Department of Anthropology - Temporary Part-Time Faculty

Position Summary & Description

The Department of Anthropology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) invites applicants for a part-time temporary faculty position for Spring 2023.

Duties:

• Successful applicant will be required to teach 2 Anthropology classes during Spring 2023.
• The successful candidate may be asked to work at off-campus sites and/or provide instruction through distance education.

Position Qualifications

Required:

• Ph.D. or enrolled in an anthropology doctoral program at the dissertation stage.
• Teachingexperience and abilitytoteach a4-field introductory Anthropology course.

The department seeks candidates whose teaching, research, and/or service has prepared them to contribute to IUP's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education.

Candidates must communicate effectively and perform well during the interview(s). Essential Functions

Academic faculty must have, and maintain the physical and mental abilities, communicative skills, and stamina necessary to carry out the essential functions of their positions in teaching, research, scholarship, and service. Work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve standing to a significant degree, walking for brief periods of time and may include driving requirements.

Faculty must be able to:

• Teach courses assigned by the departmental chair on a schedule made of a combination of standard class-meeting times as determined to meet instructional needs and adhere to the requirements of the department's curriculum.
• Teach courses for a mandated number of contact hours per week over a full semester and meet university expectations for final exams.
• Present course material in a clear and organized manner using methodologies appropriate to the discipline.
• Evaluate student work fairly and promptly.
• Perform the physical requirements of laboratory, field work, studio work, or other activities outside typical classroom instruction if applicable.
• Maintain current knowledge of the discipline through continued scholarly activity and research.
• Participate actively in assignments necessary to advance the service and/or outreach of the department, college, and university.

Special Instructions to Applicants

This posting is only for PASSHE Faculty members who have received a notice of retrenchment. No other applications will be considered.

If you are a PASSHE Faculty member who has received a notice of retrenchment and are applying for consideration under Article 29 of the Agreement between APSCUF and the PASSHE, please send a letter of application and curriculum vitae to:

Dr. Michael Driscoll

President

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Sutton Hall, Room 201

1011 South Drive

Indiana, PA 15705

Or at president-office@iup.edu

FAXED DOCUMENTATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Applications under Article 29 must be received no later than December 28, 2022.

Committed to excellence through diversity, IUP is an equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V and is a proud member of the State System of Higher Education.

All offers of employment are contingent upon verification of earned degrees through the receipt of official transcripts, confirmation of work eligibility, and satisfactory completion of background checks.