This ad has some of the oddest requirements I've ever seen. The applicant must have "normal manual dexterity and visual and auditory faculty"? I understand ads specifying that a person must be able to lift 50 pounds, hike over rough terrain or even, as in this ad, get around campus, as these are meaningful job-related activities, but manual dexterity and sensory acuteness are just means to various ends. Would you turn down Geerat Vermeij because he's blind?
It would be much better to think about what you want the person you hire to be able to do. Do you care about their ability to teach lab classes? Give effective lectures? Do research? Then say that. A person who doesn't have "normal manual dexterity" may have other ways of doing these things. Don't shut out qualified applicants with disabilities from the get-go. Jane Shevtsov On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 10:43 AM, Elizabeth Congdon <congdo...@gmail.com>wrote: > Bethune-Cookman University has three openings in our Biology Department due > to two retirements and restructuring. > > The full announcements can be seen on HigherEdJobs. You are also free to > e-mail me. I joined the department in the fall of 2012. > > One of these positions will be responsible for our genetics course, one > will be responsible for our anatomy/physiology courses, and one is open to > any discipline specialty. > > JOB SUMMARY: > The Department of Biology seeks to fill a 9-month, tenure-track position at > the Associate Professor level beginning August 2013. Applicants should be > interdisciplinary scholar-teachers with particular expertise in the > biological sciences and a robust background in one or two STEM disciplines. > The ideal applicant will also show strong potential for interaction across > diverse disciplines represented in the College and demonstrated expertise > in pedagogy, curriculum development, and/or assessment. Potential > applicants should be prepared to collaborate with faculty from multiple > departments to develop and apply for extramural funding. > > ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: > The successful candidate will be expected to teach in a predominantly > undergraduate environment in an introductory biology sequence and/or > upper-division major's courses appropriate to the candidate's area of > specialization. Research supervision and mentorship of undergraduate and > students is desired. The successful candidate will be expected to promote > the Department's research profile by establishing a dynamic and vigorous > research program in any area of biology supported by external funding > sources. > > Competitive salary and an excellent benefits program are available. To > apply for the position, please send: a letter of application, which > identifies the position sought; curriculum vitae (with contact > information); a one-page statement of teaching philosophy; statement of > scholarly, creative or research interest. Excellence in teaching, research > and/or scholarly or creative production, and service are required. Official > copies of graduate transcripts required. Three letters of recommendation > should be sent directly from the referee. Send all information to: Human > Resources. > > MINIMUM EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE: > > Qualifications: Ph.D. in Biology or a related field is required; teaching > experience and post doctoral training preferred. Review of applications > begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled. > > ENVIRONMENTAL/PHYSICAL CONDITIONS: > > - Working environment is a normal business office setting > - Demands normal manual dexterity and visual and auditory faculty > - Must be mobile throughout the campus > - Nothing in the job description restricts the right to assign or > reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time > > Application Information > > Postal Address: Elvira WolfordPHR, Assistant Director > Human Resources Management > Bethune-Cookman University > 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Blvd > Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Phone: 386-481-2049 Fax: 386-481-2052 Online > App. Form: http://www4.cookman.edu/humanresources/application.html Email > Address: h...@cookman.edu > -- > Dr. Elizabeth Congdon > Biology Department > Bethune-Cookman University > Daytona Beach, Florida 32114 > congd...@cookman.edu > -- ------------- Jane Shevtsov, Ph.D. Mathematical Biology Curriculum Writer, UCLA co-founder, www.worldbeyondborders.org “Those who say it cannot be done should not interfere with those who are doing it.” --attributed to Robert Heinlein, George Bernard Shaw and others
