Kalamazoo College invites applications for a tenure track position at the assistant professor level. Expertise in Latin America and the anthropology of health and medicine required. Special consideration will be given to those with a specialization in gender and sexuality. A three-year appointment as one of two inaugural Faculty Chairs in Social Justice is likely, providing the faculty with a professional research fund and affiliation and close collaboration with our newly established Center for Social Justice Leadership. The Chair appointment will require evidence of deep commitment to issues of social justice and human rights through scholarship, teaching, or practice. The successful candidate will have demonstrated a high aptitude for and interest in undergraduate teaching including contributing to the College’s “Shared Passages” seminar series (first-year, sophomore, and senior seminars), a commitment to the liberal arts, and a desire to involve undergraduates in scholarship both in and out of the classroom. Ph.D. (or evidence it will be completed by September 1, 2010) required. Salary is competitive and consistent with level of experience. Members of the search committee will be available at the December AAA meeting in Philadelphia for preliminary conversations with applicants.
Kalamazoo College is a highly selective nationally known liberal arts college offering an integrated undergraduate experience that weaves a traditional liberal arts curriculum into educational experiences in both domestic and international settings. The campus is located midway between Chicago and Detroit in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a metropolitan community of 225,000 which supports four college and university campuses along with numerous civic arts and cultural associations. Thirty-five miles from Lake Michigan, the area offers many opportunities for outdoor activities.
Completed applications received by January 4, 2010 will receive full consideration, with later applications reviewed as needed until the position is filled. Send curriculum vitae, a detailed statement of teaching philosophy and goals, a description of scholarly interests, undergraduate and graduate transcripts (unofficial acceptable), and three letters of recommendation to:
Search Committee
Department of Anthropology and Sociology
Kalamazoo College
1200 Academy St.
Kalamazoo, MI 49006-3295
Kalamazoo College encourages candidates who will contribute to the cultural diversity of the College to apply and to identify themselves if they wish. Equal Opportunity Employer.
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