We invite faculty, graduate students, and practitioners to submit proposals for a full-day conference on “Immigrant and Refugee Rights in Turbulent Times.”  The conference takes place at Baruch College, CUNY in New York City on Friday, April 20, 2018.

In the United States and elsewhere, the rights of immigrants and refugees have increasingly come under attack.  How are immigrant and refugee communities organizing in response?  What actions have their institutional supporters—both in government and outside—taken, and to what effect?  These are some of the important questions this conference will address.  We welcome contributions focusing on the fight for immigrant and refugee rights in the present or past, in the United States or elsewhere; we welcome contributions from practitioners and scholars in disciplines ranging from political science, public policy/public administration, sociology, history, law, and economics to anthropology.

We welcome submissions that address the following themes; the list is suggestive only:

· The causes of the backlash against immigrants and refugees

· Immigrant and refugee participation in immigrant rights campaigns

· The role of local and state government in supporting immigrant and refugee rights

· The role of nongovernmental organizations—such as nonprofit organizations, labor unions, faith-based institutions, business organizations, student groups, and foundations—in advocating for immigrant and refugee rights

· Coalitions/ collaborations focused on immigrant and refugee rights

· Immigrant and refugee rights and federalism/ multi-level government

· The effects and impacts of immigrant and refugee rights organizing and/ or policies

· Successful and/ or failed immigrant rights campaigns and lessons learned

· Specific immigrant rights campaigns, such as those addressing immigrants’ voting rights, language rights, identification rights, legal rights, labor rights, access to health care, housing rights, education rights, etc.

· Immigrant and refugee rights and (social) media

Faculty, graduate students, and practitioners interested in participating should submit a 300-word proposal (use the form attached; please submit in Word/ .doc or .docx format) to Professor Els de Graauw (Els.deGraauw@baruch.cuny.edu).  Proposals must be received by March 9th, 2018 in order to be considered.  Decisions will be announced by March 12th, 2018.  We will accept individual proposals, but not panel proposals.  Questions can be directed to Prof. de Graauw.

Job Summary

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District is seeking an Instructor, Geography for Chabot College in Hayward, California.

This position reports directly to the Division Dean.

Representative Duties

1. Teaching introductory college-level courses in Geography, including: Physical Geography, Human (Cultural) Geography, World Regional Geography, Physical Geography Laboratory, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Introduction to Weather and Climate

2. Developing new curriculum; revising programs in Geography where appropriate; writing/updating program reviews; updating course outlines and student learning outcomes; assessment of learning outcomes; adapting instructional techniques to various learning styles and abilities

3. Taking a leadership role in generating student interest in, and providing resources for, the Geography programs

4. Coordinating with division dean and administrative personnel in scheduling of classes and coordination of adjunct faculty in Geography

5. Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form, and commit to working successfully as a team member with other social science instructors and colleagues

6. Regularly conduct, record, and respond to student learning outcomes assessments

7. Participating in professional activities, meetings, and events, including shared governance committee membership

8. Ability to deliver instruction using current technologies in pedagogy and in Geography

9. Willingness to teach late afternoon, evening, weekend and/or off campus classes when scheduled as part of the regular teaching assignment

10. Evidence of sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical and learning disabilities.

Minimum Education and Experience

Master’s in geography

OR

Bachelor’s in geography
AND
Master’s in geology, history, meteorology or oceanography

OR the equivalent

OR see Interdisciplinary Studies.

You will be required to upload your transcripts. You must upload all applicable transcripts, credentials and/or certificates required to meet minimum qualifications for the position for which you are applying. Any degrees earned outside the United States must have an official US evaluation (course by course) of the transcripts and must be submitted with the application. In the case that the file you are uploading is too large or you do not have your transcripts readily available, please upload a document in place of stating you will be sending the documents to the Office of Human Resources, 7600 Dublin Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Dublin, CA 94568, or by fax (925) 485-5254, by 5:00 p.m. (PST) on the closing date.

Desirable Qualifications

1. Experience in both classroom and distance education modes of instruction.

2. Experience with applications of remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS) and global positioning systems (GPS), and in teaching the essentials of these technologies

3. Experience using multiple teaching strategies in a classroom setting

4. Interest in working with other faculty in developing new curriculum in the interdisciplinary Environmental Studies program, and in promoting its growth through coordination in scheduling course offerings and sharing Geography’s resources.

Visit the link below to learn more about the position.

Williams College Department of Psychology invites applications for a one-year visiting position in Behavioral Neuroscience, beginning July 1, 2018. Teaching responsibilities will likely be a co-taught Introduction to Neuroscience course, an upper-level research seminar with laboratory in the candidate’s area of interest, and a team-taught interdisciplinary senior seminar. Applications are welcome in all areas of specialization within behavioral neuroscience. We provide mentoring in teaching and research for visiting faculty, as well as excellent research facilities. We are particularly interested in attracting and welcoming candidates from under-represented groups, and hiring candidates who can work effectively with students from diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications
Candidates should have a PhD at the time of appointment.

Application Instructions
Please submit your cover letter, vita, two or three letters of reference, reprints, research statement, and information on teaching experience and effectiveness (including numerical instructor ratings, if available) online at https://apply.interfolio.com/48791
Applications will be considered as they are completed. Fax, email or mail applications cannot be accepted. Contact the department administrative assistant at cjr1​@williams​.edu with questions.

The Division of Finance and Economics housed in Marshall University’s AACSB-accredited Lewis College of Business (LCOB) invites applications for a tenure-track position in the general area of macroeconomics at the Assistant/Associate professor level beginning fall 2018. Other areas of interest are money and banking and monetary theory and policy. The standard teaching load is three courses per semester.

Qualifications

PhD in economics. ABD’s with a firm completion date before August 2018 will be considered.  We attach considerable importance to a team-player committed to excellence in teaching a rich and diverse community of learners.  The candidate will also be a teacher-scholar and must have experience or demonstrate the ability to publish in quality journals.  The successful applicant will contribute to university service and to the university’s general education curriculum with its emphasis on a common First Year Seminar and core courses intended to enhance student’s critical thinking skills.  The candidate will also be expected participate in interdisciplinary programs within the LCOB.

Application Details

Review of applications begins March 15 and continues until position is filled.  Complete application packages should include a cover letter, vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, teaching evaluations, research interests, a research or job market paper (double-sided), graduate transcripts and names and addresses of three references.  Short-listed candidates who interview on campus must have official transcripts (undergraduate and graduate) forwarded directly to the Chair of the Search and Screen Committee by their degree-granting institutions prior to their interview on campus.

Required Documents

1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. A Statement of Teaching Philosophy
4. Teaching Evaluations
5. Job Market Paper
6. Unofficial Transcripts
7. List of Three References

Visit the link below to apply.

West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech), a regional divisional four-year campus of West Virginia University (WVU) located in Southern West Virginia (Beckley), is currently inviting applications and nominations for the following employment opportunity:

The Department of Social Science/Public Administration within the College of Business, Humanities and Social Sciences, seeks to hire a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Economics. We are seeking an outstanding teacher to complement the faculty in a multidisciplinary department.

The successful candidate is expected to educate a student population that is primarily rural or first generation and will be responsible for teaching economics courses for the department’s baccalaureate programs and service classes for other majors. The assignment includes teaching twelve undergraduate hours per semester in introductory economics and such upper division courses as Public Economics, Statistics, and Economics of Crime. The candidate must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills, join a department with a student-centered philosophy, and will be expected to pursue scholarly activity and service.

Qualifications
Applicants must have a doctorate in economics or related field; or an ABD in economics or related field with the doctorate completed by the date of appointment. Experience with online instructional technologies, teaching Web classes, and evidence of scholarly promise are desirable.

Application Materials must include:

• Letter of interest
• Curriculum vitae
• Three (3) professional references with full contact information
• One-page teaching philosophy statement
• University transcripts
• Additional materials may be requested at a later date.

Visit the link below to learn more and apply.

The Department of Geography at the University at Buffalo is seeking outstanding applicants for a tenure-track faculty position (Assistant Professor) in Geographic Information Sciences (GIScience). The department is seeking highly qualified candidates who demonstrate, or show promise of establishing, a strong analytical research program in GIScience, which may include such topics as spatial data science, spatiotemporal data analytics, deep learning, and remote sensing. A competitive startup package will be provided to the successful candidate.

The University at Buffalo (UB) is the largest and most comprehensive campus in the State University of New York (SUNY) system. The Department of Geography is a nationally-ranked unit noted for significant advances in Earth systems science, economic geography, geospatial analysis and modeling, GIScience, health geography, and remote sensing. The successful candidate will join a world-class group of educators and researchers that was recently designated a Center of Academic Excellence in Geospatial Sciences by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the United States Geological Survey. It is also home to the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, which provides leadership in GIScience research across multiple disciplines.

Applicants should have a PhD (or other doctorate degree) and a scholarly publication record. The successful candidate will be expected to successfully secure external funds for research and to participate in graduate and undergraduate teaching, consistent with the tenured ranks at AAU institutions.

To apply, electronically submit a curriculum vitae, description of current and future research interests (three pages maximum), copies of published work (no more than three), and contact information for three referees to: https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/13166. The position will remain open until filled, but preference will be given to applications received by March 15, 2018. Please consult our website for information about UB, our department, and our community.

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences invites applications and nominations for the position of Lecturer in Anthropology. This position is located on the Armstrong campus in Savannah, GA.

Position Description: Reporting to the department chair, the Lecturer requires a 4/4 teaching load with service obligations to include public outreach. This individual will teach lower-division core courses including four-field Introduction to Anthropology and Global Perspectives in Anthropology: Peoples of the World, as well as upper-division undergraduate courses, primarily within the field of Archaeology. The position is an academic 9 month, non-tenure track appointment, and the salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Required Qualifications

• Earned PhD in Anthropology, or a closely related field with at least 18 graduate semester hours in Anthropology, OR an MA in
• Anthropology with at least three years of university teaching experience by July 1, 2018.
• Ability to teach four-field Introduction to Anthropology.
• Ability to teach a cultural anthropology oriented global perspectives core course.
• Ability to teach upper-division archaeology courses.
• Ability to conduct public outreach / public archaeology in and around Savannah, Georgia, through directorship and further development of the Digging Savannah program
• Must be authorized to work in the United States for the duration of employment without assistance from the institution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Archaeology focus in the United States Southeast Region.
• Experience directing students and volunteers in archaeology field and laboratory projects.
• Ability to teach one or more specialty topics in archaeology (e.g. public archaeology, shallow geophysics, lithic analysis, archaeobotany, geoarchaeology, urban archaeology, underwater archaeology, etc.).
• Experience developing online courses, or courses with substantial online components.
• Experience obtaining external funding.

Screening of applications begins March 8, 2018, and continues until the position is filled. The preferred position starting date is August 1, 2018. A complete application consists of a letter addressing the qualifications cited above; a curriculum vitae; and the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses of at least three professional references. Other documentation may be requested. Only complete applications submitted electronically will be considered. Finalists will be required to submit to a background investigation. Applications and nominations should be sent to:

M. Jared Wood, Search Chair, Search 67569
Georgia Southern University
Electronic mail: mwood@georgiasouthern.edu
Telephone: 912-478-5789

The Department of Sociology invites applications for the post of Research Assistant Professor. Preference will be given to those who have strong research interest in migration studies.

Applicants should have (i) a PhD degree in sociology; (ii) good potential for scholarly publications and research; and (iii) proven ability of effective teaching.

Appointment will initially be made on contract basis for up to three years commencing August 2018, renewable subject to performance, funding and mutual agreement.

Further information about the Department is available at http://www.soc.cuhk.edu.hk/. For enquiries, please send to sociology@cuhk.edu.hk.

Application Procedure
Applicants should upload, together with their on-line applications, full CV, copies of academic credentials, research statement, details of courses taught and evaluation results (if available), teaching statement, and 3 reference letters.

The University only accepts and considers applications submitted online for the post above. For more information and to apply online, please visit http://career.cuhk.edu.hk.

Peking University and Princeton University
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Call for Applications 2018

Within the framework of their Memorandum of Understanding, Peking University and Princeton University have established a Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: Peking-Princeton Postdoctoral Program (PPPP), aiming at training highly-qualified, early-career postdoctoral researchers in studies of contemporary China so that they are positioned to become leaders in their respective academic fields.   Princeton University and Peking University invite applications for two postdoctoral research associates in studies of contemporary China for the 2018–19 academic year.

Each fellowship is expected to be awarded for up to two years: the first 12 consecutive months at Peking University with a visiting appointment at Princeton University and the next 12 consecutive months at Princeton University with a visiting appointment at Peking University, with renewal after the first year contingent on satisfactory performance.  Preferred start date is September 1, 2018. The position is open to early-career scholars who would be in residence and participate in the host organization’s activities, including student-faculty seminars, workshops, and public lectures.  The position is also open to any discipline, as long as the fellow conducts research on contemporary China. The candidate’s research must be supervised by a faculty member at each University and, as such, must receive the endorsement of a faculty member at each institution in order to apply.

Funding

For the stay at Peking University

During their stay at PKU, Postdoctoral Fellows will receive a monthly stipend of 15,000 RMB. They can receive an additional 3,500 RMB per month for self-organized accommodation or choose to live in a PKU postdoc flat. The fellows will further be eligible to apply for travel funding from external sources.  During the appointment at Peking, the postdoctoral researcher will hold a visiting appointment at Princeton.

For the stay at Princeton University

For the 12 months in residence at Princeton, each fellow will be appointed at the rank of Postdoctoral Research Associate or more senior with a monthly salary of 5,000 (60,000/year) US dollars which will be provided by Princeton, including a one-time relocation allowance of 2,000 US dollars. Further, each fellow will be eligible to apply for travel funding, have access to resources at the Paul and Marcia Wythes Center on Contemporary China, and be eligible for employee benefits provided by Princeton.  During the appointment at Princeton, the postdoctoral researcher will hold a visiting appointment at Peking University.

Eligibility and Evaluation Criteria

The fellowship is open to highly qualified researchers of all nationalities who received their PhD no more than three years prior to the start of the appointment. The program is open to both internal and external candidates. Applicants holding tenure or tenure-track faculty positions are not eligible to apply.

Selection is based on the academic excellence of the applicant, the quality of the proposed research project, compelling demonstration of the anticipated synergy of the appointed postdoc, and the commitment of the respective hosts at both universities. The research proposal should include information on how the project will benefit from the research environments of both institutions.

Requirements and Opportunities

1.  Successful applicants must provide a 10-page report on their research and experience in the Postdoctoral Fellowship after completion of the two-year program.
2.  Fellows are encouraged to publish together with their hosts at PKU and PU.

Applications

To apply for a postdoctoral position, please link to https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/5681 (link is external) (D-18-PII-00007). Simultaneously, you must submit a pdf application to PKU, as instructed below.  This position is subject to the Universities’ background check policy. All application documents must be prepared in English and include the following:

1. A research proposal and time plan (max. 10 pages in total, including tables/figures and references);
2. Concise Curriculum Vitae (max. 4 pages in total);
3. Two recommendation letters (including one from the applicant’s doctoral supervisor);
4. Two explicit endorsement letters by the potential supervisors, one at each university; and
5. One writing sample (not to exceed 10MB).

Incomplete submissions will not be considered.

Application deadline:  Application deadline: 3/1/18, 11:59 p.m. EST.

Submission to PKU

The complete application should be saved as one file in pdf format. Please email it to:  Mr. Fan Deshang, Postdoctoral Affairs Office, Peking University boguanban@pku.edu.cn.