate Professor of Sociology and Education, University of Pennsylvania
Ishida Hiroshi, Professor, Institute of Social Science, Tokyo University
Jae-kyung Lee, Professor, Women’s Studies, Ewha Womans University
Katherine S. Newman, James B. Knapp Dean of The Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Professor, Sociology, The John Hopkins University
Judith Stacey, Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis, New York University.
Kathleen Uno, Professor and Director, Asian Studies Program, Temple University
Johanna L. Waters, Professor, Geography, University of Liverpool
Martin Whyte, Professor, Sociology, Harvard University

[Job] Chair of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

01/04/2011 FYI No comments

University of Massachusetts — Amherst
Chair of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The College of Humanities and Fine Arts at the University of Massachusetts Amherst seeks a senior scholar to serve as chair of the Department of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies. The suc­cess­ful can­di­date will pos­sess the cre­den­tials appro­pri­ate for tenure at the full pro­fes­sor level; schol­arly exper­tise in women, gen­der, and sex­u­al­ity stud­ies; and admin­is­tra­tive expe­ri­ence, prefer­ably in women and gen­der stud­ies. The required Ph.D. may be in Women and/or Gender Studies or any related field, but can­di­dates’ research must be informed by an inter­sec­tional per­spec­tive. Salary com­men­su­rate with expe­ri­ence and qualifications.

Send let­ter of appli­ca­tion, cur­ricu­lum vitae, names of three ref­er­ences, and a writ­ing sam­ple to: Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies Chair Search, 214 South College, 150 Hicks Way, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003.

Priority dead­line is January 14, 2011; con­sid­er­a­tion of appli­ca­tions will con­tinue until the posi­tion is filled.

The Department and College are com­mit­ted to devel­op­ing a more diverse fac­ulty, stu­dent body, and cur­ricu­lum. The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a mem­ber of the Five College Consortium, along with Amherst, Smith, Hampshire, and Mount Holyoke Colleges and is also a mem­ber the Academic Career Network, a resource for dual career couples.

The University of Massachusetts is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Women and mem­bers of minor­ity groups are encour­aged to apply.

[Job] Postdoctoral Fellowship, The Center for Research on Gender and Women, University of Wisconsin-Madison

12/31/2010 FYI No comments

Application Deadline: January 17, 2011

The Center for Research on Gender and Women, University of Wisconsin-Madison

The Center for Research on Gender and Women at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites appli­ca­tions for a one-year post­doc­toral fel­low­ship begin­ning August 29, 2011 and last­ing through the aca­d­e­mic year. The fel­low will take a lead­ing role in a Sawyer Seminar enti­tled “Globalization and the New Politics of Women’s Rights,” which is funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The post­doc­toral fel­low may come from any dis­ci­pline in the social sci­ences or humanities.

For more infor­ma­tion, please go to http://​www​.wom​en​stud​ies​.wisc​.edu/​C​R​G​W​/​e​-​b​u​l​l​e​t​i​n​/​C​R​G​W​_​S​a​w​y​e​r​_​p​o​s​t​d​o​c​_​a​d​_​1​1​1​5​1​0​.​pdf

[Resource] Tenured Radical: Tell Us About Your Dissertation: And Other Commonly Fumbled Interview Questions

12/28/2010 FYI No comments

Informative and help­ful post with great tips about aca­d­e­mic job interviews.

Tenured Radical: Tell Us About Your Dissertation: And Other Commonly Fumbled Interview Questions.

Tips include:

  • Know how to talk about your dissertation
  • Know how to talk about the courses you will be asked to teach.
  • Prepare at least two courses you would like to teach.
  • Don’t trash a search com­mit­tee that evening in the hotel bar.

[Job] Anthropology of the City, Wayne State University

12/28/2010 FYI No comments

Assistant or Associate Professor in Anthropology of the City (Tenure-Track/Tenured)

The Department of Anthropology at Wayne State University in Detroit is proud to announce a newly funded fac­ulty hir­ing ini­tia­tive focus­ing on the Anthropology of the City. We will be hir­ing three addi­tional fac­ulty mem­bers in the cur­rent aca­d­e­mic year. We invite appli­ca­tions for a full-time tenure-track or tenured cul­tural anthro­pol­o­gist spe­cial­iz­ing in urban anthro­pol­ogy at the Assistant or Associate level. Regional and the­o­ret­i­cal spe­cial­iza­tion is open, with a pref­er­ence for can­di­dates with inter­ests com­ple­ment­ing those of exist­ing fac­ulty, who are inter­ested in research and teach­ing in a four-field envi­ron­ment with a strong applied focus, and who are inter­ested in devel­op­ing a research agenda in the Detroit region. This fac­ulty mem­ber will be expected to main­tain an active exter­nally funded research pro­gram, to involve under­grad­u­ate and grad­u­ate stu­dents in his/her research, cul­ti­vate exten­sive com­mu­nity part­ner­ships, and facil­i­tate stu­dent practicums and intern­ships. The teach­ing load is two courses per semes­ter. The suc­cess­ful can­di­date will teach under­grad­u­ate and grad­u­ate courses in four-field, cul­tural, urban anthro­pol­ogy and other areas of specialty.

Please apply at: jobs​.wayne​.edu/​a​p​p​l​i​c​a​n​t​s​/​C​e​n​t​r​a​l​?​q​u​i​c​k​F​i​n​d​=​1​9​2​416.

To apply, please sub­mit a cur­ricu­lum vitae, a let­ter of appli­ca­tion, a writ­ing sam­ple of no more than 10,000 words, and the names and con­tact infor­ma­tion for four ref­er­ences by January 20, 2011; appli­ca­tions should be sub­mit­ted by January 14, 2011 to ensure full con­sid­er­a­tion. We will con­tinue review­ing appli­ca­tions until a suc­cess­ful can­di­date is iden­ti­fied. Inquiries may be directed to anthropologyofthecity@​wayne.​edu or Marilyn Moore at 313−577−6277.

Wayne State University is a pre­mier insti­tu­tion of higher edu­ca­tion offer­ing more than 350 under­grad­u­ate and grad­u­ate aca­d­e­mic pro­grams through 12 schools and col­leges to more than 33,000 stu­dents in Metropolitan Detroit.

Wayne State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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