Dept. chair job at Temple University

[Paul B. Garrett]

Hello All,

I'd like to bring this job advertisement, for a department chair, to the attention 
of members of this list.  

You'll see that it calls for a "sociocultural" anthropologist, but if you keep 
reading, you'll also see that a linguistic anthropologist could easily fit the 
description--particularly one who is not overly concerned with (sub)disciplinary 
boundaries and is of the mindset that any good linguistic anthropologist also 
has to be a good sociocultural anthropologist, and vice versa.  

I'm a member of the search committee, and I would be more than happy to 
correspond or talk with anyone who might be interested in applying.  The job 
description can also be viewed on the AAA website.  

Yours,
Paul 

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Temple University’s Department of Anthropology invites applications for a chair 
position at the advanced Associate or Full Professor level in sociocultural 
anthropology. 

We are looking for someone committed to a four-field department with an 
active undergraduate and graduate program within the context of Temple 
University’s new urban and international initiatives. All geographic and theoretic 
areas of specialization will be considered. We are especially interested in 
candidates who can build upon our current strengths in linguistic, urban, visual 
and medical anthropology with particular attention to the politics of cultural 
identity and difference, the political economy of representation and practice, 
and social movements and critical policy analysis. 

We expect to maintain our long-standing affiliations with the interdisciplinary 
work of the Asian Studies program, the Women’s Studies program, the Latin 
American Studies program and the Department of Geography and Urban 
Studies. Candidates should be committed to teaching at one of the largest and 
most diverse universities in the U.S. Temple University is an affirmative action/
equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages women and candidates 
from ethnic backgrounds typically under-represented in higher education to 
apply. 

The deadline for applications is November 12, 2007. Candidates should send a 
letter of application indicating their qualifications, a CV and the names and 
addresses of 3 references to Charles Weitz, Chair, Anthropology Department, 
Gladfelter Hall, 1115 West Berks Street, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 
19122. 

NOTES:  Salary is negotiable 

The following information is provided by the employer in accordance with AAA 
policy. AAA is not responsible for verifying the accuracy of these statements. 
They are not part of the actual position description submitted for publication by 
the employer. 

This employer does prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation/
preference.

This employer does prohibit discrimination based on gender identity/
expression.

This employer offers health insurance benefits to eligible same and opposite-
sex domestic partners.

This employer does not appear on the AAUP list of censured institutions.

Employer Information
About Temple University 
Temple University's Department of Anthropology offers a four-field 
undergraduate major and a graduate program that specializes in the 
Sociocultural Dynamics of Globalization and Evolutionary Anthropology. The 
undergraduate program has approximately 160 majors, and the graduate 
program is training approximately 100 doctoral students.  

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Paul B. Garrett
Assistant Professor
Department of Anthropology
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA  19122
USA