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>> Subject: Anthro job at Simon Fraser U. Vancouver, Canada
>>
>> Please circulate this ad.
>> Anthropology - Simon Fraser University, Department of Sociology  
>> and Anthropology, invites applications for a tenure-track position  
>> in anthropology at the rank of Assistant Professor commencing  
>> September 1 2007. This position is subject to budgetary approval.  
>> The department is seeking a recent Ph.D. in socio-cultural  
>> anthropology who is committed to ethnographic innovation as a mode  
>> of theoretical exploration, and whose research programme  
>> contributes to understanding the dynamics of power and social  
>> change in the contemporary world.
>>
>> Geographical area specialization: open, but those whose work  
>> focuses on China or sub-Saharan Africa (including diasporas) are  
>> especially encouraged to apply.
>>
>> Desired areas of expertise may include one or more of the  
>> following: conflict, war, or displacement; work, organizations or  
>> bureaucracies; science and technology; environment, nature, and  
>> political ecology; children and/or family; collaborative research  
>> processes.
>>
>> The ideal candidate will be well-grounded in anthropological  
>> traditions of thought and be able to teach core courses such as  
>> introductory anthropology, ethnographic research methods, and  
>> anthropological theory at the undergraduate and graduate level.
>>
>> Applicants should submit: a letter of application; a curriculum  
>> vitae; a statement of teaching and research interests, current and  
>> projected research activities; a sample of current publications;  
>> and evidence of teaching accomplishment. Applicants should send  
>> these materials and arrange for three confidential letters of  
>> academic reference to be sent to:
>>
>> Dr. Jane Pulkingham, Chair
>> Department of Sociology and Anthropology
>> Simon Fraser University
>> Burnaby, B.C.
>> CANADA V5A 1S6
>>
>> The deadline for completed applications is November 15, 2006.  
>> Simon Fraser is an equity employer and encourages applications  
>> from women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and  
>> First Nations peoples. All qualified candidates are encouraged to  
>> apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given  
>> priority. Potential applicants are invited to visit our web site:  
>> www.sfu.ca/sociology. Under the authority of the University Act  
>> personal information that is required by the University for  
>> Academic Appointment Competitions will be collected. For further  
>> details see: http://www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/Faculty_Openings/ 
>> Collection_Notice.html
>>
>> MORE INFORMATION from S. Pigg
>> This is ad is pitched broadly; but Latin American studies and  
>> "medical" specializations will be lowest priority as we are  
>> overbalanced in those areas.
>>
>> The Dept is a collegial joint Sociology and Anthropology Dept.  
>> Archeology is separate Dept, so we are all socio-cultural  
>> anthropologists. The Sociologists all specialize in forms of  
>> critical social theory and/or qualitative research.
>>
>> The course load is two courses per semester (undergrad and grad).  
>> Our academic year is divided into 3 trimesters. Faculty teach in  
>> any two trimesters. (the teaching part is 13 weeks).This system  
>> offers much flexibility to conduct research in the Fall or Spring.
>> Salary is for 12 months. Benefits: notable is that there is one  
>> year paid parental leave (for birth or adoption); common law  
>> partners of same or opposite sex are eligible for spousal benefits.
>>
>> SFU is located in a suburb of Vancouver (Burnaby) on a spectacular  
>> mountain-top campus with stunning views of fjords, the Georgia  
>> Strait, and downtown. It has been consistently rated as one of  
>> Canada's top moderate sized undergraduate and research  
>> universities. It is publicly funded.
>>
>>
>>
>> Dr. Stacy Leigh Pigg
>> Associate Professor of Anthropology
>> Editor, Medical Anthropology: Cross-Cultural Studies in Health and  
>> Illness
>>         Dept of Sociology and Anthropology
>>         Simon Fraser University
>>         Burnaby, BC  V5A 1S6  CANADA
>>
>>         email: [log in to unmask]
>>         office phone: 604-291-3777 or 604-291-3146 (main)
>>         fax: 604-291-5799
>>
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