> POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
>
> Antioch College
> Antioch Education Abroad
> Comparative Women's Studies in Europe
>
> Title: Program Director
>
> Qualifications: Master's Degree required, Ph.D preferred
>
> - documented experience in women's studies
> - significant international, preferably European based experience
> - understanding of and experience with group travel dynamics
> - demonstrated training and/or experience in group process and
> conflict management
>
> In addition:
>
> The applicant should demonstrate the ability to work with women
> with diverse identities and the group dynamics these produce. Issues of
> gender, race, class, ethnicity, and sexual orientation arise in theory
> in the presentations and in reality among the group members.
> Applicant should have significant experience in using a variety of
> feminist teaching methods including group development and guided
> field experiences.
>
> Duties:
>
> During the Spring, the Director is involved in the reading of applications
> and selection of participants. A teaching assistant position is
> authorized if the group exceeds 20 participants. Selection of the teaching
> assistant is done in cooperation with the Antioch Education Abroad office.
>
> During the late Spring the Director is expected to revise the summer
> reading list and go over the itinerary with Antioch Education Abroad staff.
> Also in the Spring, the director will hold telephone advising sessions
> to consult with participants regarding individual research projects.
>
> A planning trip should be undertaken in the early summer. The budget
> will be determined in late spring based on the dollar exchange rate.
> During this trip, the director finalizes the itinerary and meets with
> resource people and Site Coordinators to set up visits and presentations.
> Major travel arrangements will be made by the Antioch Education Abroad.
>
> During the program, the Director's focus is on the students and their
> assimilation and integration of the resources available to them. Careful
> attention is given to group dynamics at all stages of the program.
> Interpersonal and cross-cultural skills are highly valued here as they
> enable the leaders to anticipate problems and facilitate group response
> to the combination of inter-cultural and feminist issues which arise daily.
>
> RENUMERATION:
> Round trip transportation, room and board for the duration of the
> pre-program organizational trip and for the duration of the semester
> program, plus a salary based on a six month appointment.
>
> APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
> Submit
>
> * curriculum vita;
> * reference letters from one student and two colleagues;
> * cover letter detailing relevant academic and experiential background,
> qualifications to advise and teach in an intercultural setting;
> * and official transcript of completed graduate studies to:
>
> Send All application materials directly to:
> Hassan Nejad
> Dean of Faculty, Antioch College
> 795 Livermore Street
> Yellow Springs, OH 45387
>
>
>
> Antioch College is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer and
> does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual
> orientation, national origin, age, political affiliation, marital status,
> or physical handicap.
>
>
> Deborah Thomas
> Project Director
> National Council for Research on Women
> 11 Hanover Square, 20th Floor
> New York, NY 10005
> (212) 785-7335; fax (212) 785-7350
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> http://www.ncrw.org
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