Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 13:22:49 -0500 From: Danielle Riou <riou@bard.edu> Subject: seeking Professor of Human Rights, Democracy and New Media Bard College seeks to hire a distinguished scholar or practitioner for the position of Henry R. Luce Professor of Human Rights, Democracy, and New Media. The Luce Professor at Bard will teach in his or her primary fields of specialization and help develop an interdisciplinary program of research and teaching in human rights and media, bringing together students and faculty from the arts, literature, social studies, and the sciences. The Professorship is designed to encourage innovative study of the ways in which new information and communications technologies have affected, raise questions about, and are at play in struggles for and around democracy and human rights. Critical and inventive approaches, whether at the level of theory and methodology or that of discipline, period, and field, are welcomed. Research and teaching will be undertaken in the context of Bard's emerging undergraduate program in Human Rights, the New York City-based Program in Globalization and International Affairs, the International Human Rights Exchange, as well as the College's long-term commitment to innovative approaches in the social sciences and international education. The appointment is for a six-year term, with possible renewal for an additional three years. Salary, benefits, rank, and tenure considerations are flexible and commensurate with experience. Applications should include a letter outlining an approach to the concerns of the Professorship, curriculum vitae, names of three referees, and samples of relevant work. Nominations are also welcomed. Applications and nominations will be accepted until the position is filled, and should be addressed to: Luce Professor Search Attn: Prof. Thomas Keenan or Danielle Riou c/o Human Resources Bard College Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504 USA more info at: http://www.bard.edu/hrp/luce.htm jeremy hunsinger on the ibook www.cddc.vt.edu www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy