[HASTS-jobs] FW: [HASTS-fac] Fwd: Position in gender, science and technology studies

[Karen Gardner]

>> From: Catherine Hundleby <hundleby at UWINDSOR.CA>
>> Date: June 21, 2012 3:21:06 PM GMT+02:00
>> To: AFEMMSS-L at listserv.uwindsor.ca
>> Subject: Position in gender, science and technology studies
>> Reply-To: Catherine Hundleby <hundleby at UWINDSOR.CA>
>>
>>
>>
>> AMHERST COLLEGE
>>
>> ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES
>>
>> GENDER, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES
>>
>> The Amherst College Department of Women's and Gender Studies invites 
>> applications for an Assistant Professor in the field of Gender, 
>> Science, and Technology Studies. The department, founded in 1987, is 
>> committed to inclusion, diversity and a high standard of 
>> interdisciplinary scholarship and instruction. We benefit from our 
>> location in the Connecticut River Valley, which boasts one of the 
>> largest concentrations of women's studies scholars in the world, and 
>> we also maintain linkages with the Five College Women's Studies 
>> Research Center and the Amherst College Center for Community 
>> Engagement.
>>
>> We seek candidates whose scholarship makes a creative and 
>> interdisciplinary intervention in science policy, medicine, and/or 
>> technology as they intersect in a global context with gender, race, 
>> and sexuality. Topics that candidates could address include (but are 
>> not limited to): the role of race and gender in environmental policy; 
>> the gendered dimensions of scientific and medical developments and 
>> controversies (i.e. surrogate motherhood, sex selective abortion, 
>> medical tourism, HIV/AIDS, and maternal/infant health); contestations 
>> over genetic engineering, and the impact of the internet and 
>> digitization on practices and discourses of gender and sexuality. 
>> Candidates from the sciences, social sciences, humanities and 
>> interdisciplinary programs will be considered.
>>
>> To apply, please submit as PDFs to wags at amherst.edu a letter of 
>> application, a CV, one writing sample not to exceed 30 pages, sample 
>> course syllabi and three (3) letters of recommendations.
>> Review of applications will begin September 15, 2012, and continue 
>> until the position is filled. Candidates must have the Ph.D. degree 
>> in hand or all requirements for the degree fulfilled by the start of 
>> the appointment. The position will begin in fall 2013.
>>
>> Inquiries may be directed to Amy Ford, Academic Department 
>> Coordinator, Women's and Gender Studies Department, wags at amherst.edu.
>>
>> Amherst College is a private undergraduate liberal arts college for 
>> men and women, with 1,700 students and 200 faculty members. Located 
>> in the Connecticut River Valley of western Massachusetts, Amherst 
>> participates with Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and 
>> the University of Massachusetts in the Five-College Consortium.
>> Amherst College has taken a leadership role among highly selective 
>> liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying 
>> its student body.
>>
>> Amherst College is an equal opportunity employer and encourages 
>> women, persons of color, and persons with disabilities to apply.
>> The College is committed to enriching its educational experience and 
>> its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration, and 
>> staff.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Banu Subramaniam
>> Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies Program Bartlett Hall 208 University 
>> of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA 01003
>> Phone: 413-577-3164
>> Fax: 413-545-1500
>> --
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