Pepperdine University's Seaver
College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, situated in Malibu,
California, invites applications for tenure-track and visiting
faculty positions that may be available for the 2009-2010 academic
year. All successful candidates will have a Ph.D. or equivalent, a
preference for undergraduate teaching, a research agenda, and an
active commitment to the university’s Christian mission. Applicants
for the positions listed below should send
to respective contact persons indentified below. Application
reviews will begin November 1, 2008, unless otherwise noted. A
background check will be required as a condition of employment.
Pepperdine University is an equal opportunity employer and
does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of any status or
condition protected by applicable federal or state law. Pepperdine
is religiously affiliated with the Churches of Christ. It is the
purpose of Pepperdine to pursue the very highest employment and
academic standards within a context that celebrates and extends the
spiritual and ethical ideals of the Christian faith. While students,
faculty, staff and members of the Board of Regents represent many
religious backgrounds, Pepperdine reserves the right to seek, hire,
and promote persons who support the goals and mission of the
institution, including the right to prefer co-religionists who are
active members in a Church of Christ congregation.
Business Administration Division
Accounting – Assistant Professor
We seek a candidate who holds an earned doctorate in accounting
or a related discipline at effective date of employment, August 1,
2009. Documented research interest and teaching experience in
accounting is required. The successful candidate will show evidence
of contribution to scholarly research and teaching excellence.
Contact:
Dr. Marilyn Misch (marilyn.misch@pepperdine.edu)
Accounting Program Coordinator
Business Administration Division
Seaver College, Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263-4237
Finance – Assistant Professor
We seek a candidate who holds an earned doctorate in Finance or
a related discipline at effective date of employment, August 1,
2009. Documented research interest and teaching experience in
finance is required. The successful candidate will show evidence of
contribution to scholarly research and teaching excellence.
Contact:
Dr. Keith Whitney (keith.whitney@pepperdine.edu)
Chair, Finance Recruiting Committee
Business Administration Division
Seaver College, Pepperdine University
24225 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263-4237
Communication – Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor to advise students and teach communication
courses in any of the following sequence areas: interpersonal
communication, organizational communication, intercultural
communication, and/or rhetoric & leadership areas and two or more
communication core courses (communication theory, communication
research methods, message creation & effects, and/or communication
ethics).
Contact:
Dr. Robert Chandler (robert.chandler@pepperdine.edu)
Chair, Communication Division
Seaver College, Pepperdine University
24225 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263-4211
Mediated/Mass Communication – Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor to teach courses in mass
communication/mediated communication areas including Advertising,
Public Relations, and Integrated Marketing Communication) and one or
more communication core courses (Communication Theory, Communication
Research Methods, Message Creation and Effects, and/or Communication
Ethics).
Contact:
Dr. Robert Chandler (robert.chandler@pepperdine.edu)
Chair, Communication Division
Seaver College, Pepperdine University
24225 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263-4211
Humanities and Teacher Education
Division
Great Books – Visiting Instructor
Visiting Instructor as replacement instructor for faculty on
sabbatical for the academic year 2009-2010. Great Books is a
four-course sequence in general education that moves chronologically
from the Greeks to the present. The replacement position is for the
first two courses in the sequence, which end with the Renaissance /
Reformation. Most course readings are common to all sections, but
instructors select some texts. Course readings include primarily
works of literature, philosophy, political theory, and religion.
Expertise in Medieval literature or philosophy is preferred. A
completed doctoral degree in an appropriate field is preferred; a
doctoral degree in progress is acceptable, and a master’s degree is
required.
Contact:
Dr. Maire Mullins (maire.mullins@pepperdine.edu)
Chair, Humanities Division
Seaver College, Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263-4225
International Studies and Languages
Division
Jewish Studies – Visiting Instructor
The International Studies Program invites applicants for a
visiting position in Jewish Studies. The successful applicant will
have a strong commitment to undergraduate education and demonstrate
the ability to teach from an interdisciplinary perspective on an
array of international and comparative topics. Responsibilities
include developing and teaching new introductory, intermediate, and
advanced courses related to Jewish Studies, engaging in productive
scholarship, advising students, serving on committees, and
participating in the International Studies honor society.
Contact:
Professor Phil Thomason (phillip.thomason@pepperdine.edu)
Chair, ISL Division
Seaver College, Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263-7446
Middle Eastern Studies – Visiting Instructor
The International Studies Program invites applicants for a
visiting position in Middle Eastern Studies. The successful
applicant will have a strong commitment to undergraduate education
and demonstrate the ability to teach from an interdisciplinary
perspective on an array of international and comparative topics.
Responsibilities include developing and teaching new introductory,
intermediate, and advanced courses related to the Middle East,
promoting a Middle Eastern studies program, engaging in productive
scholarship, advising students, serving on committees, and
participating in the International Studies honor society.
Contact:
Professor Phil Thomason (phillip.thomason@pepperdine.edu)
Chair, ISL Division
Seaver College, Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263-7446
Natural Science Division
Nutritional Science – Tenure-track Faculty Position (Open
Rank)
Tenure-track faculty position in Applied Human Nutrition and
Nutritional Science. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Nutrigenomics
or Nutrition Informatics and possess the ability to teach coursework
in nutritional science. Applicants with a Registered Dietitian
credential from the American Dietetic Association are preferred. The
faculty position is listed at the rank of Associate or Full
Professor; however, unusually accomplished and promising candidates
at the Assistant Professor level will be considered. Exceptional
applicants also may be considered for the Flora Laney Thornton Chair
in Nutritional Science. Candidates should have the ability to teach
a spectrum of undergraduate courses in nutritional science ranging
from general nutrition and introductory foods to public health
nutrition, nutrition education, cultural nutrition, and a
senior-level capstone course in nutrition.
Candidates seeking an appointment at a senior level should have
an outstanding record of peer-reviewed research and scholarly
publication. Assistant professor candidates must have a commitment
to develop an active scholarly program and the potential to develop
an outstanding record of scholarship.
Contact:
Dr. Susan Helm (susan.helm@pepperdine.edu), Ph.D., RD
Natural Science Division
Seaver College, Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263-4321
Application review will begin November 30, 2008 and continue
until the search is closed.
Social Science Division
Psychology – Assistant Professor
Preference will be given to individuals in Clinical Psychology,
but other areas will be considered, such as Counseling Psychology or
Health Psychology. Current teaching load is twenty-four units per
year, with an active research program. For junior faculty, teaching
loads are reduced in order to increase time available for research.
Course load will include Developmental, Introductory Psychology,
Child Clinical, Counseling Theory and Techniques, and a course in
the individual’s area of interest/expertise.
Contact:
Dr. Mike Folkerts (michael.folkerts@pepperdine.edu)
Chair, Psychology Search Committee
Seaver College, Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263-4372
Psychology – Visiting Instructor
A one-year visiting position in Social Psychology, including a
course load of eight courses per year. Course load will include
introduction to statistics, social psychology, intermediate
statistics and a course in the individual’s area of
interest/expertise.
Contact:
Dr. Mike Folkerts (michael.folkerts@pepperdine.edu)
Chair, Psychology Search Committee
Seaver College, Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263-4372
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