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litsci-l-digest Thursday, June 5 2003 Volume 01 : Number
033
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Fwd: CFP: Retro-Futures (11/15/03; journal issue)
Position announcement: ADVANCE Project Coordinator
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Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 10:51:31 -0700
From: Carol Wald
Subject: Fwd: CFP: Retro-Futures (11/15/03; journal issue)
Begin forwarded message:
> From: "Davin Heckman"
> Date: Sun Apr 27, 2003 6:40:13 PM US/Pacific
> To:
> Subject: CFP: Retro-Futures (11/15/03; journal issue)
>
> SPECIAL ISSUE OF RHIZOMES: CULTURAL STUDIES IN EMERGING KNOWLEDGE
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> www.rhizomes.net
>
> "RETRO-FUTURES" (Spring 2004)
>
> A special issue on historic utopias, nostalgic speculations, =
> neo-traditions, modern primitives, archaic science fictions, =
> being/becoming, new urbanism, invented traditions, primitivism, =
> futurism, retro fashion, futurology, back to basics, neo-paganism, =
> origin/destiny, simplicity, the classics, the space age, and any other
> =
> combination of the old and the new is under construction at =
> . Testing the boundaries of cutting-edge and the =
> timeless, the newfangled and the obsolete, "Retro-Futures" will peer =
> into the culture and politics of temporality and everyday life.
>
> Send email attachment, html/web pages to davinheckman@hotmail.com and
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> dheckman@reconstruction.ws or see our contact page:
>
> http://www.rhizomes.net/files/contact.html
>
>
> Abstracts by November 15th, 2003. Papers by January 15th, 2004
>
> We at Rhizomes oppose the idea that knowledge must grow in a tree =
> structure from previously accepted ideas. New thinking need not follow
> =
> established patterns.
>
> Rhizomes promotes experimental work located outside current
> disciplines, =
> work that has no proper location. As our name suggests, works written
> in =
> the spirit of Deleuzian approaches are welcomed but not required.
>
> We are not interested in publishing texts that establish their
> authority =
> merely by affirming what is already believed. Instead, we encourage =
> migrations into new conceptual territories resulting from
> unpredictable =
> juxtapositions.
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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 10:44:17 -0400
From: Bernice Hausman
Subject: Position announcement: ADVANCE Project Coordinator
This is a job announcement for a Senior Project Associate, Special
Research Faculty, to work as coordinator for an NSF ADVANCE grant to
"promote and enhance the careers of academic women in science and
engineering fields." Please pass this along to qualified potential
candidates at your institutions or on other listservs that you are
involved with. Thanks, Bernice Hausman
>
>Position Title: ADVANCE Project Coordinator
>
>Department: Provost's Office, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
>University
>
>Reports to: Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
>
>Faculty Rank: Senior Project Associate, Special Research Faculty
>
>Appointment Type: Full-time, restricted, renewable, 12 month position
>
>General Duties / Description:
>
>Virginia Tech (VT) ADVANCE is a five-year grant-funded program
sponsored by
>the National Science Foundation's ADVANCE Institutional Transformation
>program. The goal of ADVANCE is to promote and enhance the careers of
>academic women in science and engineering fields. The VT ADVANCE
Project
>addresses institutional barriers that have constrained the advancement
of
>women faculty members in the sciences and engineering (S&E) and targets
>institutional culture, practices, and leadership development needs
specific
>to Virginia Tech. The four program elements are: institutionalizing
change;
>empowering women as leaders and scholars, increasing the representation
of
>women, and advancing women into faculty careers. The ADVANCE Project
>includes a significant assessment and research component across all
program
>elements. Project activities are extensive and include policy review,
>assisting with faculty recruitment and search committees, planning and
>implementing lecture series, administering small research grants, and
>preparing workshops for academic and administrative leadership. More
>information about the VT project is available at
http://www.advance.vt.edu
>
>The Project Coordinator provides administrative support for all grant
>activities and serves as part of the project team, which also includes
the
>PI, Co-PIs, other ADVANCE professors, and an assessment director. A
>leadership council ensures the close involvement of senior
administrators.
>Implementation of the ADVANCE Project will be collaborative in nature
and
>will include working closely with administrators and faculty members in
>guiding the project's four work groups, supporting grant assessment
efforts,
>preparing grant reports and managing expenses, attending university and
>national meetings related to the project, and participating in the
>development of materials, publications and other project products. The
>Coordinator also supervises the work of an administrative assistant and
a
>graduate assistant.
>
>This position is full time and reports to the Associate Provost for
Academic
>Affairs, who serves as the project PI. Successful candidates will have
>demonstrated administrative and leadership skills, a commitment to
advancing
>women in academe, and knowledge of the unique issues affecting women in
the
>sciences and engineering fields. Successful candidates will also
demonstrate
>excellent communication and organizational skills, an ability to work
>effectively with individuals at all levels of the university, a
willingness
>to work in close collaboration with project team members, and strong
>personal initiative. Skills in group facilitation and assessment would
be
>helpful. A master's degree with significant related experience is
required;
>a Ph.D. is preferred.
>
>The position starts on or around August 1, 2003; salary is commensurate
with
>experience. This is a special research faculty position at the rank of
>Senior Project Associate; it is a restricted, renewable appointment.
>Information about Special Research Faculty appointments is available
at:
>http://www.provost.vt.edu/researchfachandbook/rfhandbk.html. The
ADVANCE
>program is a five-year grant, with possibilities for continuation of
the
>project following the grant period.
>
>Review of applications will begin July 3 and will continue until the
>position is filled.
>
>Applications should include a cover letter, resume, and the names and
>contact information of three references sent to:
>
>Dr. Patricia B. Hyer
>Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
>330 Burruss Hall, 0132
>Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
>Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
>
>Phone: 540-231-6122
>Fax: 540-231-7211
>
>Virginia Tech has a strong commitment to the principle of diversity
and, in
>that spirit, seeks a broad spectrum of candidates including women,
>minorities, and people with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities
>desiring accommodations in the application process or needing this
material
>in an alternate format should notify Dr. Mel Gillespie, Office for
Equal
>Opportunity, (540) 231-7500, TTY (540) 231-9460, melving@vt.edu, by the
>application deadline.
>
>--
>Denise Collins, Ph.D.
>Special Assistant to the Provost
>Virginia Tech
>330 Burruss Hall (0132)
>Blacksburg, VA 24061
>
>(540) 231-1458 - phone
>(540) 231-7211 - fax
>denisec@vt.edu
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Bernice L. Hausman
Associate Professor, English Department (0112)
Interim Director of Women's Studies, 2003/4
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Office: 206 Shanks (English)
Office Phone: 540-231-5076 (English)
Email: bhausman@vt.edu
Homepage: http://athena.english.vt.edu/~hausman/hausman.html
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