job posting

[Jane Hacking]

I've been asked to post the following job announcement.


UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES

DIRECTOR OF THE OBERT C. AND GRACE A. TANNER HUMANITIES CENTER

Applications and nominations are invited for the Directorship of the
Obert C. and Grace A. Tanner Humanities Center at the University of
Utah.  The Tanner Humanities Center fosters innovative humanistic
inquiry and scholarship, creating opportunities for lively dialogue
across disciplines among scholars, students, and citizens.  Among
other things, the Center sponsors lectures, conferences, workshops,
panel discussions, exhibits, performances, and readings; and offers
annual, competitive research fellowships for visiting scholars as
well as University of Utah faculty and graduate students.  The Center
hosts the Sterling McMurrin Lectures on Religion and Culture, and is
associated with the prestigious Tanner Lectures on Human Values (past
lecturers have included Edward Said, Octavio Paz, Evelyn Fox Keller,
Cornel West, Geoffrey Hartman, and others).  The Center is funded
with a substantial endowment, and administered by a Director, an
Associate Director, and support staff.  More information about the
Center can be found at www.hum.utah.edu/humcntr.

The position of Director is a three-year, renewable position,
starting July 2003, it is also a full faculty position, with tenure
in an appropriate department.  (The College of Humanities encompasses
the Departments of Communication, English, History, Languages and
Literature, Linguistics and Philosophy.)  Among the qualities we are
seeking in a director are:

v Strong scholarly credentials and accomplishments
v Commitment to promoting cross-disciplinary dialogue in the humanities
v Successful administrative experience
v Effective fundraising abilities

The Director reports to the Dean of the College of Humanities.

The search committee will begin review of applications on October 15,
2002 and will continue to receive applications until the position is
filled.  Letters of application should be accompanied by a cv and a
list of 3-5 professional references.  Please send applications or
nominations to:

   Professor Barry Weller, Chair
   Tanner Humanities Search Committee
   College of Humanities
   255 S. Central Campus Drive, Rm 2100
   University of Utah
   Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0493

The University of Utah is an EO/AA Employer and encourages
applications from women and minorities, and provides reasonable
accommodations to known disabilities of employees.


--
Dr. Jane F. Hacking, Assistant Professor of Russian
Department of Languages and Literature
University of Utah
255 South Central Campus Dr.  Suite 1400
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112

http://www.hum.utah.edu/languages/index.html

801-581-6688 (my office)
801-581-7561 (main office)
801-581-7581 (fax)

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