Call for Munroe Center for Social Inquiry Directorship, 2025-2026
Dean Omoto's call for Munroe Center for Social Inquiry Directorship nominations.
Colleagues:
The Dean of Faculty’s Office is seeking nominations for the Munroe Center for Social Inquiry Directorship for the 2025-26 academic year. The details of the program and position appear below. The application deadline is noon on Monday, November 25, 2024.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND RESOURCES
The Director will organize a public lecture series and develop and teach an interdisciplinary research seminar focused on a particular theme that links interdisciplinary learning and public inquiry. Preference will be given to proposals that have clear connections to current College programs and initiatives as well as pressing societal issues. The public lecture series (with speakers such as academics, public intellectuals, activists, artists, etc.) could include virtual and on-campus events and should be coordinated with the research seminar. The seminar is subject to usual course approval processes and should offer students opportunities to pursue focused research on a topic connected to the theme and to interact with the series speakers.
- The Director organizes a public lecture series for the academic year.
- The Director designs and teaches a one-semester interdisciplinary research seminar.
- The Director receives a course release to be used in the semester they offer the research seminar unless other arrangements are made with their field group and the Dean of Faculty.
- The Director’s field group receives a single course replacement to be used during the Director’s appointment.
- In addition to a course replacement, the Director works with the Dean of Faculty in administering a budget of approximately $20,000 to support guest speakers and seminar costs.
ELIGIBILITY
All tenured/tenure-track faculty at Pitzer College are eligible to apply; faculty who have not previously served as MCSI Director are especially encouraged to apply. If nominating a colleague, please confirm that they are willing to serve as Director if selected.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
To apply/nominate, please submit 1) a current CV and 2) a statement of no more than 1,000 words that addresses the following:
- The vision/theme for the series including description or examples of guest speakers and brief outline of the proposed research seminar.
- Preferred semester for the research seminar and any expectations/prerequisites for student registration.
- How the proposed theme addresses, intersects with, or complements other campus programming, centers, organizations, or societal issues.
- The potential contributions the proposed series and seminar make to the broad intellectual life of the College as well as any connections to Pitzer’s educational mission and core values.
Please use this file submission form to upload CV and supporting statement by noon, Monday, November 25, 2024. If you cannot use this form or have questions about this program and the application process, please email dean_faculty@c178.net.
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