1. Temple University
Assistant Professor of German & Women's Studies
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Type: tenure track
Deadline: November 21st, 2008
Open Until Filled?: yes
Description: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Department of French, German, Italian, Slavic
The FGIS Department invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level. This would be a joint position with the Women’s Studies Program. Fifty percent of the teaching and service will reside in Women’s Studies and 50% in FGIS but tenure will reside in FGIS. The position will begin in September, 2009. Ph. D. in German and/or Women’s Studies and native or near-native proficiency in German required. Salary competitive.
We seek an energetic teacher with broad interests and evidence of teaching excellence. This position will contribute to both the Women's Studies and German major. For the Women's Studies program, this position requires competence in interdisciplinary women's, gender, and sexuality studies, and appreciation of feminist and queer studies. The German department requires an appreciation of second language acquisition and use of multimedia technology as it relates to second language learning. German department teaching responsibilities may also include courses in conversation, culture, and composition. We expect that this candidate's research and writing will focus on some aspect of German feminist literary, political, or film studies, and/or on women in social movements/women's history. The Candidate must demonstrate a record of scholarship or strong scholarly potential. Screening of applications begins November 3, 2008. Preliminary interviews will be conducted at the MLA Convention in San Francisco in December 2008.
To apply please send a letter of application and the documents listed below to the following address:
German Search Committee, c/o Tanya Taylor
532 Anderson Hall, 1114 W. Berks Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122 Tel: (215) 204-1261 Fax: (215)204-7752
The following documents are required: (a) cover letter, (b) curriculum vitae, (c) writing sample from a recent publication, (d) three current letters of recommendation, (e) teaching evaluations and syllabi.
Closing date and deadline for receipt of all documents: Friday, November 21, 2008
Temple University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and actively encourages applications and nominations of qualified minorities and women candidates, EEO.
Application Address: German Search Committee, c/o Tanya Taylor
532 Anderson Hall,
1114 W. Berks Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
Tel: (215) 204-1261 Fax: (215)204-7752
Online Application URL:
Application E-Mail:
Institution/Department URL: http://www.temple.edu/cla
Contact:
Contact E-Mail: wilbert@temple.edu
Contact Telephone: 215-204-8266
Additional Information:
Temple University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and actively encourages applications and nominations of qualified minorities and women candidates, EEO.
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