Open Positions 2009/10
Faculty and Academic Professional
Please refer to the listings below for current information about faculty positions currently open in the College of Liberal Arts.
During the 2009/10 academic year the College of Liberal Arts will conduct searches for tenure-track and tenured faculty positions across the arts, humanities and social sciences, as described below. Positions will be full-time over the nine-month academic year beginning fall semester 2010.
Position descriptions and application instructions are accessed by visiting the corresponding position requisitions on the University of Minnesota's Employment website. Requisitions are open for applications when posted to the website.
Application materials must be submitted electronically. Please refer to individual postings for specific departmental requirements. Minimum materials that must be attached to the electronic application include a cover letter and a current curriculum vitae. Additional materials may be required at the time of application or at a later date. Please review the specific application instructions for the position for which you wish to be considered.
Information subject to change, current as of the date indicated.
Art History
The Department of Art History will search for a tenure-track faculty position in pre-modern Mediterranean art to begin fall 2010.
- Requisition 163192, Assistant Professor, Pre-modern Mediterranean Art
Asian Languages and Literatures
The Department of Asian Languages and Literatures will search for a tenure-track position in Korean literature and culture to begin fall 2010.
- Requisition 162812 , Assistant Professor, Korean Literature and Culture
Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature
The Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature will search for a tenure-track position in film/media studies to begin fall 2010..
English Languages and Literatures
The College of Liberal Arts will search for a Chair of the Department of English Languages and Literatures . The appointee will hold an administrative appointment as chair and a faculty appointment at the rank of professor with tenure.
Geography
The Department of Geography will search for a tenure-track or tenured position in Bio-Physical Geography to begin fall 2010. Appointment will be made as a tenure-track assistant professor or tenured associate professor, depending on qualifications and experience.
- Requisition 162253, Assistant Professor, Bio-Physical Geography
- Requisition 162924, Associate Professor, Bio-Physical Geography
German, Scandinavian, and Dutch
The Department of German, Scandinavian, and Dutch will search for a tenure-track or tenured position in German to begin fall 2010. Appointment will be made as a tenure-track assistant professor or tenured associate professor, depending on qualifications and experience.
Journalism and Mass Communication
The School of Journalism and Mass Communication will search for two tenure-track positions to begin fall 2010. One position will be in journalism/media history and one position will be in new media journalism.
Music
The School of Music will search for two tenure-track and/or tenured faculty positions to begin fall 2010.
Music will search for a tenure-track or tenured position in clarinet. Appointment will be made as a tenure-track assistant professor or tenured associate professor, depending on qualifications and experience.
Music will search for a tenure-track position in ethnomusicology. Appointment will be at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor.
Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy will search for a tenure-track or tenured position in philosophy of science to begin fall 2010. Appointment will be made as a tenure-track assistant professor, tenured associate professor or tenured professor, depending on qualifications and experience. Candidates must apply to the appropriate posting.
- Requisition 162520, Assistant Professor, Philosophy of Science
- Requisition 162319, Associate Professor or Professor, Philosophy of Science
Political Science
The Department of Political Science will conduct searches for three tenure-track or tenured faculty positions to begin fall 2010 or after.
Political Science will search for a tenure-track assistant professor in formal theory.
Political Science will search for a tenure-track or tenured position in political theory, with appointment possible as a tenure-track assistant professor or a tenured associate professor, depending on qualifications and experience. Candidates must apply to the appropriate requisition.
- Requisition 162504, Assistant Professor, Political Theory
- Requisition 162513, Associate Professor, Political Theory
Political Science with search for a tenured position at the rank of associate professor in American politics. This is the Arleen Carlson Professorship in Political Science, an endowed chair.
Psychology
The Department of Psychology will search for two tenure-track or tenured fauclty positions to begin fall 2010 or after.
Psychology will search for a tenure-track assistant professor in behavioral, quantitative, or clinical psychology.
Psycholgy also will search for a tenured position at the rank of professor in clinical psychology. This is the Starke Hathaway Distinguished Professorship in Clinical Psychology, an endowed chair.
Statistics
The School of Statistics will search for a tenure-track position to begin fall 2010; area of specialization within Statistics is open.
Last updated 21 October 2009