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Assistant Professor, Women and Religion in Global Context
Women’s Studies Department

The Women's Studies Department at Towson University invites applications for a full-time, tenure track appointment at the Assistant Professor level, beginning Fall, 2009.  Position is contingent on final funding approval for FY10. We seek candidates whose primary area is women and religion in global contexts, who also have expertise in feminist theory. Teaching is a primary focus of both our undergraduate and graduate programs. Responsibilities will include undergraduate and graduate teaching of women's studies courses related to primary area of expertise, as well as introduction to women's studies and feminist theory; student advising; department/university service; and evidence of (or strong interest in) feminist scholarship. Salary is commensurate with experience at assistant professor level. Applicants must have a doctorate by the time of appointment.

Send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a transcript, three letters of recommendation, and a writing sample to:

Chair, Women's Studies Search Committee
Department of Women's Studies
Towson University
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252-0001
Applications must be postmarked by October 31, 2008.

Towson University
Founded in 1866, today Towson University is recognized by U.S. News & World Report’s top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.  Towson is nationally recognized for its programs in the liberal arts and sciences, business, education, communications, health sciences, and the fine and performing arts.  The University places a strong emphasis on service learning and civic engagement through such activities as internships, practica, clinical placements, course assignments and student events.  As the Baltimore area’s largest university and Maryland’s Metropolitan University, Towson articulates its research and scholarship mission through partnerships that link the University to the economic, educational and cultural life of the state of Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region. Towson enrolls more than 20,000 undergraduate and graduate students in 62 undergraduate majors, 38 master’s programs and four doctoral programs. Located on a rolling 328 acres, the strik!
 ing campus is eight miles north of downtown Baltimore and 45 miles from Washington, D.C.  The campus and its surrounding cities provide an excellent environment for teaching and supporting the academic pursuits of the 700 full-time faculty who work here.

Celia T. Bardwell-Jones, PhD
Assistant Professor
Towson University
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies &
Department of Women's Studies
Office: Linthicum Hall 101B
Phone: (410) 704-2860
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