*Assistant Professor of Political Economy, The Rhode Island School of Design*
The Department of History, Philosophy and the Social Sciences (HPSS) at the Rhode Island School of Design seeks to appoint an Assistant Professor of Political Economy for the academic year of 2015-16. While this is a one-year term appointment, the department will embark on a full search for a permanent position in Political Economy starting in early 2016. The suitable candidate will have undergraduate teaching experience and a broad background in Political Economy (PhD or ABD by start date in Politics, Geography, International Relations, Sociology, Anthropology, Global Studies or other relevant interdisciplinary degree). We are particularly interested in appointing a colleague with expertise in one or more of the following areas: (i) globalization, global supply chains, the social science of global consumption; (ii) the political economy of development and development studies with possible foci of attention on the impact of industrialization and urbanization in South Asia, East Asia or Latin America; (iii) the social science of advanced manufacturing (digital fabrication, the “third industrial revolution”, peer to peer production), contemporary industrial restructuring, the emerging global economy of design and social innovation studies; (iv) the political economy of work, labor and/or gender as pertains to the above areas.
HPSS *http://www.risd.edu/Academics/HPSS/ <http://www.risd.edu/Academics/HPSS/>* is a multidisciplinary department within the Division of Liberal Arts. Our students are art and design majors who take one third of their courses in the Liberal Arts. This is a full-time position that will involve teaching 6 courses a year. Candidates will teach two seminar classes across the year (15 students), two introductory classes (21 students) and two lecture classes (30 students). Opportunities will exist for doubling up courses.
Please submit by email a C.V, covering letter and have two letters of recommendation sent to Damian White, Head of the Department of History, Philosophy and the Social Sciences, The Rhode Island School of Design dwhite01 at risd.edu Your covering letter should discuss your teaching and research experience and outline courses that you would wish to teach at RISD. Applicants who will apply before April 20th 2015. RISD does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetics, or any other protected characteristic as set by law.