[COMM-ORG] job: academic, Emory Virginia

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  From: Talmadge A. Stanley <tastanle at ehc.edu>

Assistant Professor, Public Policy and Community Service (PPCS), Emory & 
Henry College. Tenure-track with a focus on the interdisciplinary study 
of citizenship, community building, civic skills, and public policy. The 
PPCS degree program is a nationally recognized interdisciplinary social 
science program grounded firmly in a place-based participatory pedagogy. 
All of the core courses in the major include a comprehensive 
service-learning component designed to enhance and extend the classroom 
curriculum. Teaching responsibilities will include community organizing, 
sustainable community development, politics and public policy, as well 
as the College’s general education program. The College is expanding its 
programming and outreach to communities in Southwest Virginia and the 
larger Appalachian region; the successful candidate will be asked to 
participate in this work. The College is currently working to develop a 
master’s program focusing on civic leadership and community capacity 
building, and the successful candidate could eventually teach in this 
outreach program. Strong candidates will have a demonstrated commitment 
to service learning, working with local communities, problem-solving 
participatory education, and interdisciplinary scholarship. Some 
experience in a policy area such as energy and the environment, 
sustainable economic development, public education, or health care is 
preferred. Ability to teach in both quantitative and qualitative methods 
is desirable. Emory & Henry is a private, liberal-arts, church 
affiliated college with an average enrollment of 1000 students. The 
college is located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in 
Southwest Virginia. Candidates must demonstrate a commitment to 
undergraduate liberal arts education, to working one-on-one with 
students, and collaboration with faculty and staff in building strong 
partnerships across the curriculum and with communities. The successful 
candidate will be expected to help implement the PPCS program’s model of 
place-based education. Ph.D. at the time of appointment is preferred. 
Provide CV, statement of teaching and research goals, 3 letters of 
recommendation, teaching evaluations (if any), a sample of scholarly 
writing, and transcripts to Dean Christopher Qualls, Emory & Henry 
College, P.O. Box 947, Emory, VA 24327. Review of applications will 
begin January 2, 2009 and continue until the position is filled. For 
more information about the PPCS degree program and a more complete job 
description, please refer to www.ehc.edu/employment/publicpolicy.html. 
Emory & Henry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minority 
candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.