Job Announcements
Position Title:
Open
Vacancy #:
VF-14
Department:
Family and Child Studies
Job Description: Tenure-track faculty position, open rank. Appointment includes teaching and advising students in a range of graduate and undergraduate courses in Family and Child Studies and participating in curriculum development. Faculty members are expected to be active scholars, and to participate in departmental, college, and university committees and activities. Faculty member will play a role in the continuing development of this relatively new department, which includes a planned Ph.D. program.
Qualifications & Requirements: Earned doctorate in Family and Child Studies or closely related area. College level teaching experience appropriate to the sought-after rank preferred. Candidates must demonstrate a well-defined research agenda and evidence of scholarly activities, also appropriate to the rank sought. Desired areas of expertise include but are not limited to: family policy, family diversity, family relations, child development, youth development, and gerontology. The department is particularly interested in how issues of power and multiple oppressions impact families and children. The department and the College of Education and Human Services are committed to student and faculty diversity and value the educational benefits that derive from such diversity. We are seeking candidates who demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively in and with socially, culturally, and economically diverse communities; have a commitment to education for social justice, democratic practice, and critical thinking; have had extended experience with cultures other than their own; and/or are interested in addressing issues of diversity in research, teaching, and curriculum development.
Salary Range: Salary dependent upon qualifications
Anticipated Start Date: September 1, 2008
Send letter and resume to (include vacancy # if above):
Dr. Tamara Lucas, CEHS Associate Dean
Montclair State University
BOX C316, VF14
Montclair, NJ 07043
Apply By: Review begins immediately and continues until position is filled.
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