Assistant Professor, Comparative Cultures and Politics, James Madison College, Michigan State University
Michigan State University’s James Madison College seeks an anthropologist to fill a tenure-stream position at the Assistant Professor level in its Comparative Cultures and Politics major. CCP is a major that crosses the humanities and social sciences to explore relationships between culture, politics and policy in comparative and transnational perspective. (For additional information on the major, see http://jmc.msu.edu/ccp). The successful candidate will contribute to the major’s sophomore sequence and teach seminars as well as elective courses, including one or both of the following courses: Comparative Race and Ethnic Relations and Women and Power in Comparative Perspective. She/he will also contribute to the first-year program. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research addresses one or more of the following areas: gender politics, human rights, labor and economic development, and migration and diaspora. The College is particularly interested in candidates with expertise in Asia [especially South Asia and Central Asia -Turkey], or Latin America, although it will consider those whose work focuses on other areas.
James Madison College (http://jmc.msu.edu) provides a liberal education in public affairs, combining the ethos of a small liberal arts college with the advantages of a large, diverse research university. The faculty’s primary mission is excellence in undergraduate teaching, and the College is noted for its rigorous academic standards and attention to the analytical, writing and speaking skills of its students. The College is home to three other majors in addition to Comparative Cultures and Politics: International Relations, Political Theory and Constitutional Democracy, and Social Relations and Policy. The College also houses University specializations in Muslim Studies; Political Economy; Science, Technology, the Environment and Public Policy; and Western European Studies.
Applicants should supply a statement addressing how their research and teaching interests would contribute to the Comparative Cultures and Politics major, as well as a curriculum vitae, academic transcript, sample of scholarship (e.g., dissertation chapter, article, conference paper), and three confidential letters of recommendation that speak to teaching expertise and scholarly promise. The Ph.D. must be completed by date of appointment (August 2010). Minority and women candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. All materials should be sent to Comparative Cultures and Politics Search, James Madison College, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48825-1205. The Search Committee plans to begin reviewing applicant files on October 1, 2009, but applications may be considered until the position is filled.
MSU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. MSU is committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The university actively encourages applications and/or nominations of women, persons of color, veterans and persons with disabilities. Persons with disabilities have the right to request and receive reasonable accommodation.
(June 7, 2009)
Director, Center for Community Health Research, Hispanic Health Council
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President & CEO
Overview
The Hispanic Health Council (HHC) is a community-based organization in Hartford, CT with a 30 year track record of conducting applied research toward developing, testing and disseminating solutions to health inequities. The successful candidate will be responsible for overall leadership of HHC’s Center for Community Health Research (CCHR) and for the development of the broad research services agenda in congruence with the organization’s mission and goals and in accordance with innovations in research methodologies and emerging analytic techniques. The Center conducts community-based participatory research and provides data to inform HHC’s public policy agenda and evidence-based service interventions. The Center for Community Health Research shares its research results through publications, collaborations, and conference participation.
The Organization
Established in 1978, the Hispanic Health Council (HHC) is a community-based, non-profit organization located in Hartford, Connecticut. HHC's unique organizational model integrates policy advocacy, community-based participatory research and evidenced-based service to address health inequities experienced by diverse communities. To carry out this charge, the organization has established the following Centers of Excellence: Center for Community Health Research; Center for Women & Children’s Health; Center for Community Nutrition; Center for Risk Reduction and the Latino Policy Institute. The Hispanic Health Council is also a founding partner with the University of Connecticut in the (NIH EXPORT) Center to Eliminate Health Disparities Among Latinos (CEHDL). HHC’s recent strategic plan envisioned the integrated work of its core strategies towards addressing health inequities. In order to achieve this, the following goals for the CCHR: 1) increased focus on assessment and evaluation; 2) expansion of focus of work to include the health disparity topics addressed by the other HHC Centers; 3) structural integration of CCHR researchers into the other HHC Centers; and 4) increasing the focus of research from Hartford to other locations in CT and the nation.
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