New funding (FINALLY) became available for a one year VAP position in Film & Media in Texas Tech’s English Department. Please pass this on to anyone you think might be interested.
http://www.texastech.edu/careers/faculty-positions.php
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Extended Job Title
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Visiting Asst Professor
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Work Location
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Lubbock
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Campus
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Texas Tech University
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Department
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English
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Position Description
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Contributes to the university’s mission through teaching, research and service, some variation by academic unit.
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Major/Essential Functions
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Texas Tech University’s English Department invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professorship in Film
& Media Studies. One-year appointment with the possibility of renewal. PhD or ABD in English, Cinema Studies, or related field required. Specialization within film & media studies is open. Teaching load is 3/3 with summer employment possible. The successful
candidate will teach undergraduate FMS courses in the English Department’s curriculum and support the Interdisciplinary Minor in Film & Media Studies.
Candidates who have very strong records of scholarship supported by extramural funding and who have the proven
capacity or clear potential to bring externally sponsored research to Texas Tech University are encouraged to apply. Service duties include program-building, as well as commitment to extra-curricular activities. Service to the department, college, university,
and community is expected. |
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Required Qualifications
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Academic degree as defined by the academic unit and as appropriate for the position held. Demonstrated record of effectiveness as a teacher, a record of peer reviewed
publication and/or peer-reviewed creative activity which has contributed to the discipline or field of study, to the candidate’s intellectual and artistic development, and to the quality of the academic enterprise; a record of professional service appropriate
to the discipline; promise of growth in teaching and research or artistic and creative activity. |
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Preferred Qualifications
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EEO Statement
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As an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, Texas Tech University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching
and working in a multicultural environment. We actively encourage applications from all those who can contribute, through their research, teaching, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic community at Texas Tech University. The university
welcomes applications from minorities, women, veterans, persons with disabilities, and dual-career couples. |
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Does this position work in a research laboratory?
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No
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Required Attachments
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Writing Sample |
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Job Type
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Full Time
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Pay Basis
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Monthly
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Minimum Hire Rate
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2000
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Salary Grade
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800
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Pay Statement
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Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as, the institutional pay plan.
For additional information, please reference the institutional pay plan on the Human Resources webpage.
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Travel Required
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None
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Shift
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Other
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Grant Funded?
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No
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Requisition ID
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42BR
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Sara L. Spurgeon, Ph.D.
Professor, Literatures of the American Southwest
Faculty Fellow, Office of the President, TTU 2013/2014
Past President, Western Literature Association
Director, LSJE (Literature, Social Justice, Environment) Initiative
Department of English, MS43091
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409