Below the listing of the specific departments within the College of Liberal Arts, you will find the most current job postings.

Purdue is a land-grant university and member of the Big Ten Conference, with a student population of 39,500.  Purdue has the second largest international student population among US public universities, and has defined further globalization through international research and instructional collaborations as a strategic goal.

Requirements: Administration of a department comprising approximately forty-five faculty members and more than one hundred lecturers and graduate assistants, which grants undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degrees in French, German, Japanese, Second Language Acquisition, and Spanish,  and offers undergraduate programs in Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, and Russian.  The Department Head has leadership responsibility for recruiting and retaining departmental personnel, including in the process of promotion and tenure, for allocating the departmental budget, and for representing the department to the office of the dean and the council of department heads. The Head regularly teaches a course in one of the foreign languages mentioned above. The Department Head is appointed by the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and reports to the Dean.  The 12-month appointment is initially for five years, and is renewable.

            Faculty in the department also have the opportunity to collaborate actively with colleagues in over a dozen interdisciplinary programs such as African-American Studies, Asian Studies, Comparative Literature, Film and Video Studies, Latin American and Latino Studies, Linguistics, and Women’s Studies.

Qualifications: An earned doctorate in any of the foreign languages specified above; a distinguished scholarly record; faculty experience in a program granting advanced degrees; qualification for appointment at the rank of professor; demonstration of excellent teaching and leadership ability; as well as prior administrative experience.

Salary: Competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Application: Interested candidates should submit a letter of application indicating relevant experience and qualification, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references to:

Howard Sypher, Chair

Head Search Committee

Stanley Coulter Hall, Room 146

640 Oval Drive

West Lafayette, IN 47907-2039

Department website: http://india.fll.purdue.edu/FLLWEB/index.html

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.  The review process will begin January 15, 2010.  The position starts July 1, 2010.

Requirements:  Assistant Professor of Art and Design in Photography – Tenure Track to

Teach courses ranging from introductory to advanced undergraduate and graduate levels.  Courses may include the history of photography, documentary, studio lighting, digital imaging, the artist’s book, alternative processes, video, and web design/motion graphics.  Participation in usual departmental activities is expected, as in continuing work in creative endeavors and/or research.

Qualifications: M.F.A. in Photography required.  National exhibition record and a minimum of 3 years teaching experience beyond the graduate teaching assistant level preferred.  Knowledge of contemporary theory, history and all practices of fine art photography, both traditional and digital required; knowledge of time-based digital media preferred.

The Patti and Rusty Rueff School of visual and Performing Arts is the only school among 11 departments within the College of Liberal Arts.  The school is comprised of the Department of Art and Design and Theater, and the divisions of Dance and Music.  Visual and Performing Arts has over 700 undergraduate majors, 60 graduate students, and 43 full-time faculty.  The School is located in a new $38 million complex.

Application:  Send letter of application, artist statement, résumé or curriculum vita, three current letters of recommendation (addressing candidate’s artistic and teaching qualifications), 20 digital images of professional work and 20 digital images of students’ work.  Digital images should be no larger than 5x7 (72dpi, jpegs) and accompanied by a printed image list (indicate actual size and date) with thumb nail images.  If video(s) are to be considered, please ensure that they are playable on any commercial SD-DVE player.  If you desire that your digital images and /or DVD’s be returned, please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope.  Submit the above documentation to:

Star Brown

Patty and Rusty Rueff School of Visual and Performing Arts

Yue-Kong Pao Hall

552 West Wood Street

Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN 47907-2002

The preferential deadline is December 15, 2009, Screening will continue until the position is filled.

Requirments: The English Department at Purdue University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship in Rhetoric and Composition.  Applicants must have an active research agendas and an interest in writing program administration, new media, and applications of technology in writing courses.  Teaching load is 2-2, including a graduate practicum in the teaching of composition and other graduate and undergraduate rhetoric and writing courses.  Ph.D. in rhetoric and composition or closely related area required. 

Starting date:  August 16, 2010.

Application: Review of applications begins November 2, 2009, and continues until position is filled.  Send letter of application, c.v., writing sample, and three letters of recommendation addressing scholarship and teaching strengths to Professor Aparajita Sagar, Interim Associate Head, Department of English, 500 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2038.

Requirements: Teach courses in German literature, language, and culture at the undergraduate and graduate levels: maintain and active research program; actively participate in extracurricular German program activities and events; advise graduate students.

Qualifications:  Must have a Ph.D. in hand by August 2010, in German literature, German Studies or closely-related field.  Near-native fluency in German and English.  Demonstrated evidence of excellence in research and teaching.

Areas of specialization: Open, with preference given to specializations in Medieval German Literature and/or Early Modern German Literature.  Publications commensurate with experience.

Application:  November 3, 2009, or until the position is filled.  Please send letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation (addressing candidate’s research and teaching strengths) to Professors Jennifer William, Chair of German, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Purdue University, 640 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2039.  No email, please.

The Department of seeks a Department Head to further develop the strengths of a dynamic department through effective management, leadership, and a shared vision of the Department’s future. The Department Head is appointed by the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and reports to the Dean. Purdue’s Department of Sociology offers degrees at the AB, MS, and PhD levels and has 27 faculty members with a range of research and teaching specializations (see http://www.cla.purdue.edu/sociology). Purdue offers competitive salaries and an excellent benefit package. The university is located in an affordable metropolitan area of 167,000 people, conveniently located between Indianapolis and Chicago.

Qualifications:   Qualifications include a distinguished record of research and publications suitable for an appointment as a full professor with tenure in Sociology, and evidence of leadership/administrative experience and ability. Preference will be given to candidates with faculty experience in a Ph.D.-granting research oriented department. Areas of specialty are open.

Application:  Candidates should submit a letter of application outlining research interests, a vita, and a statement of approach to administration and departmental leadership to: Chair, Head Search Committee, Department of Sociology, Purdue University, 700 W. State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907. Names of reference will be requested from finalists. Review of applications will begin November 9, 2009, but applications received after this date will be accepted until the position is filled.

The Department of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University invites applications for the William C. Byham Chair in Industrial/Organizational Psychology.  The holder of the Byham Chair will join in an active and well-known I/O Psychology program that attracts top graduate students from across the world.  The program is an important part of a strong and diverse psychology department and also has significant collaborations with a renowned OB/HRM program in Purdue’s Krannert School of Management.  The successful candidate will have a record of research, external funding, teaching and service commensurate with the rank of Full Professor.  Preference will be given to candidates with research interests in one or more of the following areas: selection, performance appraisal, training, organizational development or human performance.

Requirements:  1) Establish and maintain a productive research program; 2) Direct graduate-student research; 3) Teach undergraduate and graduate courses.

Qualifications:  1) Ph.D. degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology; 2) Be pursuing an exemplary program of research; 3) Demonstrate effectiveness in teaching and the potential for teaching excellence.

Application Procedure: Application review will begin March 1, 2007 but applications will be accepted until the position is filled.  Please send a vita, three letters of recommendation and other supporting material to: Prof. James LeBreton, Chair, Byham Search Committee, Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, 703 Third Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2081.