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Date Written: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:58:06 -0500
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From: Adriane M Cesa <acesa@mit.edu>
Date: Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 1:33 PM
Subject: MIT Visiting Professor post

To Whom it may Concern:

The Department of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology seeks to nominate one or more political scientists for the
position of Dr. Martin Luther King Visiting Professor for the 2010-2011
academic year.  MLK Visiting Professors are appointed by the Provost, upon
the recommendation of the department head and dean.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Professors are chosen for their
contributions to their professions, and their potential contributions to the
intellectual life of MIT. The Program is open to individuals of any minority
group, with an emphasis on the appointment of African Americans.
 Appointments are for no less than one academic term and no longer than two
academic years. Appointments can be made at the Assistant, Associate and
Full Professor levels. in any department.  Further information about the
program, including a list of former visiting professors and scholars, may be
found at http://web.mit.edu/mlking/www/vpp_index.html.

Candidates desiring to be nominated for a visiting professorship should mail
their materials to the address below.  The materials should include the
following:

 1.  A cover letter expressing interest in the appointment which details the
applicant's qualifications for the program and research and teaching
interests.
 2.  A concise summary of the research to be undertaken at MIT, including a
description of how the applicant would hope to engage with current faculty
and students.  This document should be no more than five single-spaced
pages.
 3.  A curriculum vitae.

Send all materials, no later than December 4, 2009 to:  Ms Diana Gallagher,
Department of Political Science, MIT, 30 Wadsworth Street, Cambridge,
Massachusetts 02139.

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