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Friday, September 23, 2005

Position: Iowa State Ass. Prof. of Women's Studies

ANNOUNCEMENT

Position: Assistant Professor of Women's Studies & Anthropology
Salary: Unspecified
Institution: Iowa State University
Location: Ames, IA
Date posted: 8/9/2005
Application deadline: 10/28/2005

The Women's Studies Program and the Anthropology Department at Iowa State University invite applications for a tenure-track, joint position at the rank of assistant professor. We seek a candidate with experience in teaching women's studies courses, including Introduction to Women's Studies, International Perspectives onWomen and Gender, and Women and Development, and whose research andteaching inWomen's Studies are grounded in feminist scholarship that focuses on the intersections of race/ethnicity, nationality, class and sexuality. In Anthropology the geographical area of expertise is open. Courses to be taught include Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Comparative Studies of World Cultures, Contemporary Anthropological Theories, Fieldwork Methods, and an ethnography course of the instructor's choice. Women's Studies at Iowa State University is a program with a major, a minor, a graduate minor, five core and about 70 affiliated faculty. The program has a strong commitment to interdisciplinary teaching and research, and promotes feminist scholarship on national and international levels, while fostering undergraduate and graduate students' engagement in active learning and critical thinking. The Department of Anthropology emphasizes a comprehensive, four fields approach to the study of humanity. Currently it has nine faculty members with 100 undergraduate majors and 16 graduate students in its M.A. program. All faculty members have active research agendas that engage both graduate and undergraduate students. For more information please consult our web pages:<http://www.iastate.edu/~wsprogram>;<http://www.iastate.edu/~anthropology>.

Qualifications: Ph.D. required in Anthropology, Women's Studies or other relevant interdisciplinary program. Teaching experience is required, preferably in both women's studies and anthropology, as is a strong record or promise of scholarly productivity. Deadline: Review of applications will begin October 28, 2005 and will continue until the position is filled. Please send letter of application, C.V., and names and addresses of three references to: Chair, Women's Studies and Anthropology Search Committee, 309 Catt Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011.

Iowa State University does not discriminate based on age, gender,ethnicity, race,and/or sexual orientation. Regular employees receive benefits such asvacation time,health and dental insurance, and disability and retirement compensations. Members of historically under-represented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Jill M. Bystydzienski Director, Women's Studies Program and Professor of Sociology Iowa State University 345 Carrie Chapman Catt Hall Ames, Iowa 50011 Tel: 515-294-9733 Fax: 515-294-3741bystydj@iastate.edu