Indiana State University.  The Department of Sociology seeks
applications for Chairperson beginning  July/August 1999.  The
Department currently consists of eight full-time tenured faculty.  The
Department has a record of solid scholarly contributions and teaching
excellence; however, recent retirements provide a special opportunity
for rebuilding.  The Department currently offers at the undergraduate
level a traditional liberal arts curriculum as well as opportunities
for internships and the only undergraduate major in long term health
care administration that culminates in licensure in Indiana.  The
Department also offers a traditional Master's Degree as well as
terminal Master's programs in social gerontology, conflict resolution,
and work and organizations.  Our faculty participate in the African
and African American Studies, International Studies, and Women's
Studies programs; and are well represented among the governance
structures of the university.  The ideal candidate will be energetic;
able to offer democratic leadership; able to articulate a vision for
sociology at a regional state university; possess a record of
scholarship, grantsmanship, and an ongoing research/writing agenda
befitting the rank of Professor; provide evidence  of teaching
excellence; and have administrative experience and/or experience with
the governance structure at the College or University level.
Applicants should  provide a current vita, the names of five
references with at least one of a current or former administrator;
samples of scholarship; evidence of teaching excellence;  and a cover
letter that includes:  1) a discussion of their qualifications to be
Chairperson; 2) a discussion of their views of sociology's future; 3)
their teaching philosophy; 4)  an outline of their current
research/writing agenda; and 5)  a discussion of what "democratic
leadership" means to them.  Screening begins January 11, 1999, and
will continue until the position is filled.  Send applications to
James Schellenberg, Chair Search Committee, Department of Sociology,
Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN  47809.  ISU has excellent
computer and library facilities and offers excellent benefits; the
salary will be competitive.  Terre Haute offers some of the best
housing values in the country and a wide range of choices.  The city
is 70 miles from Indianapolis and 180 miles from Chicago, Cincinnati,
and St. Louis, all accessible easily by interstate. ISU is an Equal
Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Minorities and women are
encouraged to apply. Visit us at our website:
http://www.indstate.edu.


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Tom Steiger, Associate Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies
Department of Sociology
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN  47809
(812) 237-3426
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