Anthropology/Sociology/Geography, Full-time, Continuing Position

Quest University Canada
Social Science

Anthropology/Sociology/Geography, Full-time, Continuing Position
http://www.geog.uvic.ca/dept/cag/jobs.htm#L1039*

Quest University Canada seeks applicants for a full-time, continuing
faculty position and we will consider candidates from any social science
discipline or any interdisciplinary program where the focus is on the
social sciences. The successful candidate will teach concentration courses
in their area of specialty and at least two social science courses in our
Foundation Program, especially Global Perspectives and Self, Culture and
Society, which are required of all students. We encourage talented
instructors with interests in African Studies or Aboriginal Studies to
apply, but the search will not be limited to these areas. All Quest faculty
are expected to be able to teach the Cornerstone and Question courses, and
candidates who demonstrate the willingness and experience to teach Rhetoric
will be given special consideration. In your letter of application please
discuss which courses you can create for our concentration program that
would expand our offerings to Quest students interested in the social
sciences. For more detail on these and other courses see
http://www.questu.ca/academics/foundation_program/course_descriptions.php).
Rank open. Please do not apply for this position if you are applying for
any other position currently being offered at Quest. Hiring for this
position is subject to budgetary approval.

All Quest classes are seminar-style and are limited to enrolments of fewer
than 20 students. Our faculty is highly interactive and attuned to
opportunities to develop interdisciplinary courses. Further details about
Quest and the application procedure can be found under Information for
Faculty Applicants. Applications should be sent to ssfaculty@questu.ca;
please put the words Social Science General - Position #1 in the subject
heading.

A PhD (or equivalent) and some undergraduate-level teaching experience is
required. Although research, especially that involving undergraduates, is
encouraged, those seeking a research-focused faculty position should not
apply. Applications should be received by October 1, 2012; interviews for
finalists will be scheduled in November and December. The start date for
the position is August 1, 2013.