Open position: Associate/Full Professor of Folklore, Indiana University, Bloomington

The Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University invites applications for a tenured Associate or Full Professorship in the Folklore Institute, to begin in the fall of 2009. We welcome applicants who have well-established research and teaching records and are currently engaged in scholarship central to the discipline of folklore. Our preference is for candidates with ethnographic, theoretical, and teaching concentrations in folklore and vernacular culture in contemporary Europe and European Diasporas. We are especially interested in scholars who are prepared to teach foundational concepts and theories of the discipline to graduate students and who relate their specific ethnographic research foci to broader regional concerns, theoretical problems, and disciplinary histories. Applicants must have the Ph.D. and should show evidence of a continuing research agenda and a demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching. Indiana University and the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology http://www.indiana.edu/~folklore/ are especially eager to receive applications and nominations of women, minorities, and members of other underrepresented groups. Applications, including letter of application, curriculum vitae, writing sample, and contact information for three references should be sent to: Professor Sandra Dolby, Chair, Search Committee, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, 504 N. Fess Ave., Indiana University, Bloomington IN 47408. Review of applications will begin on September 15, 2008, and continue until the position is filled. Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer.