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WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY PROVOST & EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Whitworth University in Spokane, Wash., invites nominations and applications for the position of provost & executive vice president of academic affairs. The position serves as the most senior administrator reporting directly to the president, holds an appointment to the president's cabinet and serves as the university's chief academic officer. The Academic Affairs Division comprises the College of Arts & Sciences, the School of Education, the School of Business and the School of Continuing Studies; Graduate Enrollment Management; International Programs; the Registrar; Sponsored Programs; Instructional Resources; and the Library. Since 1890, Whitworth has provided its students with an education of mind and heart, equipping them to honor God, follow Christ and serve humanity. Today, our community of Christian scholar-teachers offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to more than 3,000 students. Whitworth is enjoying record levels of student enrollment and retention, the strongest financial position in its history, and increased external visibility. Whitworth is regarded as a leading regional comprehensive university, ranked #3 overall and #1 for undergraduate teaching in the West by U.S. News & World Report. Whitworth is the only member of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities to receive the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. Learn more at https://whitworth.edu .

SUMMARY OF THE POSITION: The Art Department is announcing a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor. The Art Department is committed to excellent teaching, providing students with a rigorous intellectual environment, in a modern, fully-equipped art facility featuring dedicated studios, two galleries, and a MAC computer lab. Students gain knowledge and skills that support their creative process in the visual arts. The core art courses provide the foundation in artistic form and content, while upper division offerings expand each student’s artistic vision and conceptual foundation for content in their work, and all courses encourage lifelong learning and a passion for making and understanding art. Graphic Design is currently a track within the Art Major.   STARTING DATE: Fall 2020   PRIMARY TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES: The successful candidate will have the opportunity to teach 21 credit hours (approximately seven courses) per year, mainly within the Art Department, typically three in the fall semester, one during January Term, and three in spring semester. Potential courses include Graphic Design, Typography, Web Design, Photoshop/Adobe Suite, Digital Photography, and other courses in an area of specialty. OTHER OPPORTUNITIES: Along with teaching, the professor will be responsible for oversight of the graphic design curriculum, including the Graphic Design track within the Art major and the Front-End Design Development interdisciplinary major, support programs with a graphic design component, serve as mentor and advisor to students, and engage in research and/or creative work. Possibility of developing new courses that contribute to the university’s innovative, interdisciplinary Shared Curriculum. Additional responsibilities include participation in departmental activities and governance, professional and research activities, attending state, regional and national professional association meetings; attending faculty assemblies, development days, and retreat, serving on committees, and advising.

Fiscal Analyst 2Washington State UniversityThe Fiscal Analyst 2 reports to the Finance /Budget Manager of the Washington State University Foundation. This position is responsible for Fixed Assets, Notes Receivable, Land/Real Estate, Trusts and assisting in the management of all cost centers fiscal support functions. The duties include preparing and posting transactions to general ledger systems; preparing billings; producing reports; preparing reconciliations; and preparing audit deliverables. It requires working with several types of computer systems, and interacting with constituencies. WSU Foundation seeks an ambitious Fiscal Analyst to manage the university's endowment. Experience in fundraising and development is a plus.Required QualificationsA Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, which must include 18 quarter or 12 semester hours in accounting, auditing, or budgeting and one year of relevant professional experience; OR equivalent education/experience.Additional RequirementsAdvanced proficiency level with Microsoft software programs such as Outlook, Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint, in addition to other database applications.Preferred QualificationsExperience working within a higher education setting.Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.Salary Range$40,000 - $54,000For more information and to apply, visit: https://apptrkr.com/1619948Washington State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Educator and Employer.

Fiscal Analyst 2 Washington State University The Fiscal Analyst 2 reports to the Finance /Budget Manager of the Washington State University Foundation. This position is responsible for Fixed Assets, Notes Receivable, Land/Real Estate, Trusts and assisting in the management of all cost centers fiscal support functions. The duties include preparing and posting transactions to general ledger systems; preparing billings; producing reports; preparing reconciliations; and preparing audit deliverables. It requires working with several types of computer systems, and interacting with constituencies. WSU Foundation seeks an ambitious Fiscal Analyst to manage the university's endowment.  

SUMMARY OF THE POSITION: The Political Science department, a four-member department with a strong teaching and publication tradition, is announcing a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor. The political science faculty at Whitworth has a common interest in justice and reconciliation—both international and domestic. We are looking for a candidate who will add to our strength in that area. STARTING DATE: Fall 2020 PRIMARY TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES: Teach an annual seven-course load with a primary focus on International Relations. Ability to teach in our interdisciplinary Environmental Studies program is required. The ability to teach in the Peace Studies program is strongly preferred; ability to teach in a regional area that complements current department offerings is also welcomed. The full-time teaching load consists of three courses in the fall, three courses in the spring and a course in January-term. The position is open at the assistant level; however, in an exceptional circumstance a candidate could be hired at the associate level. Whitworth has well-established off-campus study programs and the department welcomes applications from candidates eager to participate in these. OTHER OPPORTUNITIES: Additional responsibilities include participation in departmental activities and governance; professional and research activities, attending state, regional and national professional association meetings; attending faculty assemblies, development days, and retreat, serving on committees and advising.

  The Department of Endodontics is seeking a full-time, tenure-track, faculty member for an Assistant Professor, appointment. This is a 12-month active service period full-time position that is open until filled with an anticipated start date of October 1, 2019. The Department of Endodontics is recognized both nationally and internationally as one of the premier Endodontics departments in the country, known for the exceptional quality of its predoctoral and advanced education programs. The Department has dedicated and experienced faculty, both full and part-time, all of whom are committed to excellence in education, patient care, scholarly activity, and research. Faculty in the Department are active in dental school and university-wide affairs as well as in the American Association of Endodontics, the American Board of Endodontics, and the American Dental Education Association. The University of Washington faculty engages in teaching, research and service.  Responsibilities include clinical and didactic teaching in both pre-doctoral and post-doctoral levels, research, service, continuing education, and clinical practice. The initial appointment of an Assistant Professor is typically for a period of three years.  Renewal for a second three-year term will be considered by the department and School during spring quarter of the second year. A mandatory review for tenure and promotion must be conducted in the sixth year of appointment.  Salary will be commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the selected applicant. The Department of Endodontics is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive learning environment.     

The School of Art + Art History + Design at the University of Washington welcomes applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Interdisciplinary Visual Arts (IVA) Program in the Division of Art. The appointment starts in September 2020 on a nine-month service period and is a 100%-time appointment.  The IVA program allows students to develop intellectual and creative strengths towards future careers that revolve around our contemporary visual culture. Students in the IVA program select from a menu of courses in studio art, art history and experiential learning. The track facilitates non-medium-specific thinking and making in the form of interdisciplinary exchanges and collaborations. IVA facilitates individual educational and professional goals specific to each student that often combine visual art with other academic areas, from the humanities to digital arts, animation, communication, sciences, math and business. Teaching will encompass the entire curricular range from introductory courses for both prospective majors and general education students, to intermediate and advanced courses focused on connecting material and immaterial art practices with current issues and theory, to a senior project/critique class. Active engagement with the MFA degree program and the Art Honors track is of crucial importance. They will be expected to collaborate and contribute effectively within our community with a strong commitment to facilitating diversity, equity, and inclusion. University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research, and service.

Tenure-track position in United States in the World, with a comparative field in Latin American history, at the rank of assistant professor. Effective August, 2020. Ph.D. required. The successful candidate will offer courses at the introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels in 20th and 21st-century US history and US in the world, as well as take turns in the department’s required courses: methodologies and a senior capstone seminar. The individual would typically offer one or two courses on Latin America per year and would be expected to participate in the rotation of department faculty members fulfilling our contributions to the college first-year course. The standard annual teaching load is five courses. The College provides a generous sabbatical leave program and professional development support for both research and teaching. Whitman College is committed to cultivating a diverse learning community. Applicants should explain how their classroom and scholarly practices will serve to create and sustain an inclusive learning environment. This statement can be included in the cover letter or the teaching statement. In their cover letter, candidates should address their interest in working at a liberal arts college with undergraduates, majors as well as non-majors, at all levels of instruction. Whitman College welcomes nominations of and applications from women and members of historically underrepresented minority groups.

The Division of Design in the School of Art + Art History + Design at the University of Washington in Seattle invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Interaction Design to start in September 2020. This position has a nine-month service period.  The University of Washington’s Interaction Design program shapes the experiences of products, systems, and services: mobile and wearable computing, connected devices, and interactive systems that affect personal, social and societal contexts. Building on a careful analysis of insights from first hand research in today’s world, students in the IxD program envision and prototype relevant, appropriate, delightful, and sustainable experiences that push the boundaries of the relationship between people and technology.  This position will utilize pedagogy and research approaches that are expanding current definitions of design, and will engage in critical, inventive and experimental work in Interaction Design. The person in this position will be expected to contribute and collaborate effectively in our community of Industrial Design, Interaction Design, and Visual Communication Design, as well as to collaborate across campus and thrive amongst Seattle’s fast-moving design and technology industry. The candidate’s teaching will include all levels of the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. The person in this position will take an active role in shaping the future of Interaction Design and the design graduate program.

The Division of Art History in the School of Art + Art History + Design at the University of Washington in Seattle welcomes applications for the Kollar Endowed Chair in American Art, a full-time, open-rank, tenure-track or tenured faculty position. The appointment starts in September 2020 on a nine-month service period. Applications are invited in all fields of American art through the 1950s; emerging scholars are encouraged to apply. The Kollar Endowed Chair will have the opportunity to develop a dynamic program in American Art in collaboration with an internationally recognized faculty with strong areas of expertise in Native American Art, Asian Art, Early Modern European Art, and Modern and Global Contemporary Art.

    Multiple Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Mechanical Engineering Washington State University School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering   The School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering (MME) in the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture (VCEA) at Washington State University invites applications from outstanding candidates for multiple tenure-track/tenured positions at any rank. Candidates with research interests in all areas of Mechanical Engineering will be considered, but priority will be given to candidates whose research interests align with the priorities of the School, specifically: Robotics/Machine learning and Manufacturing/Design. The specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to: automation and control in next-generation manufacturing technologies, machine learning in measurement and control, agricultural robotics, design for additive manufacturing, micro/nano-manufacturing or a related area of advanced manufacturing. MME has an ambitious goal to grow its engagement in the area of autonomous controls with multiple hires in the next few years, and by leveraging its strong ties with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering through collaborative efforts. MME has significant facilities and engagement in additive manufacturing and design, and intends to further strengthen this. It is expected that the successful candidates will collaborate with the current faculty to play leading roles in building strong, externally-funded interdisciplinary research teams.