Applications Invited: Endowed Chair in Disability Studies, U.S.

The University of Toledo invites applications for a tenured position (full or associate professor rank) in Disability Studies beginning Fall 2004.Salary is commensurate with qualifications.Ph.D. required.

The successful candidate must be a specialist in Disability Studies, preferably with a strong background in disability rights activism.In partnership with the local independent living center, The Ability Center of Great Toledo, the endowed chair will oversee the continued development of the interdisciplinary minor in Disability Studies, collaborate with faculty in the Law & Social Thought Program to strengthen and develop the proposed concentration in Disability Studies, and contribute to the development of The Regional Disability History Archive.Other duties will include teaching in disability studies and pursuing a research agenda with the potential for external funding.

The University of Toledo and the Ability Center of Greater Toledo have come together to create a unique Disability Studies Program based on the value of independent living for people with disabilities and focusing on the contributions, experiences, history and culture of people with disabilities, nationally and internationally. Disability is understood as a social construct, not a medically defined condition.

The University of Toledo is a student-centered public metropolitan research university with approximately 21,000 students, eight colleges, and is located on a wooded 200-acre campus.The Ability Center of Greater Toledo is a non-profit independent living center which has served the Toledo community for over 80 years.

Send letter of application, vita, reprints and papers, three letters of reference, and statements of teaching, research, and activism interests to:Associate Dean Marietta Morrissey, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Toledo, Mail Stop #906, Toledo, OH 43606-3390.The review of applications will begin on February 1, 2004 and continue until the position is filled.

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