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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Susan Silbey <a href="mailto:[mailto:ssilbey@MIT.EDU]">[mailto:ssilbey@MIT.EDU]</a> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 19, 2011 1:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> Seth Pipkin; <a href="mailto:hasts-students@MIT.EDU">hasts-students@MIT.EDU</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Fwd: Tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level for the Sociology Department, Wesleyan University<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:12.75pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>I am writing to alert you and the members of your section and/or association to the tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in the Sociology Department at Wesleyan University. The job is described below and is listed in the job bank of the American Sociological Association. In order to attract the deepest pool of excellent candidates, we have extended the deadline to September 30<sup>th</sup>. (The date had been September 15<sup>th</sup>).</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:12.75pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Please encourage students to apply, especially those who have completed or are near completing the requirements for the Ph.D. We are also eager to receive applications from those who have a demonstrated record of teaching excellence.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:12.75pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Finally—but<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><u>most significantly</u>—I ask that you help us recruit women and candidates from historically underrepresented minority groups. The Department of Sociology is<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><i>very committed<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></i>to deepening the diversity of our department. I would be happy to discuss the position with any graduate students who might consider applying for the position and /or might have questions about Wesleyan and the Sociology Department.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:12.75pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:12.75pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Thank you for your assistance.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:12.75pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Best regards,</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:12.75pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Jonathan Cutler<br>Associate Professor and Chair<br><a href="mailto:jcutler@wesleyan.edu">jcutler@wesleyan.edu</a><br>Sociology Department<br>Wesleyan University<br>Public Affairs Center<br>238 Church Street<br>Middletown, CT 06459</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:12.75pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:12.75pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>-----------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:12.75pt'><u><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Job Description for Fall 2011 Tenure-Track Job Search</span></u><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:12.75pt'><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:12.75pt'><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Wesleyan University. The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level, beginning July 1, 2012. We seek candidates with research and teaching expertise in the fields of either economic sociology or criminology/incarceration/law & society. </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif"'>While we are open to a variety of approaches, we especially encourage applications from candidates who use quantitative methods.</span></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'> </span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>Applicants should have a Ph.D. and demonstrated excellence in teaching and research. Wesleyan is a highly selective liberal arts college with strong support for teaching and research; the teaching load is two courses per semester, and Introductory Sociology must be one of the four courses taught each year. Application materials should be sent as PDF email attachments to: </span></span><span style='font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'><a href="https://careers.wesleyan.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=51455">https://careers.wesleyan.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=51455</a>. <span class=apple-converted-space> </span><span class=apple-style-span>Include cover letter, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, writing sample, statement of current research, and documentation of teaching experience, including course syllabi and student evaluations (if available). Applications received after September 30, 2011 may not be given full consideration. Wesleyan is an equal opportunity employer that welcomes applications from women and historically underrepresented minority groups</span></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>.</span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:12.75pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>