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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span
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Roman",serif;color:black">Visiting Assistant Professor –
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times
New Roman",serif;color:black">The Anthropology Department
at Skidmore College invites applications for up to two one-year,
full-time visiting assistant professor positions in cultural
anthropology. The position begins September 2017. </span><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif">The College is especially interested in
candidates who can contribute to the growing diversity and
excellence of the academic community, particularly through their
inclusive teaching. <span style="color:black">We seek a broadly
trained cultural anthropologist with fieldwork experience in
Africa, Europe, the Middle East, South Asia or another
geographic area that complements existing faculty expertise in
East Asia, Latin America, and North America. We seek
candidates with topical interests that complement existing
department offerings, including
</span></span><span
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Roman",serif;color:black">environment, gender and
sexuality, linguistics, medical anthropology, and religion.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;color:black">The position requires teaching 3
courses each semester, including Introduction to Cultural
Anthropology, as well as upper-level geographic and topical
courses. Applicants must demonstrate excellence in teaching,
active scholarship and fieldwork, and a strong commitment to
undergraduate education at a liberal arts college.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif">Successful applicants will have experience
teaching and mentoring students from diverse backgrounds and
should highlight any specific knowledge and skills related to
building an inclusive educational environment in their
application materials. <span style="color:black">
PhD required at time of appointment.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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Roman",serif;color:black">Candidates should provide a
curriculum vitae, a letter of application that addresses the
aspects of teaching and research described in the position, and
the names and contact information of three references.
Applicants should include in their letter of interest
information about how they will effectively engage with issues
of diversity in the classroom as well as on campus or in the
broader community. After an initial review of applications, a
short list of final candidates will be asked to submit
additional materials, including academic transcripts, course
descriptions, sample syllabi, course evaluations, and a writing
sample. Preliminary Skype interviews with candidates will be
scheduled in March 2017. Questions concerning the search should
be directed to Professor Michael Ennis-McMillan, Search
Committee Chair, at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mennis@skidmore.edu">mennis@skidmore.edu</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;color:black">Review of applications will begin
immediately and continue until the position is filled. For full
consideration, application materials should be received by March
15, 2017. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif;color:black">To learn more about and apply for
this position please visit us online at:
<a
href="https://careers.skidmore.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=57796">https://careers.skidmore.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=57796</a></span>
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