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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Willamette University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Institution: BA Dept<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rank: Assistant Professor <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Start Date: Fall 2009<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Salary: Competitive<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Region: Pacific Northwest<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
Politics Department invites applications for a tenure-track position in Comparative
Politics at the level of Assistant Professor beginning Fall 2009. We seek </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">a broadly trained scholar with research and especially teaching
interests involving</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">
the global or comparative study of women and gender politics, and regional
expertise in the Middle East, Africa, and/or the Islamic world. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The 8-member Department of Politics sustains one
of the largest undergraduate majors, with coursework spanning sub-fields and
qualitative methodologies. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Teaching
load is currently 3 courses per semester but shifts to 3-2 in 2010.<span style=""> </span>The successful candidate will offer
introductory courses in comparative and global politics, and advanced level
courses of her or his own devising in areas of expertise, </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">supervise
senior thesis students, and contribute to general education and
interdisciplinary programs as part of a general commitment to the liberal arts.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="">
</span>Ph.D. completed by date of appointment preferred.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Founded in 1842, as the first University in the
West, Willamette takes full advantage of its location in the heart of the
Willamette Valley, in Salem, across the street from the state capitol, and a
one-hour drive from Portland, Eugene, the Oregon Coast and the Cascade
Mountains.<span style=""> </span>The 72-acre campus consists
of an undergraduate college of liberal arts together with professional schools
in education, law, and management, and five recently inaugurated Centers for
Ancient Studies and Archaeology; Asian Studies; Religion, Law and Democracy;
Sustainable Communities; and </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">Governance and Public Policy
Research</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Believing that diversity contributes to academic excellence
and to rich and rewarding communities, Willamette is committed to recruiting
and retaining a diverse faculty, staff and student body.<span style=""> </span>We seek candidates, particularly those from
historically under-represented groups, whose work furthers diversity and who
bring to campus varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Applicants should submit the following materials
(electronically in MS Word or PDF formats to <b style="">CompPoliSearch@willamette.edu</b>): cover letter of interest,
curriculum vitae, research statement, writing sample, pedagogical statement,
sample syllabi, and teaching evaluations or other evidence of teaching
effectiveness.<span style=""> </span>Hard copy of graduate
transcripts, and three letters of reference should be addressed care of: Ms. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rene</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: black;">é</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">
Jaime, Administrative Assistant, to Prof. Melissa Buis Michaux, Chair,
Department of Politics, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">900 State
St</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Salem</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">97301</st1:PostalCode></st1:address>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Willamette will be interviewing at APSA in
Boston.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ejobs ad will run until October 3 closing date.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Comparative Politics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Women’s and Gender Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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