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Open Faculty and Professional Positions 2012/13

During the 2012/13 academic year the College of Liberal Arts will search for tenure-track and tenured faculty positions in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Faculty positions will be full-time over the nine-month academic year and will begin fall semester 2013 or later.

Position descriptions and application instructions are accessed by visiting the corresponding employment requisitions on the University of Minnesota's Employment web site. Requisitions are open to receiving applications when posted to the web site.

Application materials must be submitted electronically. Please refer to individual employment requisitions for specific departmental and position requirements. Minimum materials that must be submitted as attachments to the online application include a letter of intent and a curriculum vitae. Additional materials may be required at the time the online application is submitted or at a later date. Please review the specific application instructions for the position for which you wish to be considered.

Information subject to change; current as of the date indicated.

Asian Languages and Literatures

The Department of Asian Languages and Literatures will search for a tenure-track position in Japanese literature and culture to begin fall semester 2013. Appointment will be at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor. The department seeks expertise in the analysis of Japanese literature, media, or film in the modern and/or contemporary periods.

  • Requisition 179744 - Assistant Professor, Japanese Literature and Culture
    Position Filled - No Longer Accepting Applications

Austrian Studies

The College of Liberal Arts is searching for a director of the Center for Austrian Studies. The successful candidate will hold an administrative appointment as director of the center, and a faculty appointment at the rank of associate professor or professor with indefinite tenure in the college.

Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature

The Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature will search for a tenure-track position specializing in word/image/sound to begin fall semester 2013. Appointment will be at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor. The department seeks expertise in intellectual history, music, media studies, moving image studies, or literature primarily.

  • Requisition 179645 - Assistant Professor, Word/Image/Sound
    Position Filled - No Longer Accepting Applications

Economics

The Department of Economics will search for two positions to begin fall semester 2013. Appointment will be at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor, tenured associate professor or tenured professor, depending on qualifications and experience. Area of specialization is open. Candidates must apply to the appropriate posting.

English

The Department of English will search for two tenure-track positions in 18th and/or 19th Century British Literature, to begin fall semester 2013. Appointments will be at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor.

  • Requisition 179605 - Assistant Professor, 18th/19th Century British Literature
    Positions Filled - No Longer Accepting Applications

French and Italian

The Department of French and Italian will search for a tenure-track position in Italian Studies (literature and culture) to begin fall semester 2013. Appointment will be at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor.

  • Requisition 179783 - Assistant Professor, Italian Studies
    Position Filled - No Longer Accepting Applications

Geography

The Department of Geography will search for a tenure-track position in biophysical geography to begin fall semester 2013. The department seeks an exceptional physical scientist whose research is focused on terrestrial environmental change; preference will be given to candidates working on problems in paleoclimatology, climate dynamics, or ecological change. Appointment will be at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor.

  • Requisition 179200 - Assistant Professor, Biophysical Geography
    Position Filled - No Longer Accepting Applications

The Department of Geography also will search for a tenure-track or tenured position in urban geography to begin begin fall semester 2013. Appointment will be at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor or tenured associate professor, depending on qualifications and experience, and consistent with University and college policy. Applicants must apply to the appropriate requisition.

  • Requisition 179560 - Assistant Professor, Urban Geography
  • Requisition 179638 - Associate Professor, Urban Geography
    Position Filled - No Longer Accepting Applications

History

The Department of History will search for a tenure-track position in early modern history to begin fall semester 2013. The department seeks applications from scholars with a specialization one or more of the following areas: Islamic Africa and the Indian Ocean region ; Europe and the Mediterranean world; North America and the Atlantic world. Appointment will be at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor.

  • Requisition 179535 - Assistant Professor, Early Modern History
    Position Filled - No Longer Accepting Applications

Journalism & Mass Communication

The School of Journalism & Mass Communication will search for a tenure-track position in strategic communication to begin fall semester 2013. The school seeks an outstanding scholar with research and teaching interests in public relations. Appointment will be at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor.

  • Requisition 179574 - Assistant Professor, Strategic Communication (public relations)
    Position Filled - No Longer Accepting Applications

The School of Journalism & Mass Communication also will search for a tenure-track position in strategic health communication to begin fall semester 2013. The school seeks an outstanding scholar with research and teaching interests in such as health messaging, social media, media design, e-health and the use of emerging technology in public health communication. Appointment will be at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor.

  • Requisition 180118  - Assistant Professor, Strategic Health Communication
    Position Filled - No Longer Accepting Applications

Philosophy

The Department of Philosophy will search a tenure-track position in philosophy of science to begin fall semester 2013. Area of specialization is philosophy of physical science. Appointment will be at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor.

  • Requisition 179675 - Assistant Professor, Philosophy of Science
    No Longer Accepting Applications

Political Science

The Department of Political Science will search for a tenure-track position in quantitative methods to begin fall 2013. The department seeks to hire a scholar who employs advanced quantitative methods to answer questions of substantive and theoretical importance to the discipline. Appointment will be at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor.

  • Requisition 178544 - Assistant Professor, Quantitative Methods
    Position Filled - No Longer Accepting Applications

The Department of Political Science also will search for a tenure-track position in international relations to begin fall 2013. The department seeks a scholar of international relations whose work addresses politics in/or the world economy/order. Appointment will be at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor.

  • Requisition 179552 - Assistant Professor, International Relations
    Position Filled - No Longer Accepting Applications

Psychology

The Department of Psychology will search for a tenure-track position in personality, individual differences, and behavioral genetics (PIB) to begin fall semester 2013. Appointment will be at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor.

  • Requisition 178708 - Assistant Professor, Personality/ Individual Differences/ Behavioral Genetics
    Position Filled - No Longer Accepting Applications

Sociology

The Department of Sociology will search for a tenure-track position in law/crime/deviance (LCD) to begin fall semester 2013. Appointment will be at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor.

  • Requisition 178931 - Assistant Professor, Law/Crime/Deviance
    Position Filled - No Longer Accepting Applications

Sociology/Statistics

The Department of Sociology and School of Statistics will search for a joint tenure-track position in quantitative methods to begin fall semester 2013.This will be a joint position in Sociology and Statistics, with approximately 50% work effort devoted to each unit. Appointment will be at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor.

  • Requisition 179050 - Assistant Professor, Quantitative Methods
    Position Filled - No Longer Accepting Applications

Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences

The Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Science will search for a tenure-track position to begin fall semester 2013. The department seeks expertise in one or more of the following areas: language in atypical and typical populations, cultural and linguistic diversity. Appointment will be at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor.

  • Requisition 179755 - Assistant Professor, Speech Pathology
    Position Filled - No Longer Accepting Applications

Statistics

The School of Statistics will search for a tenure-track position in statistics or a closely related quantitative field to begin fall semester 2013. Appointment will be at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor.

  • Requisition 179858 - Assistant Professor, Statistics
    Position Filled - No Longer Accepting Applications

Theatre Arts and Dance

The Department of Theatre Arts and Dance will search for a tenure-track position in history, literature and criticism to begin fall semester 2013. Appointment will be at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor.

  • Requisition 179232 - Assistant Professor, History/Literature/Criticism
    Position Filled - No Longer Accepting Applications
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