Memo from Elaine Hedges to Annette Chappell and the Joint Appointment Recruitment Committee, 1993

December 5. 1993 TO: Recruitment Commi t Doe /\£рг Joint Appt . : Dean Chappell FROM: Elaine Hedges / i/' ABOUT: Revised advertisement Joint appointment in Secondary Education and Women’s Stud¬ ies. Assistant Professor, tenure track. Doctorate required. Salary competitive. The position requires a strong background in issues of gender and mu 1 1 i cu 1 tura 1 i sin , knowledge of or experience in curriculum transformation work in higher education, and of curricular and pedagogical issues in public schools. Teaching would include Secondary Education courses in foundations and/or learning theory and/or general methods of instruction, and intro¬ ductory and advanced courses in Women's Studies. The Women's Studies portion of the position will initially involve working in Towson's newly-created National Center for Curriculum Transforma¬ tion Resources op. Women. Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, and at least four reference letters to (either?) Professor Elaine Hedges. Women's Studies program, (or Dean James Binko. Secondary Educa¬ tion) by February 15. Reference ietters may arrive by March 1. The application letter should include a statement explaining the nature of your interest in the position and those qualifications that you think particularly fit you for the joint appointment. Towson State University is an AA/EO employer. Minority candidates are especially encouraged to apply. I’ve made one or two further changes in the advertisement since our meeting. If there are further suggestions for change, please phone or e-mail me immediately. I do need to know if we want candidates to send their mate¬ rials either to Secondary Education or Women's Studies. I'm willing to have everything come to me. if that seems more effi¬ cient. Copy in parentheses in the ad therefore needs comment from you. I thought that giving candidates an extra two weeks to get their references to us might be helpful. T; _ ad will be going out late, and they'll not have much time to respond. If you disagree, pleas-' let me know.