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VISITING POSITIONS


GOVERNMENT

The Department of Government at Wesleyan University invites applications for a position as Visiting Assistant Professor specializing in International Relations. This one-year, non-tenure-track appointment will begin August 2012 and is not renewable. Primary responsibilities will include teaching three undergraduate courses in the fall 2012, two undergraduate courses in the spring, and supervising up to two senior theses. One course each semester will be an introductory course in IR. Another course will be International Security. This amounts to four preps. The other courses are subject to negotiation, but there will be a strong preference for courses with an international security theme. Candidates with an earned doctorate are preferred, but we will consider candidates who have achieved all-but-dissertation status. The successful candidate should have prior experience teaching his or her own courses.


To apply, please send a letter of application, a curriculum vita, three letters of recommendation, a brief statement outlining your teaching and research experience, and teaching evaluation statistics or other evidence of teaching effectiveness (but please do not send copies of individual student evaluations) to http://careers.wesleyan.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=51542. The search committee will begin reviewing files as they are received and will continue work until the position is filled.

 

Visiting Assistant Professor, American Politics: The Department of Government at Wesleyan University seeks applicants for a one-year visitor in American politics. The ideal candidate will be willing and able to teach courses in race, ethnicity and American politics, as well as in empirical methods and/or constitutional law. The teaching load is two courses one semester and three courses the other semester, plus supervision of up to two senior theses. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or be near to completion.

To apply, please go to http://careers.wesleyan.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=51598. At this site you will be asked to set up an account that will enable you to upload electronic versions of the items we require, which are (1) a cover letter of application, (2) a curriculum vita, (3) a brief statement outlining your teaching and research experience, and (4) teaching evaluation statistics or other evidence of teaching effectiveness (but please do not send copies of individual student evaluations). You will also be prompted to provide (5) the email addresses of three referees, each of whom we shall contact to request a letter of recommendation for you. The search committee will begin reviewing files as soon as they arrive and will continue to review files until the position is filled.

 

MUSIC THEORY AND HISTORY

The Wesleyan University Music Department seeks a highly qualified teacher and scholar with strong skills in the teaching of Music Theory. This is a full-time one-year visiting position beginning July 1, 2012 with the possibility of annual renewal for an additional two years. Ph.D. completed or very near completion by July 1, 2012; teaching experience in a college or university environment.

Primary responsibilities include:  eaching introductory and advanced undergraduate music theory and history courses and a graduate seminar on comparative music theory. Advising majors and non-majors, and supervising undergraduate capstone projects. The teaching load is five courses per year.;The Music department’s courses range from introduction to music through graduate seminars, in a program that offers a strong undergraduate music major program, the MA in music, and the PhD in ethnomusicology, all with a long-standing interest in performance and cultural studies. Particular areas of strength include: experimental and digital, American, African, East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian, and European musics. Applications received by May 10, 2012 will receive full consideration.

To apply, please send a letter of application, a curriculum vita, three letters of recommendation, a brief statement outlining your teaching and research experience, and teaching evaluation statistics or other evidence of teaching effectiveness (but please do not send copies of individual student evaluations) to http://careers.wesleyan.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=51577. The search committee will begin reviewing files as they are received and will continue work until the position is filled.

 

ART & ART HISTORY AND AMERICAN STUDIES

The Departments of Art and Art History and American Studies at Wesleyan University invite applicants for a ten-month, non-tenure-track visiting assistant professorship that will begin 1 September 2012 and go through 30 June 2013. Teaching load will be five undergraduate courses over the two-semester academic year, in nineteenth- and twentieth-century American Art History and Material Culture.  Courses taught will include one fall-semester seminar in American material culture and one fall-semester course in twentieth-century American art history (painting, sculpture, and graphic arts). One of the spring-semester courses should be in nineteenth-century American art history.  In addition to teaching, the position entails advising undergraduate majors in Art History and American Studies and supervising senior honors projects.

Wesleyan is a highly selective liberal arts college. Ph.D. in American art history, material culture, or decorative arts completed by 1 September 2012 is required. The successful candidate should have prior experience teaching his or her own courses. Interested candidates should submit the following materials: a letter of application, C.V., an article-length writing sample, at least one sample syllabus of a course, and three confidential letters of reference. Please submit all materials electronically, following the link associated with this job description, at:  http://careers.wesleyan.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=51592.   Applications received after 4 June 2012 may not receive full consideration.

Wesleyan University is an equal-opportunity and affirmative-action employer and welcomes applications from women and members of historically underrepresented minority groups. Inquiries regarding Title IX, Section 504, or any other non-discrimination policies should be directed to: Sonia Manjon, PhD, Chief Diversity Officer, 860-685-4771.

 

 

 

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