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Located in suburban Philadelphia, Bryn Mawr College is a highly selective liberal arts college for women who share an intense commitment to intellectual inqury, an independent and purposeful vision of their lives, and a desire to make meaningful contributions to the world. Bryn Mawr comprises an undergraduate college with 1,300 students, as well as coeducational graduate programs in social work, and in some humanities and sciences. The College promotes faculty excellence in both research and teaching, and participates in consortial programs with Haverford College, Swarthmore College, and the University of Pennsylvania.

Bryn Mawr College is an equal-opportunity employer. Minority candidates and women are especially encouraged to apply.

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Leadership positions

 - Dean of the Undergraduate College

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Continuing Non-Tenure Track (CNTT) position

One-year and other short-term teaching positions

Postdoctoral positions

Tenure track positions
Assistant Professor (advanced)
Department of Economics


G – Financial economics
H – Public economics
I – Health, education, and welfare economics
J – Labor and demographic economics
R – Urban, rural, and regional economics

The Department of Economics invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the advanced Assistant Professor level, to begin July 1, 2010.  Applicants should have a minimum of two years post-Ph.D. teaching and/or research experience and a specialization in one or more of the fields above with a focus on either US domestic social policy or US financial markets and institutions.  In addition to courses in the area of specialization, the successful candidate will teach a one-semester introductory course and statistics, econometrics, or microeconomics. Ph.D. in economics, teaching experience and an established scholarly record are required. We seek an excellent teacher with an active research program who is interested in an academic career at a liberal arts college.

Send cover letter, c.v., three reference letters, copies of publications, and recent teaching evaluations. Applications must be received by October 31, 2009 for immediate review and possible phone and/or campus interviews. CONTACT: Karen Sulpizio, Search Committee, Department of Economics, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N. Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-2899. No electronic submissions will be accepted. 

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Assistant Professor
Department of Economics


H – Public economics
I – Health, education, and welfare economics
J – Labor and demographic economics
R – Urban, rural, and regional economics

The Department of Economics invites applications for one, possibly two full-time, tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor level, to begin July 1, 2010, in one or more of the above fields with a focus on US domestic social policy. In addition to courses in the area of specialization, the successful candidate(s) will teach a one-semester introductory course and statistics, econometrics, or microeconomics. Ph.D. in economics, teaching experience, and evidence of research potential are required.  The successful candidate(s) must demonstrate a commitment to research and teaching excellence in a liberal arts environment.

Send cover letter, c.v., samples of current research, a brief statement of teaching philosophy, recent teaching evaluations, and three reference letters that address both research and teaching. To be assured of consideration for interviews at the ASSA meetings in Atlanta, all materials must be received by November 16, 2009. CONTACT: Barbara Burns, Search Committee, Department of Economics, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N. Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-2899. No electronic submissions will be accepted.

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Assistant Professor
Department of Greek, Latin and Classical Studies


The Department of Greek, Latin and Classical Studies invites applications for a full-time, tenure track position in Greek at the rank of beginning Assistant Professor to begin July 1, 2010. The appointment to be taken up in the academic year 2010-2011. PhD required. The successful candidate will be expected to teach a full range of undergraduate courses and graduate seminars in Greek (such as Homer, tragedy, lyric), to strengthening the Bryn Mawr/Haverford curriculum in Classical Culture and Society, and to contribute to the College's program of first-year seminars. At the graduate level s/he will also be responsible for supervising students preparing master’s and doctoral theses in Greek literature.

To assure full consideration, complete applications, including a curriculum vitae, three current letters of reference and writing samples, must be received by November 15, 2009. Send materials to: Professor Russell Scott, Chair, Department of Greek, Latin and Classical Studies, Bryn Mawr College, 101 North Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-2899. Please no electronic submissions.

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Assistant Professor
Department of History of Art


The Department of History of Art invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position as a beginning Assistant Professor in Medieval Art and Architecture with expertise in Islamic, Western and Byzantine traditions to begin July 1, 2010. The appointment will begin in the academic year 2010-2011. PhD required. We seek an innovative scholar and energetic teacher who will contribute creatively to the undergraduate curriculum of the department and the College, and to the graduate enterprise of both the department and the Graduate Group in Archaeology, Classics, and History of Art. The successful applicant will demonstrate scholarly achievement and teaching expertise in Islamic, Western, and Byzantine art and architecture, and will be expected to teach at all levels, to supervise master’s and doctoral theses, and to contribute to the College's program of first-year seminars.

Please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae and three current letters of recommendation to Professor Steven Z. Levine, Department of History of Art, Bryn Mawr College, 101 North Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-2899 by November 30, 2009. No electronic submissions will be accepted.

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Continuing non-tenure track positions

No open searches.

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One-year and other short-term teaching positions

No open searches.

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Postdoctoral positions

No open searches.

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Leadership positions

Dean of the Undergraduate College

 

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