Position Openings

Visiting Instructor or Assistant Professor of Anthropology

Alma College invites applications for a one-year appointment for a Visiting Instructor or Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology beginning in the fall of 2012.  The successful candidate will have the ability to teach courses like Introduction to Anthropology, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Principles of Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, and Indigenous Cultures.  A Ph.D. is required for appointment at the Assistant Professor level.

Candidates should have a record of successful undergraduate teaching, with previous experience teaching in a residential liberal arts setting preferred.  The successful candidate will be flexible and be able to provide support for additional department activities, such as advising the anthropology club/honor society and/or supervision of independent studies.

Review of applications will begin April 2, 2012.  Applicants should email a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three professional references to: Dr. Mary Theresa Bonhage-Freund, Chair, Sociology and Anthropology Department, Alma College, freund@alma.edu.

A Phi Beta Kappa institution, Alma is a selective, baccalaureate liberal arts college committed to academic excellence and an equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty, staff and student body.  For more information about the College, visit www.alma.edu.

 

Posted: Wed, March 28th, 2012 at 8:45AM

 

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Student Profile

Chloe Secor

Chloe Secor
Graduation: 2014
Major: Political Science

Clinton Township sophomore Chloe Secor has been blazing the campaign trails since she was 7 years old. She hopes to use this passion to improve Michigan, and she’s finding all the inspiration she needs as a political science major at Alma College.

“If you want to do something and really set your mind to it and work hard for it, there is no one at Alma who will tell you it’s impossible, and you can’t do it,” she says. “The opportunities are endless.”

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