Department of Anthropology and Sociology
The Department of Anthropology and Sociology at Hobart and William Smith Colleges invites applications for a one-year leave replacement position in sociology beginning August, 2008.
The successful candidate will teach five courses (two in one semester and three in the other) in several of the following areas of emphasis: criminology, delinquency, race and ethnicity, sociology of sport, and/or medical sociology. Ph.D. in sociology preferred but not required.
Founded as Hobart College for men and William Smith College for women, Hobart and William Smith Colleges today are a highly selective residential liberal arts institution with a single administration, faculty and curriculum but separate dean’s offices, student governments, athletic programs and traditions. The Colleges are located in a small, diverse city in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. With an enrollment of 1,928, the Colleges offer 62 different majors and minors from which students choose two areas of concentration, one of which must be an interdisciplinary program.
The Department of Anthropology and Sociology has a strong record of attracting and serving students and has excellent office and classroom facilities. Candidates should find especially attractive opportunities to participate in the Colleges’ extensive foreign study programs and numerous interdisciplinary programs and departments, including those in Environmental Studies; Latin American Studies; Cognition, Logic, and Language; Critical Social Studies; Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Studies; Media and Society; Urban Studies; and Women’s Studies.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges are committed to attracting and supporting faculty and staff comprised of women and men that fully represent the racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the nation and actively seek applications from under-represented groups. The Colleges do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, disability, veteran's status, or sexual orientation or any other protected status.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Review of applications will begin February 15, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, letter of application, teaching statement, evidence of teaching effectiveness including course evaluations and examples of syllabi, and arrange to have letters of recommendation from three referees. Apply in hard copy only. Faxes and emails will not be accepted. Please send application materials to:
Chair, Search Committee
Department of Anthropology and Sociology
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NY 14456
EOE
Please visit http://academic.hws.edu/anthrosoc/ for more information about the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges are committed to attracting and supporting a faculty of women and men that ully represent the racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the nation and actively seek applications from under-represented groups. The Colleges do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, disability, veteran's status, or sexual orientation or any other protected status.
Founded as Hobart College for men and William Smith College for women, Hobart and William Smith Colleges today are a highly selective residential liberal arts institution with a single administration, faculty and curriculum but separate dean’s offices, student governments, athletic programs and traditions. The Colleges are located in a small diverse city in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. With an enrollment of approximately 2,000, the Colleges offer 62 different majors and minors from which students choose two areas of concentration, one of which must be an interdisciplinary program. Creative and extensive programs of international study and public service are also at the core of the Colleges’ mission.