Mission Statement of Westmont College
Westmont College is an undergraduate, residential, Christian, liberal arts community serving God's kingdom by cultivating thoughful scholars, grateful servants and faithful leaders for global engagement with the academy, church and world.
About Westmont
Westmont College is a nationally ranked liberal arts college in the Protestant evangelical tradition. Faculty are expected to wholeheartedly embrace the mission of the college, relating their faith to their teaching, to their scholarship, to their mentoring, and to their lives. We desire faculty able to engage in interdisciplinary dialog and pedagogy. The college has a strong commitment to build a culturally and academically diverse faculty of the highest caliber.
With a limited enrollment of 1200 students, the college is selective in admissions and emphasizes excellence in undergraduate teaching and scholarship. The student body is increasing its ethnic diversity with a high rate of retention. The faculty has established six college-wide standards of excellence, including diversity, by which the college reviews its curriculum and assesses student learning. The college encourages students to participate in on-campus programs (e.g., a minor in ethnic or gender studies) and off-campus programs to study in environments that are culturally and ethnically different from their own. Applicants with the expertise and experience to participate actively in these activities are particularly encouraged to apply.
Westmont is an EEO employer, seeking to be diverse in people and programs consistent with its mission. For more detailed information about the college, visit About Westmont.
How to Apply for Faculty Positions
Applicants should send their application with a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and names of three references (unless otherwise indicated) to the individual department chair, Westmont College, 955 La Paz Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108.
Full-Time Faculty Application, PDF
Full-Time Faculty Application, Microsoft Word version
Part-Time Faculty Application, PDF
Part-time Faculty Application, Microsoft Word version
Open Positions
Anthropology
Westmont College Department of Sociology and Anthropology invites applications for a tenure-track opening in Anthropology. Rank and specialization are open. Candidates capable of immediately serving as department chair preferred. Applicants must have a PhD in hand by the start of the appointment. Teaching load is 3/3 for regular appointment, 3/2 for department chair. Department members offer both introductory and advanced courses. Submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, and names of three references to the search chair, Dr. Ronald Enroth, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Westmont College, 955 La Paz Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108 or enroth@westmont.edu. Review of applications will begin November 15, 2011 and continue until the position is filled.
Endowed Chair in Business
The Department of Economics and Business at Westmont College, a nationally ranked Christian liberal arts college, invites applications for an Endowed Chair in Business to begin August 2012. The college seeks an outstanding candidate to provide transformational leadership for the Economics and Business program. The area of specialization is open but preferred concentrations include international business, management, marketing, business strategy, and ethics of enterprise. This is a full-time tenure-track faculty position in business at the Full or Associate Professor level. Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The Chair carries with it a research budget and a 2 + 2 teaching load. The successful candidate will have a strong Christian faith and commitment to Westmont in its mission as a Christian liberal arts college in the Protestant evangelical tradition.
Preferred Qualifications: An MBA and a PhD or DBA in business/management from an AACSB-accredited business school; evidence of successful teaching; a commitment to undergraduate education; a record of significant accomplishments in both the business and academic arenas.
Visit :http://www.westmont.edu/_offices/provost/ChairinBusiness.html for a full position description.
Application procedure: Candidates should send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and the names of three references to Dr. Edd Noell, Chair, Economics and Business Department, Westmont College, 955 La Paz Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108, or to noell@westmont.edu. Review of applications begins Dec.1, 2011 and continues until the position is filled. Westmont College is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to be diverse in people and programs consistent with its mission.
Instructor/Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science invites applications for a one-year, non-tenure-track opening at the instructor or assistant professor level for the 2012-2013 academic year. Candidates with a Ph.D. or who are ABD preferred.
Teaching load is 3/3 and assignment may include lower and upper division mathematics or computer science classes, depending on expertise of the person hired.
Send a letter of application and a curriculum vitae to Patti Hunter, Chair, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Westmont College, 955 La Paz Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108, or phunter@westmont.edu. Review of applications will begin on February 1, 2012 and continue until the position is filled.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
The psychology department at Westmont College invites applications for an Assistant Professor, tenure-track faculty position in social, developmental, or social-developmental psychology with a start date of August, 2012. Assistant Professor level is preferred but all ranks will be considered. Ph.D. should be completed by 8/12. The department is seeking a collegial individual who is a competent, dedicated teacher and a productive scholar. The successful candidate will be broadly educated in psychology and related fields and able to teach social psychology, experimental psychology with laboratory, and introductory psychology; developmental psychology and others based on need and interest. Responsibilities include teaching 3 courses per semester, developing one's own scholarship, supervising student research and conducting research that involves students collaboratively, and being involved in the life of the department and institution. Strength in any area of social, developmental, or related field is acceptable; candidates with a specialization in cultural and ethnic studies and related areas are particularly encouraged to apply. Experimental, behavioral research is preferred. Laboratory space and support available. Review of applications will begin on 10/15/11; review of applications will continue until position is filled. Send a cover letter describing research experience and interests and teaching experience and interests, vita, 3 letters of recommendation from professional/academic sources, and other supporting documents (e.g., list of graduate courses completed, evidence of teaching competence, selected publications) to: Search Committee, Psychology Dept., Westmont College, 955 La Paz Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108-1099, or email psychology@westmont.edu.
Sociology
Westmont College Department of Sociology and Anthropology invites applications for a tenure-track opening in Sociology. Rank and specialization are open. Candidates capable of immediately serving as department chair preferred. Applicants must have a PhD in hand by the start of the appointment. Teaching load is 3/3 for regular appointment, 3/2 for department chair. Department members offer both introductory and advanced courses. Submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, and names of three references to the search chair, Dr. Ronald Enroth, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Westmont College, 955 La Paz Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93108 or enroth@westmont.edu. Review of applications will begin November 15, 2011 and continue until the position is filled.
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