College of Arts and Sciences
University of South Florida
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
University of South Florida
Assistant or Associate Professors: Sustainable Community
The University of South Florida is one of the nation's top 63 public research universities as designated by the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. USF received more that $310 million in research contracts and grants last
year, and it is ranked by the National Science Foundation as one of the nation's two fastest growing universities in terms
of federal research and development expenditures. Founded in 1956, USF is one of the largest metropolitan universities
in the Southeastern United States, serving more than 44,000 students in 13 colleges and schools on four campuses. USF
offers degree programs in 87 undergraduate disciplines, more than 90 master's and specialist's programs, and 36 doctoral
programs, plus the M.D. The faculty numbers more than 2,000 members.
Assistant or Associate Professors: Sustainable Community
The University of South Florida, as part of its Interdisciplinary Initiative on Sustainable Community (IISC), invites
applications for up to three tenure-earning faculty positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. The positions are
nine-month positions beginning fall, 2007.
Successful candidates will have established a scholarly/research agenda that explores issues of "Sustainable Community"
with special emphasis on building social, cultural, and environmental capital in a globalized world. Potential themes
include (but are not limited to) population movements; communication, technology, and information issues; cultural
diasporas; health, economic, educational, and environmental disparities; ethnicity, gender, aging; cultural heritage and
identity; sustainable development; ethics; or security issues. Specific research and geographical areas are open, and
applicants may be considering both past and contemporary questions. Although expected to work across disciplines, each
candidate will be housed in a Social Science or Humanities department/school in the College of Arts and Sciences:
Anthropology, Africana Studies, Aging Studies, Communication, Criminology, English, Geography, Government and
International Affairs, History, Humanities & American Studies, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Women's
Studies, World Languages.
Minimum qualifications for the position include a Ph.D. completed by the time of appointment; a record of
research/scholarship related to Sustainable Community; and eligibility for appointment in a Social Science or Humanities
department listed on the USF College of Arts and Sciences http://www.cas.usf.edu.
Preferred qualifications include a record of interdisciplinary research and teaching initiatives especially at the graduate level;
experience conducting research that involves community members in a collaborative manner; evidence of teaching
effectiveness; and a record of research and scholarly productivity.
Applications must be complete and include a cover letter detailing the applicant's qualifications for the position, relevant
experience, interest in the position, and contributions the candidate will make to the Interdisciplinary Initiative on
Sustainable Community. In addition, the application must include a curriculum vitae; evidence of teaching effectiveness;
sample research/scholarly publications; and the names, phone numbers, and email addresses of three professional references.
References will not be contacted until the advanced stages of screening; candidates will receive prior notification.
Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled with the initial review commencing February 26, 2007.
Applications should be mailed to:
Dr. Catherine Batsche
Chair, Sustainable Community Search Committee
College of Arts and Sciences, CPR 107
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue
Tampa, FL 33620-8100
For additional information regarding the University of South Florida and this search, please visit the following websites:
http://www.usf.edu and http://www.cas.usf.edu.
All university searches are conducted in compliance with the State of Florida Public Meetings Law and Public Records Law.
All meetings of the Search Committee are publicly announced and conducted. All documents submitted to the Committee
are treated as open materials with the exception of evaluative documents specific to the performance of the faculty of the
State University System of Florida.
The University of South Florida is an equal opportunity, affirmative action, equal access institution. For disability
accommodations contact Sharon Johnson-Hamilton at 813-974-9592 or TDD 813-974-1510 at least five working days in
advance of need.
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