[ecrea] Job at Scripps College, Claremont, CA

SCRIPPS COLLEGE CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in 
the Humanities Scripps College, a women's liberal arts college with a 
strong interdisciplinary tradition, invites applications and nominations 
for the Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities. This 
professorship is a tenured, senior position at the rank of full 
professor open to distinguished scholars with an outstanding record of 
scholarship and undergraduate teaching. The field of specialization is 
open; the College is interested in scholars who take an 
interdisciplinary and critical approach to the humanities. Candidates 
must have a Ph.D. or appropriate terminal degree in their field. The 
teaching load for the Chair is four courses per year; participation in 
the Core Curriculum in Interdisciplinary Humanities is expected. The 
appointment to the Chair, which includes a research budget, is for an 
initial ten-year period with the possibility of renewal. Applicants 
should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and contact 
information for four references directly to AcademicJobsOnline. 
Nominations, or other inquiries about the position, may be directed to 
Andrew Jacobs, chair of the search committee 
((ajacobs /at/ scrippscollege.edu)). Deadline for applications is November 1, 
2014. Preference will be given to applicants with a commitment to the 
College's goal of improving higher education for underrepresented 
students. Scripps College is one of seven members of The Claremont 
Colleges Consortium located 35 miles east of Los Angeles. In a 
continuing effort to build a diverse academic community and to provide 
equal educational and employment opportunities, Scripps College actively 
encourages applications from women and members of historically 
under-represented groups.

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