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<p><font size=4 face=Times><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times'>The
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Massachusetts Amherst</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> seeks to hire a
scholar in the Department of Anthropology at the assistant professor level
starting Fall 2009, with a specialization in the social life of discourse and
language. PhD preferred at the time of appointment. The Department is building
on our teaching, research, and service concentration on the causes and
manifestations of inequality and the promotion of social justice in the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Americas</st1:place></st1:country-region>. This
position is part of a group of hires in these areas across the subdisciplines
of anthropology.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=4 face=Times><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times'>The
successful candidate will have a vision and strong record of research and
teaching in issues of discourse, power, and inequality, with a specific area
concentration that enhances our department's strength in the <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Americas</st1:country-region>, with a preferred focus on Latin
American, <st1:place w:st="on">Caribbean</st1:place>, or Latino studies. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=4 face=Times><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times'>The
Department has a strong preference for research that addresses the racialized
politics of language: racism, colonialism, creolization; language shift,
linguistic profiling, language and media, and language reclamation; the role of
language and discourse in the constitution of race, gender, and sexuality;
institutional(ized) discourses of education and socialization; and bi- or
multilingual communities.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=4 face=Times><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times'>The
department seeks candidates who:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=4 face=Times><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Times'>will strengthen
our curriculum in research methodologies, data collection, and analysis, and
have expertise in digital technologies for working with discourse data. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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integrated into the racialized communities they study, as a means to build on
the strong community outreach initiative of the department.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<span style='font-size-adjust: none;
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encourage research and teaching across the subdisciplines of anthropology. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Symbol'>·<span style='font-size-adjust: none;
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color:black'>will strengthen our cooperation with interdepartmental programs
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David Samuels<br>
Associate Professor<br>
Department of Anthropology<br>
215 Machmer Hall<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Massachusetts</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Amherst</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">MA</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">01003</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
VOX: 413-545-2702<br>
FAX: 413-545-9494<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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