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From: "Society for Literature & Science" 

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-> One-year STS job--VA Tech
by Bernice Hausman 
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Date: 20 May 1999 13:19:11 -0700
From: Bernice Hausman 
Subject: One-year STS job--VA Tech
Please alert qualified applicants about this job as a Visiting
Assistant
Professor of STS.  Blacksburg is a nice, affordable, scenic place to
live,
near Roanoke and the Jefferson National forest (actually, it's pretty
much
in the forest).  Bernice Hausman
>>
>>Note:  application screening begins June 11.
>>     Virginia Tech announces a one-year appointment for a
Visiting
>>Assistant Professor in Science and Technology Studies (STS) at
the main
>>campus in Blacksburg beginning August 16, 1999.  We seek
applications from
>>scholar-teachers who are experienced in the history, philosophy,
social and
>>cultural studies, and/or politics and policy studies of science
and
>>technology.  Candidates must have a significant research program
and a
>>strong record of teaching, and must be prepared to teach five
courses,
>>including one or two at the graduate level.  The undergraduate
courses will
>>include Science and Technology in Modern Society and
Humanities,
>>Technology, and the Physical Sciences; other courses to be
negotiated as
>>appropriate, with preference for one or more in the philosophy
of science
>>and technology.
>>       The successful candidate will be affiliated with the
Center for
>>Science and Technology Studies, which, together with the
Departments of
>>History, Philosophy, and Sociology, offers the STS Graduate
Program.  The
>>STS Program currently awards the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in
Blacksburg and
>>Falls Church.  The Program has a strong record in placing its 26
Ph.D.
>>recipients and 54 M.S. recipients in appropriate positions.   At
present,
>>41 students are in residence at the Blacksburg campus and 22
students at
>>Falls Church.  In Blacksburg, the Center for Science and
Technology Studies
>>is also responsible for an undergraduate program in Humanities,
Science,
>>and Technology.
>>       The hiring unit for this position is the Center for
>>Interdisciplinary Studies (CIS) in the College of Arts and
Sciences.
>>Formed in 1995, CIS is comprised of a number of
interdisciplinary programs
>>and centers, including the Center for Science and Technology
Studies and
>>undergraduate programs in Black Studies; Humanities; Humanities,
Science,
>>and Technology; Judaic Studies; Religious Studies; and Women's
Studies.
>>        Candidates for this position must have the Ph.D. in
hand.  Please
>>send a letter of application, CV, writing sample, syllabi for
courses
>>taught or teaching portfolio if available, and the names and
phone numbers
>>and/or email addresses of at least three people who can offer
>>recommendations (letters of recommendation also welcome).  We
will begin
>>screening applications on June 11,1999.  The review process will
continue
>>until the position is filled.
>>        Virginia Tech has a strong commitment to the principle
of diversity
>>and, in that spirit, seeks a broad spectrum of candidates,
including women,
>>minorities, and people with disabilities.  Individuals with
disabilities
>>desiring accommodations in the application process should notify
Gary
>>Downey, address below.  If a TDD is required, please contact the
University
>>TDD, 540-231-3749.
>>        Please send applications to Gary Downey, Director,
Center for
>>Science and Technology Studies, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
24061-0227.
>>For additional information, consult our web page at
>>http://www.cis.vt.edu/stshome/.  You may also call or write:
540-231-4761
>>(o), 540-231-7615 (dept), 540-231-7013 (fax), downeyg@vt.edu.
>>
>>Gary Downey
>>Professor, Science and Technology Studies
>>Director, Center for Science and Technology Studies/
>>   Graduate Program in Science and Technology Studies
>>332 Lane Hall
>>Virginia Tech
>>Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0227
>>
>>Phone:  540-231-4761   Fax  540-231-7013
>>Check out the new improved STS Program web site:
>>   http://www.cis.vt.edu/stshome/
>>Engineering Cultures (undergraduate course on the web)
>>   http://www.cyber.vt.edu/hst/2054/
>>
>
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Bernice L. Hausman
Assistant Professor of English
Faculty Affiliate of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies
Teaching Faculty in Women's Studies
Department of English
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0112
bhausman@vt.edu
540-231-5076 (o)
http://athena.english.vt.edu/~hausman/hausman.html
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