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From: "Society for Literature & Science" 
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-> Two STS faculty positions at Virginia Tech.  Please forward.
     by Bernice Hausman 
-> AUTO MESSAGE
     by Nayna Jhaveri 

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Date: 14 Mar 2000 13:45:01 -0800
From: Bernice Hausman 
Subject: Two STS faculty positions at Virginia Tech.  Please forward.

>Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 14:59:26 -0500
>From: Gary Downey 
>Subject: Two STS faculty positions at Virginia Tech.  Please forward.
>Sender: sts Discussion List 
>X-Sender: downeyg@mail.vt.edu
>To: STS@LISTSERV.VT.EDU
>Reply-to: Gary Downey 
>MIME-version: 1.0
>
>Closing date:  April 10, 2000
>
>Virginia Tech announces two tenure-track appointments in Science and
>Technology Studies (STS) at the Assistant Professor or early Associate
>Professor level beginning August 10, 2000, or no later than August 10,
>2001.  We seek applications from scholars from a wide range of fields
to
>complement existing strengths in history, philosophy, and social
studies of
>science and technology.  We are looking especially for faculty working
in
>contemporary areas, including science and technology policy studies,
>politics and economics of science and technology, ethics in science and
>technology, and science, technology, and the public.  Successful
candidates
>will contribute to Ph.D. tracks in Politics and Policy Studies and/or
>Social and Cultural Studies.  Both positions will be located at the
>University's main campus in Blacksburg.
>
>Candidates should have the Ph.D. in hand by the date of appointment.
>Candidates for assistant professor must demonstrate significant
programs of
>research, and candidates for associate professor must demonstrate
>significant research accomplishments.  Also required is evidence of
good
>teaching and a commitment to working in an interdisciplinary
environment.
>For a more complete description of the positions, consult
>http://www.cis.vt.edu/stspositions/.
>
>The main teaching responsibilities will be in the STS Graduate Program
and
>the undergraduate program in Humanities, Science, and Technology (HST),
>with the expectation of teaching in related programs and departments as
>appropriate.  The hiring unit for this position is the Center for
>Interdisciplinary Studies (CIS) in the College of Arts and Sciences. 
The
>STS Program is run jointly with the Departments of History, Philosophy,
and
>Sociology. The STS Program is also located at the University's Northern
>Virginia Center in Falls Church, which is in the northern
>Virginia/Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
>
>Established in 1978, the HST Program offers nine courses, an
undergraduate
>concentration, and a degree option in Interdisciplinary Studies.
>Established in 1986, the STS Program provides opportunities for
students to
>pursue the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.  The Program has a strong record
placing
>23 Ph.D. recipients and 54 M.S. recipients in appropriate positions. 
At
>present, 44 students are in residence at the Blacksburg campus and 28
>students at Falls Church. Eight full-time and seven part-time CIS
faculty
>staff the STS Graduate Program together with 13 faculty from History,
>Philosophy, and Sociology and seven faculty from other units.
>
>Formed in 1995, CIS is comprised of a number of interdisciplinary
programs,
>including STS and HST as well as undergraduate programs in Black
Studies;
>Humanities; Interdisciplinary Studies; Judaic Studies; Religious
Studies;
>and Women's Studies.
>
>Interested candidates should send a detailed letter of application,
current
>CV, recent writing sample, syllabi for courses taught or teaching
portfolio
>if available, and at least three letters of recommendation.  We will
begin
>screening applications on April 10, 2000 and continue until the
positions
>are filled.
>
>The College of Arts and Sciences is deeply committed to recruiting,
>selecting, promoting, and retaining women, persons of color, and
persons
>with disabilities.  We strongly value diversity in the college
community,
>and seek to assure equality in education and employment. Individuals
with
>disabilities desiring accommodations in the application process should
>notify the search committee chair (TTY: 1-800-828-1120) by the
application
>deadline.
>
>Please send applications to Gary Downey, Chair, STS Search Committee,
>Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
>24061-0227.  You may also call or write: 540-231-4761 (o), 540-231-7615
>(dept), 540-231-7013 (fax), downeyg@vt.edu.
>
>Gary Downey
>Professor, Science and Technology Studies
>Director, Center for Science and Technology Studies/
>   Graduate Program in Science and Technology Studies
>332 Lane Hall
>Virginia Tech
>Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0227
>
>Phone:  540-231-4761   Fax  540-231-7013
>Check out the new improved STS Program web site:
>   http://www.cis.vt.edu/sts/
>Engineering Cultures (undergraduate course on the web)
>   http://www.cyber.vt.edu/hst/2054/
>

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Bernice L. Hausman
Assistant Professor
English Department
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg VA 24061-0112

bhausman@vt.edu
http://athena.english.vt.edu/~hausman/hausman.html
540-231-5076
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Date: 14 Mar 2000 13:50:43 -0800
From: Nayna Jhaveri 
Subject: AUTO MESSAGE

Hi. I'm away from March 13 to 22 and will answer your emails on return.

cheers,
Nayna