Job ad - please circulate

[Rudolf P. Gaudio]

Purchase College, SUNY.  The School of Natural and Social Sciences invites
applications for a tenure-track position in Media, Society and the Arts
(MSA) at the Assistant Professor level, beginning Fall 2006.  MSA is an
interdisciplinary major that links the arts, media studies and the social
sciences.  We seek candidates with research expertise in the sociology or
anthropology of virtual culture and new media technologies.  As part of
regular duties, the successful candidate will offer courses that contribute
to the New Media program as well as MSA, plus a course per year in the
freshman general education program.  Purchase College is an undergraduate
institution located 25 miles north of New York City. The faculty is
committed to providing a rigorous curriculum designed to prepare students
for graduate work. Excellence in teaching and the potential to maintain an
active research program are essential.  Ph.D. in anthropology, sociology, or
related field required by August 2006.
 
Applicants should send a cover letter, CV, statements of research interests
and teaching philosophy, representative publications, and three letters of
reference to the attention of Melissa Swinton-Ghafoor, Affirmative Action
Officer, Media, Society and Arts Search Committee, Purchase College, SUNY,
735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY 10577-1400. Review of applications will
begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Purchase
College, SUNY is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
Applications from minorities and women are strongly encouraged.