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<div class=""><b class="">From:</b> Matthew Wisnioski <<a href="mailto:mwisnios@vt.edu" class="">mwisnios@vt.edu</a>><br class="">
<b class="">Date:</b> November 1, 2016 at 2:26:01 PM EDT<br class="">
<b class="">To:</b> David Kaiser <<a href="mailto:dikaiser@mit.edu" class="">dikaiser@mit.edu</a>><br class="">
<b class="">Subject:</b> <b class="">Search for Assistant or Associate Professor of STS at Virginia Tech</b><br class="">
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I am pleased to announce that Virginia Tech is hiring a new STS faculty member in the critical study of Information, Design, and Innovation. Could you please forward the announcement (below) to any potentially interested candidates?<br class="">
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Associate Professor, <a href="http://www.sts.vt.edu/" target="_blank" class="">Science and Technology in Society</a><br class="">
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Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology</a><br class="">
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<div class="">Virginia Tech<br class="">
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<div class="">331 Lane Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061<br class="">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.75pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(51,51,51)" class="">VIRGINIA TECH, Blacksburg, VA. Tenure Track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in the Department of Science
and Technology in Society, in the critical study of Information, Design, and Innovation. Research specialties may include, for example, ethnography of digital cultures, social informatics, the politics of innovation, or participatory design. Duties include
the equivalent of four courses per year in the departmentӮs undergraduate programs, graduate degree program, and Ph.D. and M.S. advising across our campuses in Blacksburg and the National Capital Region; and service responsibilities. The successful candidate
also will participate in the UniversityӮs Strategic Growth Area in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, which integrates research, experiential programs, and teaching to provide a critical understanding and framework for innovation and entrepreneurship across
the university. Accordingly, one course per year will be in a new Innovation Pathways Minor. Salary commensurate with experience. Candidates can find information about our department at:
<a href="http://www.sts.vt.edu/" target="_blank" class="">www.sts.vt.edu</a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.75pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(51,51,51)" class="">Required qualifications include the following: The successful candidate must have a demonstrable background and research
agenda in Science and Technology Studies or a related field, and is expected to achieve a national research profile. The doctorate must be received by the appointment date of
<span class="gmail-m_-8199127441303816622gmail-m_6085077195254758713gmail-m_-5270088783066318314m_7101480388563424030gmail-aBn">
<span class="gmail-m_-8199127441303816622gmail-m_6085077195254758713gmail-m_-5270088783066318314m_7101480388563424030gmail-aQJ">August 10, 2017</span></span>. For Associate Professor, national scholarly recognition is required.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.75pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(51,51,51)" class="">Preferred Qualifications: Preference will be given to candidates with interdisciplinary and/or transdisciplinary experience,
expertise in ethnographic methods, and practice teaching undergraduate students from a wide range of backgrounds.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.75pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(51,51,51)" class="">Applications will be reviewed beginning
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<span class="gmail-m_-8199127441303816622gmail-m_6085077195254758713gmail-m_-5270088783066318314m_7101480388563424030gmail-aQJ">December 1, 2016</span></span>, and will be accepted until the position is filled. Applications must be submitted electronically
at <a href="http://jobs.vt.edu/" target="_blank" class="">jobs.vt.edu</a>, posting TR0160144. Attach a letter of interest, a C.V., a 2-page research statement, a writing sample, a 3-page demonstration of teaching effectiveness (for example, a teaching philosophy,
a brief syllabus, course descriptions, and/or course evaluations), and a list of three references. Letters of recommendation will be requested for candidates who advance in the process. Address queries to the search committee chair, Matthew Wisnioski at:
<a href="mailto:mwisnios@vt.edu" target="_blank" class="">mwisnios@vt.edu</a>.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.75pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(51,51,51)" class="">Virginia Tech recognizes the critical importance of diverse teams of scholars. It seeks to diversify its faculty along
multiple dimensions, including those that have been historically marginalized and excluded given the institutional history and legacy of the university. Virginia Tech is a public land</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"cambria math","serif";color:rgb(51,51,51)" class="">©\</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(51,51,51)" class="">grant
university, committed to teaching and learning, research, and outreach to the Commonwealth of Virginia, the nation, and the world. Building on its motto of Ut Prosim (that I may serve), Virginia Tech is dedicated to InclusiveVT”Ŗserving in the spirit of community,
diversity, and excellence. We seek candidates who adopt and practice the Principles of Community, which are fundamental to our on</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"cambria math","serif";color:rgb(51,51,51)" class="">©\</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(51,51,51)" class="">going
efforts to increase access and inclusion and to create a community that nurtures learning and growth for all of its members. Virginia Tech actively seeks a broad spectrum of candidates to join our community in preparing leaders for the world.</span></p>
<span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"arial","sans-serif";color:rgb(51,51,51)" class="">Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national
origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status; or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees,
or applicants; or any other basis protected by law. For inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies, contact the Office of Equity and Access at
<a href="tel:540-231-2010" value="+15402312010" target="_blank" class="">540-231-2010</a> or Virginia Tech, North End Center, Suite 2300 (0318), 300 Turner St. NW, Blacksburg, VA 24061.</span><br class="">
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