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>Subject: Position Available
>Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 13:55:10 -0500
>From: "Murphy, Patricia A." <[log in to unmask]>
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>The University of Toledo
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>College of Arts & Sciences
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>Ability Center of Greater Toledo Endowed Chair in
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>Disability Studies
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>The University of Toledo invites applications for a tenured position (full
>or associate professor rank) in Disability Studies beginning Fall
>2004. Salary is commensurate with qualifications. Ph.D. required.
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>The successful candidate must be a specialist in Disability Studies,
>preferably with a strong background in disability rights activism. In
>partnership with the local independent living center, The Ability Center
>of Great Toledo, the endowed chair will oversee the continued development
>of the interdisciplinary minor in Disability Studies, collaborate with
>faculty in the Law & Social Thought Program to strengthen and develop the
>proposed concentration in Disability Studies, and contribute to the
>development of The Regional Disability History Archive. Other duties will
>include teaching in disability studies and pursuing a research agenda with
>the potential for external funding.
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>The University of Toledo and the Ability Center of Greater Toledo have
>come together to create a unique Disability Studies Program based on the
>value of independent living for people with disabilities and focusing on
>the contributions, experiences, history and culture of people with
>disabilities, nationally and internationally. Disability is understood as
>a social construct, not a medically defined condition.
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>The University of Toledo is a student-centered public metropolitan
>research university with approximately 21,000 students, eight colleges,
>and is located on a wooded 200-acre campus. The Ability Center of
>Greater Toledo is a non-profit independent living center which has served
>the Toledo community for over 80 years.
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>Send letter of application, vita, reprints and papers, three letters of
>reference, and statements of teaching, research, and activism interests
>to: Associate Dean Marietta Morrissey, College of Arts & Sciences,
>University of Toledo, Mail Stop #906, Toledo, OH 43606-3390. The review
>of applications will begin on February 1, 2004 and continue until the
>position is filled.
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>The University of Toledo is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
>Employer. Candidates with disabilities, women, and minorities are
>strongly encouraged to apply. Visit our websites at
><http://www.utoledo.edu/>www.utoledo.edu, www.dstprg.utoledo.edu,
><http://www.utoledo.edu/colleges/as/lst/>www.utoledo.edu/colleges/as/lst/,
>www.utoledo.edu/colleges/as, and
><http://www.abilitycenter.org/>www.abilitycenter.org.
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>The University of Toledo
>Mail Stop 920
>The University of Toledo
>2801 W Bancroft
>Toledo, OH 43606-3390
>Patricia A. Murphy
>Visiting Professor and Director
>Disability Studies Program
><mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]
>Office Phone: 419.530.7245
>Office Fax: 419.530.7238
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