Visiting Assistant Professor
- Employer
- North Dakota State University
- Location
- Fargo, ND
- Salary
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- Education
- Role
- Teacher / Professor
- Job Type
- Long-Term
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology seeks a full-time one-year visiting assistant professor of cultural anthropology to begin August 2018. We seek a ethnographically grounded cultural anthropologist who specializes in medical anthropology. The successful candidate will be required to teach a 2/3 teaching load. In addition, the candidate must work effectively with colleagues and students in an interdisciplinary setting.
Minimum Qualifications:
The successful candidate must have
• a PhD in Anthropology in hand by the start of the appointment.
• ability to teach Introduction to Cultural Anthropology and Medical Anthropology.
• excellent oral and written communication skills.
• effective interpersonal skills.
• demonstrable record of effective teaching experience at the university level.
• strong research agenda
Preferred Qualifications:
The department is looking for a colleague who can complement the scholarship of current faculty members. The program and department value interdisciplinary work, therefore preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate an ability to work in an interdisciplinary setting, as well as with programs such as Tribal and Indigenous Peoples Studies ( TIPS ) and Women and Gender Studies ( WGS ). In addition, preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate a commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity.
Open Until Filled: Yes
Search Type: Internal/External Simultaneously: Open to all applicants
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, and the names, addresses (including e-mail), and telephone numbers of four references (attach to "Other Document 1").
Screening will begin 3/26/18
No Smoking Notice:
As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. • 23-12-10.
EO/AA Statement:
NDSU does not discriminate in its programs and activities on the basis of age, color, gender expression/identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, participation in lawful off-campus activity, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, public assistance status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, spousal relationship to current employee, or veteran status, as applicable.
Veteran's Preference Notice: This position is subject to North Dakota Veteran's Preference requirements.
Location (City, State): Fargo, ND
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Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Cover Letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Other Document 1
- Teaching Philosophy
- Veterans Preference Claim Form (DD214)
- Veterans Administration Letter
- Other Document 2
Company
NDSU is recognized as one of the nation’s top 108 public and private universities.
North Dakota State University is an employer of choice with a commitment to offer a well-rounded benefits package for employees and their families.
NDSU is listed at 95 among 404 public universities based on the university’s research expenditures reported to the National Science Foundation. In addition, NDSU is listed in the National Science Foundation’s top 100 in several areas, including: agricultural sciences; business management and business; communications; materials science; natural resources and conservation science; social sciences; sociology, demography, and population studies; and visual and performing arts.
- Website
- https://www.ndsu.edu/employment/joblist
- Location
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1340 Administration Ave.
Fargo
ND
58102
United States
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