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Job Description:

The College of Wooster is seeking an Administrative Coordinator in the Center for Diversity Equity and Inclusion (CDI).  This position manages the office functions of the Center for Diversity Equity and Inclusion.  This includes supporting the CDI with program and event coordination, assisting the Assistant Director to the CDEIO in monitoring department budgets, equipment and office supply purchasing, conducting research, preparing statistical reports, handling information requests, directing visitors and calls, performing clerical functions, editing content for department web sites, supervising student assistants, and processing contracts. The Administrative Coordinator is responsible for directly supporting the CDI Directors and staff, as needed. Carries out these duties as the primary clerical/administrative staff member for the CDI.

Requirements:

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: 

Bachelor's… Read more

The Five Colleges of Ohio, Inc. (a consortium comprised of The College of Wooster, Denison University, Kenyon College, Oberlin College, and Ohio Wesleyan University) (Ohio Five) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as Program and Budget Manager at the organization’s headquarters at Oberlin College. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Program and Budget Manager is responsible for the administrative management of The Five Colleges of Ohio office operations, including accounting and finance, event planning, communications and general office functions.  This position also provides program support to assist several Ohio Five committees and working groups.

Finance

Reporting to the Executive Director and the Ohio Five Treasurer, the Manager oversees the Ohio Five’s financial operations and investments. The Manager will:

• Manage accounts payable and receivable and the Ohio Five’s checking, investments and credit card accounts.
• … Read more

The Department of Physics at the College of Wooster invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor position beginning August 2021, to teach upper and lower level physics courses and labs, including either our Electronics for Scientists or Computational Physics course. Applicants should have a strong commitment to undergraduate education; this position includes the opportunity to guide one or more yearlong senior thesis projects as part of the College’s Independent Study program.  Ph.D. in Physics or related field is preferred. 

We are especially interested in hiring faculty who can contribute to the intellectual vibrancy and diversity of the academic community through their teaching, research, and service. The College of… Read more

Denison University, a private, selective undergraduate liberal arts institution seeks an energetic, ambitious, and results oriented individual to lead its Annual Fund team. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to join an experienced team and begin planning the next phase of annual giving at Denison.

Reporting to the Associate Vice President of Institutional Advancement, the Director of the Annual Fund will manage all annual giving staff, volunteers, and activities. The ideal candidate will design and implement a comprehensive solicitation strategy utilizing advanced technologies, targeted segmentation, and data analysis to enhance revenue for both restricted and unrestricted giving while also increasing the alumni participation percentage. This position will serve as the main point of contact and advocate throughout a current CRM conversion process, utilizing knowledge of best practices and analysis of data to determine the most effective ways to utilize the… Read more

The Economics and Business Department at Ohio Wesleyan University invites applications to
fill a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level starting August 2021. We seek
applicants with a strong commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching and scholarly
research. Candidates should have a PhD by the end of summer of 2021. 

The successful candidate will teach environmental and/or ecological economics, research
methods, principles of economics and an elective course that aligns with the general
research/teaching interest of the candidate such as labor economics, public finance, monetary
economics, economics of gender and race, and social/political economy. We strongly encourage
applicants whose work and teaching practice could potentially serve the Environment and
Sustainability program and/or Social Justice. The typical teaching load is 3/3 courses per year.
Applicants should submit online: a… Read more

Ohio Wesleyan University welcomes applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in Art History. 
The position will begin August 2021. OWU is committed to providing our students with a variety of
perspectives, mentors and role models by seeking and supporting an academically and culturally diverse
faculty.  

We are seeking a dynamic teacher/mentor/scholar with a focus in modern and contemporary art and
specialization in an area that can contribute to the college’s ongoing efforts to diversify its curriculum (e.g.
African and/or African Diasporic, Latinx and/or Latin American, and/or Native American history of art,
and/or interest in socially engaged and community-based practices).  The successful applicant will teach three
courses per semester, including introductory survey courses, upper level courses in Modern and
Contemporary art, and other courses in the candidate’s area of specialization… Read more

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, invites applications for a tenure-track position in Theatre Studies/Performance at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning fall semester 2021. 

The ideal candidate is a committed educator and team player who can combine scholarly/creative research interests with strong acting/directing experience to explore with students the intersections among theory and artistic practice. The candidate’s teaching, … Read more

Ohio Wesleyan University is excited to grow its newly created interdisciplinary Department of
Africana, Gender, and Identity Studies with a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant
Professor. We seek applicants who bring to their teaching and research an intersectional lens
focused on issues of race, ethnicity, and class in the U.S.  The area of specialization is open, but we
are interested in candidates who hold an interdisciplinary Ph.D. (e.g. in African American Studies,
American Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, Feminist Studies, or a related interdisciplinary
field). Candidates are expected to contribute courses that can be cross-listed in an Arts or
Humanities discipline.

The successful applicant will teach three courses per semester at the introductory and advanced
levels; cultivate meaningful mentoring relationships with students; create experiential learning
opportunities as part of Ohio Wesleyan… Read more

The Education Department at Ohio Wesleyan University seeks to fill a tenure-track Assistant Professor
position in Elementary Education. This position combines a small, supportive, liberal arts community,
with the opportunity to support innovative, forward-thinking elementary and inclusive elementary
programs (PK-grade 5). The OWU Education Department is committed to preparing dedicated, justice-
minded, and highly qualified teachers through our mission to prepare competent, committed, professional
teachers for a diverse, democratic society.

The successful candidate will teach six units or the equivalent per year (3/3 teaching load); required
responsibilities include Teaching for Equity and Social Justice. Priority will be given to applicants who
can teach Educational Psychology, Elementary Field Practicum and Elementary Student Teaching.
Dependent upon the applicant’s areas of expertise, other courses may include… Read more

Ohio Wesleyan University’s Department of Mathematics and Computer Science invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor position in applied mathematics to begin in August 2021. We seek an enthusiastic instructor with a demonstrated interest in mathematics as applied to fields such as mathematical biology, data analytics, computational neuroscience, mathematical finance, earth systems modeling, or other interdisciplinary fields. 

Qualified candidates will (1) be excellent teachers, able to teach a variety of undergraduate applied mathematics courses at all levels, (2) be eager to participate in the department’s efforts to engage in mentored research opportunities with students, (3) maintain a productive, ongoing research program, and (4) contribute actively to the growth of the department and its efforts to attract and retain a diverse student body… Read more

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, invites applications for a tenure-track position in Applied Theatre / Community-Based Theatre at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning fall semester 2021. 

The ideal candidate is a committed educator with successful theatre leadership experience in a team-oriented environment, and a strong record of engaging with communities via devised work, Theatre of the Oppressed, Playback… Read more

Ohio Wesleyan University’s Department of Mathematics and Computer Science invites
applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor position in computer science to begin in
August 2021. We seek an enthusiastic instructor with a demonstrated interest in teaching a wide
variety of computer science courses across the curriculum.  Candidates who have experience in
databases, software engineering, data mining, network security, or other applied computer
science fields are especially encouraged to apply. 

Qualified candidates will (1) be excellent teachers, able to teach a variety of undergraduate
computer science courses at all levels, (2) be eager to participate in the department’s efforts to
engage in mentored research opportunities with students in mathematics, statistics, computer
science, and data analytics, (3) maintain a productive, ongoing research program, and (4)
contribute actively to the growth of the… Read more

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH: Ohio Wesleyan University seeks an African
American Literature specialist with additional expertise in the teaching of writing and composition. 
This is a full-time, tenure-track position with a 6-course teaching load: 4 in African American and
American literature; 2 in first-year writing.  First-year writing courses incorporate common elements,
but may be designed in accordance with the candidate’s own interests.  The literature classes will be
cross-listed in the Africana, Gender, and Identity Studies program, providing an excellent
opportunity to work with students and colleagues from across the university.  
Candidates should have completed the Ph.D. by August 2021.  Applicants from
interdisciplinary and/or fields adjacent to English are welcome to apply, although training in the
teaching of literature and writing are essential.  We especially encourage candidates with… Read more

The Ohio Wesleyan University Department of Physics and Astronomy invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship starting Fall 2021. Ph.D. required. The area of specialization is open, but we especially invite candidates with interdisciplinary research interests, for example in biophysics or neurophysics. The successful candidate must be an excellent teacher who can offer an array of lower- and upper-level courses, including a course in digital electronics and possibly one in computational physics, who maintains a productive research program that involves undergraduate physics majors from diverse backgrounds, and who contributes actively to the continued growth of the department and college. The typical teaching load will be 10-13 contact hours per semester. Ideal candidates will have experience teaching and mentoring students who are traditionally… Read more

The Department of French & Francophone Studies at The College of Wooster welcomes applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies for the August 2021-2022 academic year. Teaching responsibilities will include 6 courses a year and the supervision of credited independent thesis projects as part of the College’s Independent Study program. All specializations in French and Francophone Studies will be considered, but preferred candidates will hold a PhD in French Linguistics and/or second-language acquisition, and have experience in beginning language instruction. Native or near-native fluency in French required.

We are especially interested in hiring faculty who can contribute to the intellectual vibrancy and diversity of the academic community… Read more

The Program in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at The College of Wooster invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor of Biochemistry to begin August 2021. Primary responsibilities include teaching introductory courses in molecular and cellular biology as well as upper level courses and labs in biochemistry.  In addition, the visiting faculty member may also advise senior undergraduate majors in our nationally recognized Senior Independent Study thesis research program. The successful applicant will have a Ph.D. by the time of appointment. The Program in BCMB is housed in a new teaching/research space that opened in 2018. The BCMB program has 8 faculty members and graduates approximately 30 majors annually, many of whom pursue advanced study and/or careers in BCMB. For more information see https://www.wooster.edu/departments/bcmb/.
… Read more

The Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences at The College of Wooster invites applications for a two-year, full-time Visiting Assistant Professor position to begin in August 2021.  The department has twelve full-time faculty and offers majors in Statistical & Data Sciences (SDS), Mathematics, and Computer Science, graduating 40-70 seniors annually. We emphasize mentored undergraduate research and experiential learning, with every student completing a year-long senior thesis project and many participating in our unique Applied Methods & Research Experience program.

 The successful candidate will teach… Read more

The Department of Art and Art History at The College of Wooster invites applications for a tenure-track position as assistant professor in sculpture to begin August 2021.  We seek a versatile artist whose work explores expanded experimental approaches to sculpture and who possesses technical and theoretical/critical competencies necessary to teach all levels of sculpture, ceramics, and digital fabrication.  A thorough knowledge of history and theory of contemporary artistic production in the expanded field of sculpture is expected. 

We are especially interested in hiring faculty who can contribute to the intellectual vibrancy and… Read more

The Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences at The College of Wooster invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of The Department of Psychology at The College of Wooster seeks a tenure-track assistant professor with skills in addressing the needs and interests of a diverse student body to begin in August 2021. Specialization is open, but courses should reflect the diversity of human experiences, such as Psychology of the Black Experience, Multicultural Psychology, Race and Mental Health, Psychology of Immigration, Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, etc.

We are especially interested in hiring faculty who can contribute to the intellectual vibrancy and diversity of the academic community through their teaching, research, and service, and we encourage applicants whose teaching and/or research can engage with one or more interdisciplinary programs at the College, such as Africana Studies, Urban Studies, Education, or the Pre-Health program.… Read more

Position Title/Short Description

Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Wooster, Ohio, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
B -- History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches
D6 -- Welfare Economics
D7 -- Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
H4 -- Publicly Provided Goods
P -- Economic Systems
Q -- Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics
Q5 -- Environmental Economics
R -- Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics

Keywords:

Environmental Economics
Ecological Economics
Climate Economics
Resource Economics
Political Economy of the Environment
Ecologies
Environmental Justice
Political Economy of Agriculture, Food, and the Environment… Read more

The Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences at The College of Wooster invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Computer Science to start in August 2021. The department has twelve full-time faculty, and offers majors in Computer Science, Mathematics, and Statistical & Data Sciences, graduating approximately 50 seniors each year. We place a strong emphasis on experiential learning, with every student completing a year-long senior thesis project and many participating in our unique Applied Methods & Research Experience summer consulting program.

We are especially interested in hiring faculty who can contribute to the intellectual vibrancy and diversity of the academic community through their teaching, research, and service. The College of Wooster enrolls a diverse student body (22% domestic students of color and 16% international students); all applicants are expected to discuss their experience working with diverse student… Read more

The Department of History at The College of Wooster invites applications for a tenure-track position in African American History at the level of Assistant Professor, beginning in August 2021. We seek a broadly trained specialist in African American history. We are interested in candidates who can contribute to the College’s interdisciplinary programs (e.g., Africana Studies; Archaeology; Environmental Studies; Global & International Studies; Global Media & Digital Studies; Urban Studies; and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies). Ph.D. expected by August 2021.

We are especially interested in hiring faculty who can contribute to the intellectual vibrancy and diversity of the academic community through their teaching, research, and service. The College of Wooster enrolls a diverse student body (24% domestic students of color and 15% international students); all applicants are expected to discuss their experience working with diverse student populations. The… Read more