Faculty Job Opportunities

Colgate University’s Peace and Conflict Studies Program (P- Con) and Department of Geography invite applications for a jointly appointed tenure-track assistant professorship in Peace and Conflict Studies and Geography, with a focus on environmental security, to begin Fall 2015. Completion of Ph.D. is expected prior to or shortly after the date of hire. We seek a scholar who focuses on extractive violence and conflict in the context of issues such as global ecological destruction, resource scarcity, and climate change. Preference will be given to candidates whose scholarship is grounded in field research, or to those well situated in comparative or systemic theoretical analysis of the environment/extraction/security nexus. We especially desire to hire a scholar able to employ and teach diverse methodologies for the study of extractive conflict. The successful candidate will provide new intellectual connection points between Geography and P-Con, helping to bridge the methodological and theoretical interests of these two dynamic faculties around environmental security. Colgate University is a highly selective, liberal arts university located in Central New York. Founded in 1970, Colgate’s P- Con Program focuses on reflexive and critical analysis of modern conflict. The P-Con faculty work both in and across our many disciplines; our curriculum is highly interdisciplinary. Colgate’s Department of Geography has wide scholarly expertise in human, nature-society, and physical geography. The Department is committed to a strong methods curriculum, involving GIS, qualitative analytical methods, and quantitative techniques. Applicants may review the P-Con and Geography curricula on Colgate’s website. The successful candidate typically will teach required courses in peace and conflict studies (PCON 111 or 218 or 225 and PCON 479), “Environmental Security,” (GEOG/PCON 329), and several electives every year related to resource extraction and armed conflict or the environmental impacts of war and militarism. Colgate faculty are expected to participate in all-university programs, including the Liberal Arts Core Curriculum. The candidate’s courses might be eligible for cross-listing in Colgate’s Environmental Studies program curriculum as well. The successful candidate will be expected to work collaboratively in the design or execution of interdisciplinary academic workshops or public events. Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2014 and continue until the position is filled. Please submit a letter of application, CV, and one writing sample of less than 30 pages via https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/4182. Three references should be submitted and sample syllabi are also welcome. Colgate is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Developing and sustaining a diverse faculty, staff, and student body further the University’s educational mission. Women and candidates from historically underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply for this position. Applicants with dual-career considerations can find postings of other employment opportunities at Colgate and at other institutions of higher education in upstate New York at www.upstatenyherc.org.
7/14/14

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at Colgate University invites applications for a teaching & research postdoctoral fellowship beginning fall semester 2014. Completion of Ph.D. is expected prior to the date of hire. The fellowship is intended for a recent Ph.D. recipient interested in teaching and doing research in the area of experimental atomic, optical or laser physics at a liberal arts college.

This is a full-time, two-year position with duties divided between teaching (1.5 course equivalents per semester) and research during the academic year, and full-time research during the summer months. The teaching component will include teaching physics at the introductory level, with a possibility of upper-level courses, and teaching a course in our liberal arts scientific perspectives curriculum aimed at a general student population.

Research will be conducted in association with the experimental quantum optics program of Prof. Enrique Galvez. The department has excellent teaching and research facilities and offers strong BA programs in Physics and Astronomy-Physics.

Colgate is a highly selective liberal arts university in the beautiful Chenango Valley of central New York. Colgate faculty are committed to excellence in both teaching and scholarship.

Candidates should submit a curriculum vitae plus a description of teaching experience and objectives, and a short description of research experience. The CV should include a publication list and the names of three individuals who have been asked by the candidate to submit letters of recommendation. At least two letters should address the candidate’s teaching qualifications, and one should address the candidate’s research experience. They must be submitted through Academic Jobs Online.

Review of applications will begin March 24, 2014, and continue until the position is filled. Applicants with dual-career considerations can find postings of other employment opportunities at Colgate and at other institutions of higher education in upstate New York at www.hercjobs.org/upstate_ny.

Developing and sustaining a diverse faculty, staff, and student body further the University's educational mission. Colgate University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer; women and candidates from historically underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.
2/6/14

The Department of Political Science at Colgate University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in American Politics at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor beginning fall semester 2015. High scholarly promise and demonstrable excellence in teaching are essential. We seek candidates with expertise in at least one of the following areas: public policy and administration, political behavior, political and civic culture, and ethnic, urban, or environmental politics. Ability to teach a course on research methods, and a willingness to engage in departmental service at a level commensurate with rank, are highly desirable. Teaching includes a mix of introductory and upper-level courses to satisfy a five-course annual load; all Colgate faculty are expected to participate in all-university programs, including the Liberal Arts Core Curriculum. . Entry-level candidates are expected to have completed a PhD prior to or shortly after the date of hire. Applicants must submit a letter of application, current vita, three letters of recommendation, a short writing sample, and evidence of successful teaching via https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/4133. Review of applications will begin October 15, 2014, and will continue until the position has been filled. Colgate University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Developing and sustaining a diverse faculty, staff, and student body further the University’s academic mission. Women and candidates from historically underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. Applicants with dual-career considerations can find postings of other employment opportunities at Colgate and at other institutions of higher education in upstate New York at www.upstatenyherc.org.
6/30/14

The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures (Spanish section) offers a one-year Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship for a recent PhD with a strong interest in foreign language pedagogy to begin Fall 2014. The successful candidate will teach in the fall a section of second semester Intermediate Spanish, Language and Literature (Spanish 202) under the supervision of a mentor, and help the department to examine issues surrounding its intermediate language sequence.

Issues to be examined include: methodology, the nature of the course as a “bridge” to introductory literature courses or as a stand-along course, new language technologies and their applicability to this level. The postdoctoral fellow is also expected to teach a revised version of SPN 202 in the spring. The postdoctoral fellow will collaborate closely in matters of language pedagogy with his/her department mentor.

Please send complete dossier and letter of application to: Academic Jobs Online. Questions may be directed to either Professor Lourdes Rojas (chair), or to Professor Fred Luciani, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Colgate University, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Colgate University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, and women and candidates from historically underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply. Developing and sustaining a diverse faculty, staff, and student body further the university’s educational mission.
5/27/14