Open Positions for Fall 2011
The following teaching positions may be available for the Fall 2011 semester which begins September 7, 2011 and ends late December. For further information, contact the person indicated.
ANTHROPOLOGY 200, Language and Culture. Kingston class available TTh 12:30-1:45. Qualifications: PhD (preferred) or MA in anthropology. College-level teaching experience preferred. Send CV and letter of interest to Professor C.B. Peters, Chair of Sociology and Anthropology, cbp@uri.edu.
HISTORY 333, Modern Russian/Soviet Union, available TTh 12:30-1:45 pm. Thirty students. Qualifications: PhD (preferred) or MA in European History; college-level teaching experience preferred. Send CV and letter of interest to Professor Marie Jenkins Schwartz, Chair of History, schwartz@uri.edu.
HISTORY 142, United States History since 1877, available MWF 9:00-9:50. Thirty-five students. Qualifications: PhD (preferred) or MA in United States History; college-level teaching experience preferred. Send CV and letter of interest to Professor Marie Jenkins Schwartz, Chair of History, schwartz@uri.edu.
ITALIAN, elementary and intermediate. Kingston classes meeting on a MWF schedule. 30 students per section. Qualifications: MA in Italian preferred; BA in Italian and college-level teaching experience required. Send CV and letter of interest to Professor Catherine Sama, sama.catherine@gmail.com.
GERMAN, elementary and intermediate. Kingston classes meeting on a MWF schedule. 30 students per section. Qualifications: MA in German or related discipline preferred; BA in German or equivalent and college-level teaching experience required. Send CV and letter of interest to Prof. Norbert Hedderich, hedderich@uri.edu.
MATH 111, Precalculus. Equations of first and second degree, systems of equations. Inequalities. Functions and graphs. Exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions. Applications. Introduction to analytic geometry. Complex numbers. Designed for students who need to strengthen their background in mathematics below calculus. Kingston classes are available. Qualifications: MS in Mathematics or related discipline and college-level teaching experience. Send CV and letter of interest to Professor Nancy Eaton, Chair of Mathematics, eaton@math.uri.edu.
SOCIOLOGY 100, General Sociology. Providence class available Th 4:00-6:45. PhD (preferred) or MA in sociology. College-level teaching experience preferred. Send CV and letter of interest to Professor C.B. Peters, Chair of Sociology and Anthropology, cbp@uri.edu.
SOCIOLOGY 274, Criminal Justice System. Kingston class available MWF 2:00-2:50. PhD (preferred) or MA in sociology. College-level teaching experience preferred. Send CV and letter of interest to Professor C.B. Peters, Chair of Sociology and Anthropology, cbp@uri.edu.
WOMEN'S STUDIES: Women and Health; Environmental Policy and Women. Meeting time TBA. 25-30 undergraduate and/or graduate students per section. Qualifications: Graduate degree and experience in the field of women and health or environmental policy with focus on issues for women. Prefer college-level and online teaching experience or equivalent. Send CV and letter of interest to Professor Jody Lisberger, Director of Women's Studies, wmsdir@etal.uri.edu.
WRITING & RHETORIC: Business Communications (WRT 227). Covers basic forms of business communications, including effective use of electronic mail systems, design of graphic aids for successful visual communication, and collaborative presentations. Kingston classes. 22 students per section. Qualifications: M.A. in relevant field and business writing experience. College-level teaching experience preferred. Email letter of interest and CV to Professor Nedra Reynolds at nedra@uri.edu.
WRITING & RHETORIC: Scientific and Technical Writing (WRT 333), Travel Writing (WRT 305), Introduction to Research Writing (WRT 106), and Writing to Inform and Explain (WRT 104). Kingston classes only. 22 students per section. Qualifications: M.A. in relevant field and teaching experience required. Experience with portfolios preferred. Email letter of interest and CV to Professor Nedra Reynolds at nedra@uri.edu.
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