DIRECTOR, CLEMENTS CENTER FOR SOUTHWEST STUDIES   U.S. History (Position No 005775) The Clements Department of History at Southern Methodist University invites nominations and applications for the Directorship of the Clements Center for Southwest Studies. We seek applicants to be appointed Director of the Clements Center for Southwest Studies who are U.S. historians at the rank of full or associate professor, specializing in the Southwest/West, with a preference for the borderlands and/or Texas. Appointment to begin fall semester 2011. We seek a distinguished teacher-scholar in these fields in any period to direct the center and be a member of the history department.  Inquiries, nominations, and applications should be sent to:   Professor Sherry Smith Clements Department of History Southern Methodist University PO Box 750176 Dallas, TX 75275-0176   To ensure full consideration for the position, the application must be received on or before November 1, 2010, but the committee will continue to accept applications until the position is filled.  The committee will notify applicants of its employment decision after the position is filled.    SMU will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability or veteran status.  We particularly welcome applications from minority and women scholars.  SMU’s commitment to equal opportunity includes nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.  Hiring is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background check.

THE ROBERT H. AND NANCY DEDMAN CHAIR IN HISTORY   Hispanic Borderlands (Position No. 050798).  The Clements Department of History at Southern Methodist University invites nominations and applications for the Robert H. and Nancy Dedman Chair in History, an appointment that begins fall semester 2011. We seek a distinguished teacher-scholar at the rank of full professor in the field of Hispanic borderlands during any period, including Spanish, Mexican, U.S. period to the present to fill this endowed chair.  Inquiries, nominations, and applications should be sent to:   Professor Sherry Smith Clements Department of History Southern Methodist University PO Box 750176 Dallas, TX 75275-0176   To ensure full consideration for the position, the application must be received on or before November 1, 2010, but the committee will continue to accept applications until the position is filled.  The committee will notify applicants of its employment decision after the position is filled.    SMU will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability or veteran status.  We particularly welcome applications from minority and women scholars.  SMU’s commitment to equal opportunity includes nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.  Hiring is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background check.

THE EDMUND J. AND LOUISE W. KAHN CHAIR IN HISTORY   Mexican History (Position No. 005792).  The Clements Department of History at Southern Methodist University invites nominations and applications for the Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Chair in History, an appointment that begins fall semester 2011.  We seek a distinguished teacher-scholar in the field of Mexican history at the rank of full professor, in any area or period, to fill this endowed chair.  Inquiries, nominations, and applications should be sent to:   Professor John Chavez Clements Department of History Southern Methodist University PO Box 750176 Dallas, TX 75275-0176   To ensure full consideration for the position, the application must be received on or before November 1, 2010, but the committee will continue to accept applications until the position is filled.  The committee will notify applicants of its employment decision after the position is filled.    SMU will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability or veteran status.  We particularly welcome applications from minority and women scholars.  SMU’s commitment to equal opportunity includes nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.  Hiring is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background check.