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JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS

University of Tennessee, Sociology

The Department of Sociology at the University of Tennessee invites applications for an open-rank, tenure-track position in areas relevant to Africa, Africans, and African-Americans. We are particularly interested in candidates who can contribute to the Department's strength in social justice (http://web.utk.edu/~utsocdep/). The Sociology search is part of a larger College-wide/Africana Studies call for applications. The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tennessee invites applications for four open-rank tenure-track positions from individuals whose research agendas encompass scholarship and creative activity related to the continent and/or peoples of Africa, the African diaspora, and/or the African-American experience. Individuals appointed to these positions will have a tenure home in one of the College's 21 Departments or Schools (www.artsci.utk.edu) and will also be expected to make substantive contributions to the mission of the College's Interdisciplinary Program in Africana Studies (web.utk.edu/~africana), including teaching undergraduate Africana Studies courses. We seek applicants who will be able to contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity-related and intercultural aspects of the University's educational mission.

Applicants must demonstrate promise of distinguished scholarship and creative activity and a commitment to excellent teaching. Appropriate terminal degree required at the time of appointment. Appointment will be made at a rank commensurate with an individual's level of experience.

Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2009. Positions will remain open until filled. Send electronic application, including letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, a research prospectus, and a teaching statement to africanasearch@utk.edu. Letters of reference may be submitted under separate cover and should be sent to the same email address. Applications will be acknowledged.

The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status.

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CONFERENCES

Call for Abstracts. Junior Theorists Symposium. August 13, 2010, Emory University.

The Junior Theorists Symposium is a special one-day conference for up-and-coming theorists, organized by the Theory Section of the American Sociological Association. This conference features scholars at a relatively early stage in their careers, and brings together sociologists who are engaged in original theoretical work as part of their ongoing research.

The forum will include up to 12 presentations organized into three sessions. There is no pre-specified theme for the conference. Instead, accepted papers will be grouped based on how they speak to one another. Past thematic groupings have included: Knowledge; Practice; Politics; Selves and Social Situations; Institutions and Organizations; Identity, Race, and Interaction; and What is Social Theory?

Neil Gross (University of British Columbia), Michèle Lamont (Harvard), and Andreas Wimmer (UCLA) will comment on the presentations.

We invite all ABD students, postdocs, and Assistant Professors up through their 3rd year to submit abstracts.

Complete information for submitting the abstract will consist of: (1) name and contact information of the author; (2) title of the presentation; (3) a 250-word abstract; (4) three or more keywords descriptive of the presentation.

Please send submissions to the organizers: Claire Laurier Decoteau, University of Illinois (decoteau@uic.edu) and Robert Jansen, University of Michigan (rsjansen@umich.edu).

The deadline for submission is December 15. Invitations to present will be extended by January 31. Please plan to share a full paper by July 1, 2010.

Information on the previous incarnations of the JTS (2005, 2008, 2009) can be found at: http://www.asatheory.org by clicking on the Junior Theorists Symposium link.

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PUBLICATIONS

Political Power and Social Theory: A Research Annual welcomes submissions for its 2010 volume. PPST is a peer-reviewed annual research journal committed to advancing the interdisciplinary understanding of the linkages between political power, social relations, and historical development. The journal, currently edited by Julian Go (Boston University) and published by Emerald Press, welcomes both empirical and theoretical work and is willing to consider papers of substantial length (up to 80 manuscript pages). PPST is pleased to have published award-winning authors and papers such as, most recently, Cedric de Leon’s "'No Bourgeois Mass Party, No Democracy': The Missing Link in Barrington Moore's American Civil War" (PPST Volume 19, 2008), which received the Barrington Moore Jr. Prize for best article from the Comparative-Historical Section of the American Sociological Association.

Submission date is rolling, but authors interested in ensuring their submission is considered for the 2010 volume should plan on submitting no later than January 15, 2010. Papers submitted after that date are not guaranteed consideration for the 2010 volume but may be for the 2011 volume.

For more information on submission and the journal, please see the PPST website: http://www.bu.edu/sociology/ppst and/or contact:

Julian Go, Editor
Political Power and Social Theory
Department of Sociology
Boston University
Boston, MA 02215
email: ppst@bu.edu
phone: 617.358.0638
fax: 617.353.4837