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Current openings last updated September,
2008
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Tenure Track Positions |
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Art & Art History |
| The Department
of Art and Art History seeks a practicing artist for a
Tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor
for a position in lens-based photography. Fluency in the
theoretical, conceptual and historical discourses
surrounding photography a must. Other adjacent areas of
expertise in video, film or historical methods welcomed.
M.F.A. required; teaching experience preferred. Pomona
College, the founding member of the Claremont Colleges, is a
highly selective liberal arts college attracting a diverse,
national student body. The studio art consists of five
active artists; each overseeing their own discipline with a
2/2 teaching load while participating collectively in the
development of the art majors. A new facility for the visual
arts is in the developmental stage. Studio faculty are
provided studios for their own research. Interested
applicants should send a cd portfolio consisting of 40
images: 20 images of the applicant’s work and 20 images of
student work. Images should be titled and numbered, not
larger than 1 MB each, jpeg format (please, no power-point).
Include an image list with title, date, size, and
description. Include a letter of application, transcript,
curriculum vitae, artist statement and teaching philosophy
along with the names of three references and their complete
contact information to Michael O’Malley Associate Chair, Art
and Art History Department, 145 E. Bonita Ave, Claremont, CA
91711. Complete applications received by January 9, 2009
will receive full consideration. Interviews will take place
at C.A.A. in Los Angeles. Pomona College is an equal
opportunity employer and especially invites applications
from women and members of underrepresented groups. |
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Chemistry |
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The
Chemistry department at Pomona College, a member of the
Claremont Colleges invites applications for a position
beginning July 1, 2009. While we seek to hire at the rank of
Associate or Full Professor with tenure, candidates at the
Assistant Professor level with an exceptional record of
teaching and research, including publications and successful
grant writing will also be considered. Teaching
responsibilities will include introductory and advanced
courses in organic chemistry. Demonstrated expertise in NMR
Spectroscopy is highly desirable. The appointee will be
expected to initiate and sustain an externally funded
research program that involves active participation of
undergraduates. Excellent laboratory facilities and
significant start-up funds are available. Applicants should
submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, undergraduate
and graduate transcripts, a statement of teaching philosophy
and interests, a summary of research plans and arrange for
three letters of reference to be sent to Professor Cynthia
Selassie, Chemistry Department, Pomona College, 645 N.
College Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711-6338. FMI:
www.chemistry.pomona.edu. Review of completed
applications will begin October 6, 2008. Pomona College is
an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications
from women and members of underrepresented groups. |
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Classics |
Pomona College
invites applications for a tenure-track position in
Classics, to begin in the academic year 2009-10. The
successful candidate will have teaching responsibilities in
the Department of Classics and the Department of History.
The Department of Classics is part of the intercollegiate
Classics program of the Claremont Colleges, which consists
of six full-time positions and draws on faculty in allied
disciplines. The Pomona College History Department, made up
of eleven full-time positions, offers a curriculum that
emphasizes cultural diversity and cross-cultural
connections.
Candidates should be specialists in Greek history who have
an excellent command of both Greek and Latin languages and a
breadth of knowledge in Greek and Roman literature. Teaching
responsibilities include courses in Greek and Latin
languages and literature as well as courses in Greek and
Roman History, in particular a survey of the ancient
Mediterranean. An additional interest in ancient
civilizations other than Greece and Rome is desirable. Ph.D.
preferred; ABD's who will complete their dissertation by
September 2009 may be considered. Complete applications
received by December 1 will receive full consideration.
Applications should include a letter that describes academic
and intellectual background, interests, and experience; a
curriculum vitae; transcripts of graduate work; a writing
sample; and three letters of recommendation. Pomona College
is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications
from women and members of underrepresented groups.
Applications should be sent to Prof. Richard McKirahan,
Department of Classics, Pomona College, 140 W. Sixth Street,
Claremont, California 91711. For more information about the
departments and their programs, please contact Prof.
McKirahan (Classics) at rmckirahan@pomona.edu or Prof. Wolf
(History) at kwolf@pomona.edu. |
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English |
Tenure-track
Assistant Professor of English, specializing in British
and/or American Poetry since 1820. PhD in hand or expected
by September 2009. Pomona College, the founding member of
the Claremont Colleges, is a highly selective liberal arts
college, located 35 miles east of Los Angeles and attracting
a diverse, national student body. The College has a strong
commitment to interdisciplinary study, as well as to
intercollegiate cooperation, providing a stimulating
environment for students and faculty alike. Department
faculty teach two courses per semester, and are eligible for
a one-year junior research leave, regular sabbatical leaves,
and generous research support.
Send a dossier, including a letter of application, graduate
transcript, curriculum vitae, 1–2 page dissertation
abstract, and three letters of recommendation to Kevin J. H.
Dettmar, Chair, Department of English, Pomona College, 140
West Sixth Street, Claremont, California 91711–6335.
Complete applications received by November 3 will receive
full consideration. Pomona College is committed to
increasing its diversity and welcomes applications from
women and members of under-represented groups. |
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Dance |
The Pomona
College Dance Program, Department of Theatre and Dance,
invites applications for a tenure-track position in the
teaching of Dance History and Cultural Studies at the
assistant professor level, beginning July 1, 2009. The
successful candidate will be responsible for teaching
Traditions of World Dance, two studio courses which focus on
one or more cultural styles, and one course from among the
following: Freshman Seminar (writing intensive theme-based
course), History of American Concert Dance, Dance of the
Spectator, or other area of related interest. The position
requires the PhD degree as well as a demonstrated
specialization in one or more cultural dance forms. The
candidate will be expected to provide leadership and vision
for the study of movement in a broad cultural context and to
further the active participation of the Pomona Dance Program
in dynamic interdisciplinary activity throughout the five
Claremont Colleges. The candidate must have college teaching
experience (beyond graduate assistantships) as well as
evidence of scholarly research and/or professional
performing experience.
Pomona College, a highly selective liberal arts college of
1500 students, is a founding member of the Claremont
Colleges, a unique constellation of five undergraduate
colleges and two graduate institutions, located thirty-five
miles east of Los Angeles. The Dance Program, which enrolls
approximately four hundred students per year, offers both a
major (Performance or Movement Studies) and minor. A program
of the Department of Theatre and Dance for the Claremont
Colleges, it enjoys a cooperative relationship with the
Scripps College Dance Department. Pomona College is an Equal
Opportunity employer and especially invites applications
from women and members of underrepresented groups.
A complete application will include a letter of application,
brief statement on the role of cross-cultural movement
studies in the liberal arts curriculum, curriculum vitae,
graduate academic transcript(s), and three letters of
recommendation. Please send complete dossier to Laurie
Cameron, Director, Pomona College Dance Program, Pendleton
Dance Center, 210 East 2nd Street, Claremont, CA 91711-6347.
To receive full consideration, applications must be received
by November 14 2008. For further information about the
Pomona College Dance Program, visit our website at http://www.theatre.pomona.edu
or contact Professor Cameron at lcameron@pomona.edu. |
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Economics |
C01 Econometrics
and E0 Macroeconomics
Pomona College expects to make a full-time tenure-track
appointment at the assistant professor level to begin in
academic year 2009-10. We are interested in applicants who
specialize in empirical macroeconomics and are strong in
econometrics. They will be expected to teach both
undergraduate macroeconomics and econometrics. They are also
expected to have completed or be near completion of the
Ph.D. degree.
Pomona College, the founding member of the Claremont
Colleges, is an independent, coeducational liberal arts
college in Southern California with an enrollment of 1500
students. Classes are small and the teaching load is two
courses per semester. We have thirteen economists, and
another twenty-five within the other Claremont Colleges. The
department contributes significantly to several
interdisciplinary programs. Qualified, interested candidates
should mail application materials to Michael Kuehlwein,
Chair, c/o Marilynn Waters, Pomona College Department of
Economics, 425 N. College Avenue, #211, Claremont, CA 91711;
and include a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a
sample of written work, and arrange forwarding of official
transcripts and three letters of recommendation. A statement
of one’s teaching philosophy is useful but not required. We
will review files beginning November 30, 2008. Pomona
College is an equal opportunity employer. |
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Media Studies |
| Tenure-track
appointment, Assistant Professor of Media Studies,
specializing in film studies, with an emphasis on
non-western, postcolonial, and/or diasporic film traditions.
Teaching load: 2/2. Ph.D. in hand or expected by September
2009. Pomona College, the founding member of the Claremont
Colleges, is a highly selective liberal arts college
attracting a diverse, national student body. Send a dossier,
including a letter of application, transcript, curriculum
vitae, and three letters of recommendation to Kathleen
Fitzpatrick, Chair, Media Studies Search Committee; 333
North College Way, Claremont CA 91711. Complete applications
received by November 1 will receive full consideration.
Media Studies is particularly interested in candidates who
have experience working with students from diverse
backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to improving
access to and success in higher education for
underrepresented students. Pomona College is an equal
opportunity employer and encourages applications from women
and members of under-represented groups. |
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Philosophy |
| The Philosophy
Department at Pomona College invites applications for a
tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor,
starting Fall 2009. AOS: Moral Theory, broadly construed.
AOC: Open. Teaching Load: 2/2. Qualified candidates must
have a strong commitment to pedagogy, and the capacity to
teach an ethnically diverse student body. Complete
applications should include a letter of interest, a CV,
copies of graduate transcripts, a writing sample, at least
three letters of recommendation, and evidence of teaching
effectiveness. A statement of teaching philosophy is also
welcome. Please send dossiers to: Chair, Search Committee,
Department of Philosophy, Pomona College, 551 N College
Ave., Claremont, CA, 91711. Applications received by
December 1, 2008 will receive full consideration. The
founding member of the Claremont Colleges, Pomona College is
a highly selective liberal arts college, located east of Los
Angeles. Pomona College is an equal opportunity employer and
encourages applications from women and members of
under-represented groups. |
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Psychology |
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The
Psychology Department at Pomona College invites applications
from outstanding teacher/scholars with Ph.D. from an APA-accredited
program with an APA-accredited internship. Candidates are
sought with a commitment to teaching, ability to establish
an active research program that involves undergraduates, and
an interest in developing clinically related fieldwork
opportunities for undergraduates. Area of research
specialty is open. Course load is two courses per semester
and includes Abnormal Psychology, Seminar in Clinical
Psychology, Applications of Clinical Psychology, and
Introductory Psychology. Ability to address issues of
gender, class and ethnicity/race in courses and a
demonstrated commitment to mentoring students from
underrepresented groups will be considered favorably.
Complete applications received by November 15, 2008 will
receive full consideration. Send a dossier, including
letter of application that describes research program and
teaching interests/philosophy, teaching evaluations and
syllabi, curriculum vitae, graduate transcript,
reprints/preprints, and three letters of recommendation to
Richard Lewis, Chair, Department of Psychology, 647 N.
College Way, Pomona College, Claremont CA 91711. Pomona
College is a highly selective liberal arts college
attracting a diverse, national student body. Pomona College
is an equal opportunity employer and especially invites
applications from women and members of underrepresented
groups. For more information about Pomona College:
http://www.pomona.edu
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Sociology |
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Tenure-track appointment,
Assistant Professor in
the Department of Sociology. A broadly-trained sociologist
who can teach quantitative methods or classical theory or
both to undergraduates. Additional expertise in
macrosociology is desired. Teaching load: two courses per
semester. Ph.D. in hand or expected by July 2009. Pomona
College, the founding member of the Claremont Colleges, is a
highly selective liberal arts college attracting a diverse,
national student body. Send a dossier, including a letter
of application, transcript, curriculum vitae, and three
letters of recommendation to Professor Jill Grigsby, Search
Committee Chair, Department of Sociology, Pomona College,
Claremont, CA 91711. Complete applications received by
October 1 will receive full consideration. The department
is particularly interested in candidates who have experience
working with students from diverse backgrounds and a
demonstrated commitment to improving access to and success
in higher education for underrepresented students. Pomona
College is an equal opportunity employer and encourages
applications from women and members of under-represented
groups. |
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Physical Education |
The Physical Education
Department is currently accepting applications to fill an
instructor of Physical Education/Head Coach of Men’s and
Women’s Swimming and Diving vacancy with a preferred
starting date of August 1, 2008. This is an interim
position, and the successful candidate will be offered a one
year appointment. Responsibilities will include managing
all aspects of Pomona-Pitzer’s NCAA Division III men’s and
women’s swimming and diving programs and assigned
administrative duties, and may include teaching activity
classes in the physical education program. The department
is particularly interested in candidates who have experience
working with students from diverse backgrounds and a
demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher
education for underrepresented students.
Pomona and Pitzer Colleges are members of the Claremont
Colleges consortium located in Southern California,
approximately 40 miles east of Los Angeles. The Pomona-Pitzer
Athletic Program consists of 20 intercollegiate teams and is
a founding member of the Southern California Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference. The Colleges have a combined
enrollment of 2,350 students.
Desired Qualifications:
1. Master’s degree in physical education or related field
2. Understanding of NCAA Division III philosophy
3. Appreciation for the role of athletics in small liberal
arts colleges with rigorous academic settings
4. Capacity to teach an ethnically diverse student body
5. Collegiate teaching and coaching experience
Application Procedure/Deadline:
Interested parties are encouraged to send a letter of
application, resume, and names and contact information for 3
references to:
via US mail: Barbara Sangsland
Administrative Assistant
Pomona College
220 E. Sixth St.
Claremont, CA 91711
or email to:
charles.katsiaficas@pomona.edu
The review of applications will begin immediately and
continue until the position is filled. Pomona College is an
equal opportunity employer and especially invites
applications from women and members of underrepresented
groups. |
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Psychology |
The Pomona College Department of
Psychology invites applications for a one-year position in
clinical psychology for academic year 2008-09. Candidates
will have a PhD from an APA-accredited program. Teaching
experience required. A scientist-practitioner with a
research program is preferred. Ability to supervise student
research, senior theses, and field placements is essential.
Area of specialization is open. Knowledge of gender, class,
and ethnic minority issues in mental health is desirable.
Teaching load is five courses and will include Introductory
Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, a seminar in Clinical
Psychology, and courses in area of specialization. Send a
dossier, including letter of application describing research
interests and teaching interests/philosophy, curriculum
vitae, teaching evaluations, graduate transcript, and three
letters of recommendation to Clinical Search Committee,
Department of Psychology, Pomona College, 647 N. College
Way, Claremont, CA 91711. Review of applications will begin
immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Pomona College is an equal opportunity employer and
especially invites applications from women and members of
underrepresented groups.
Pomona College is a highly selective, coeducational liberal
arts college located 35 miles east of Los Angeles.
Colleagues in the other four Claremont Colleges, and the
Claremont Graduate University, all on contiguous campuses,
provide the stimulation usually found in much larger
institutions. Teaching schedules are designed to allow time
for research. Classes are small, and a commitment to
learning and to professional excellence is expected of both
students and faculty.
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