USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: Humanities position at University of Nebraska at Omaha

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Humanities Position (English)
The Goodrich Scholarship Program, an academic department of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, has a humanities position for a tenure-track assistant professor, beginning 2011/2012 academic year. The university and Goodrich have a strong commitment to achieving diversity among faculty and staff. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from members of underrepresented groups and strongly encourage women and persons of color to apply for this position.

Qualifications
Required: a Ph.D. (preferably in the humanities) in hand or at the time of job offer, a master's in English and some experience teaching college freshman English composition.

The Goodrich Scholarship Program
The nationally recognized state-funded Goodrich Scholarship Program is charged with annually recruiting, retaining, and graduating academically strong Nebraskan residents with financial need. The program offers its own distinctive two-year writing-intensive and integrated interdisciplinary curriculum, which satisfies part of the university's general education requirements. (For detailed information, see the program's website http://goodrich.unomaha.edu/). The Goodrich Scholarship Program has faculty and students from diverse cultural backgrounds. The program's core values include student-centeredness, academic excellence, community engagement, interactive diversity, and leadership development. Goodrich scholars may choose any major.

Though all Goodrich tenure-track and tenured faculty have their primary appointments in the Goodrich Scholarship Program, each faculty member has a disciplinary home in another academic department of his or her area of specialization. Since its inception in 1972, the program's graduation rate has consistently exceeded that of the university, resulting in state and national awards.

Apply for the position at www.unomaha.edu. Cover letter, curriculum vitae and list of references must be attached to the electronic application. In addition to completing the University of Nebraska at Omaha's online application, all applicants must submit non-electronically each of the following: 1) a letter of application specifically addressing the position qualifications; 2) a curriculum vitae; 3) evidence of teaching experience (enclose summary or transcript of teaching evaluations and a statement of teaching philosophy); 4) a list of courses taught; and 5) three reference letters. Review of applications begins 1/17/2011.

Contact Address: Dr. Imafedia Okhamafe, Chair, The Goodrich Scholarship Program, CB 123E, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 6001 Dodge Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68182. iokhamaf@unomaha.edu

Pamela J. Smith, Ph.D.
Professor, English, Humanities & Women Studies
Secretary, Association of African Women Scholars (AAWS)
The Goodrich Scholarship Program
University of Nebraska @ Omaha, CB 123H
Omaha, Nebraska 68182
402 554-3463 (Off); 402 554-3776 (Fax)
URL www.africanwomenstudies.org