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New Mexico State University
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New Mexico State University
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| Department: | Honors College | |||||
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| Rank: | Assistant Professor | |||||
| Date Position Advertised: | August 31, 2011 | |||||
| Salary: | Commensurate with qualifications and experience | |||||
| Special Conditions: | New Mexico State University seeks to fill a tenure track assistant professor position in an interdisciplinary field that will provide depth to its Honors College, strength to an academic department, and diversity to its faculty.
Regular 9-month tenure-track position. Although the appointment will be made in an academic department, the candidate’s teaching responsibilities will include one course per semester in the Honors College, with the remainder of the teaching, scholarship, and service/outreach assignment to be determined by the relevant academic department. | |||||
| Qualifications: | Minimum Qualifications- Applicants must have a terminal degree from an accredited institution by the time of appointment and be eligible for appointment in any academic department that offers General Education courses.
Preferred Qualifications- The candidate should have prior experience teaching courses at the undergraduate level as well as a track record promoting the educational achievement of undergraduate underrepresented minority students. The candidate should also have a record of scholarship and/or creative activity in the appropriate discipline. Applications are especially encouraged from persons whose scholarship emphasizes one or more of the following interdisciplinary perspectives- • health disparities • nanotechnology • ethics, including bio/medical ethics • economic development, including entrepreneurship • Southwestern and border history and/or culture • social and/or environmental justice • sustainability • the social, cultural, and/or educational experiences of underrepresented minorities. | |||||
| Examples of Duties: | The candidate will have academic responsibilities in the undergraduate and graduate curriculum of the discipline in which the appointment is made. As part of the regular teaching assignment, the candidate will also develop and teach one course per semester in the Honors College. Depending on the academic department of appointment, the person selected may also be expected to mentor undergraduate and graduate students, maintain a scholarly agenda, and serve on university committees. | |||||
| Benefits Offered: | Group medical and hospital insurance, group life insurance,
long-term disability insurance, state educational retirement, workers' compensation, sick leave, annual leave and unemployment compensation. Opportunity for educational advancement. Nine month faculty- not eligible for annual and sick leave. | |||||
| Reply to/Deadline for Applications: | Review of applications will begin November 15, 2011, applications received after this date may be considered. Applicants must submit- (1) a cover letter explaining the candidate’s interest in the position and addressing both the minimum and preferred qualifications for the position; (2) a statement of scholarly activities; (3) brief descriptions of two interdisciplinary honors courses appropriate for general education that the candidate proposes to teach; (4) a curriculum vitae; and (5) the names and contact information of 3 references. Applications must be submitted online via the New Mexico State University Honors College web site at- http://honors.nmsu.edu/honors-college-position/
All offers of employment, oral and written, are contingent on the university’s verification of credentials, individual’s eligibility for employment in the United States and other information required by federal law, state law, and NMSU policies/procedures, and may include the completion of a criminal history check. | |||||
NMSU IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.
Offer of employment is contingent upon verification of individual's eligibility for employment in the United States.