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Open-Rank, Tenure Track, Faculty Position In Critical Black Studies
Bucknell University
Department: Critical Black Studies
Bucknell University invites applications for a full-time, open rank, tenure-track faculty position in Critical Black Studies beginning in the fall semester of 2026. Bucknell University seeks to hire a dynamic teacher-scholar with a Ph.D. in African American, Africana, or Black Studies, or a related discipline with a specialization in these areas. Teaching responsibilities include Introduction to Critical Black Studies, courses in the candidate’s fields, and courses that contribute to the university’s general education curriculum with the possibility of serving as department chair in the future. We are especially interested in candidates whose teaching and research will contribute to the Department’s interdisciplinary synergy and analyses of antiblackness as a fundamental, structuring animus impacting Black people. We have a strong preference for candidates who show a commitment to student- centered pedagogical and mentoring practices, and supporting students from historically marginalized groups. The teaching load is five courses over two semesters. We seek candidates with a Ph.D. by the start of the appointment. Candidates in the final stages of completing their degree requirements will be considered, but must complete their degree requirements within the first year of employment at Bucknell in order to continue in this role at Bucknell.
Application Deadline: Materials received by November 1, 2025, will receive full consideration.
Do not post after: Until filled
Assistant Professor of Educational Thought and Sociocultural Studies – Black Studies in Education
The University of New Mexico
Department: Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies
The LLSS Department invites applications for an Assistant Professor position to become part of the Educational Thought and Sociocultural Studies (ETSS) program. The candidate’s research and teaching experience will reflect preparation in educational foundations, and indicate a specialization in Black/Africana Studies in education, as well as familiarity with Critical Race Theory, Intersectionality, and Globalization Education. The successful candidate will have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. in Educational Foundations, Black/Africana Studies, or related fields before Fall 2026. The successful candidate will have a reduced course load for two years, before assuming a full course load (2/2) at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including educational foundations content courses (e.g., Decolonial Thinking, Feminist Epistemologies, Paulo Freire, Critical Race Theory, Globalization and Education, Sociology of Education), LLSS core curriculum (e.g., Seminar in Educational Studies and Dissertation Seminar), and preservice educator preparation courses (e.g., School and Society, Teaching Secondary Social Studies, and Secondary Social Studies Methods, Foundations of Anti-Racist Pedagogy).
Application Deadline: For best consideration, please apply by 10/26/2025.
Do not post after: October 31, 2025
Assistant Professor of Music – Black American Music
Tulane University
Department: Music
| The Newcomb Department of Music in the School of Liberal Arts at Tulane University is seeking an assistant professor of music (tenure-track) with expertise in the history and practice of Black American music. We wish to hire a candidate with commitment to contributing to the body of research on music associated with Black American culture, including, but not limited to, Blues, Gospel, Jazz, R ‘n’ B, Soul, Funk and/or Hip-Hop, as well as the music of the broader African diaspora. The position has a start date of July 1, 2026. We expect that competitive candidates will have experience and demonstrated success in classroom teaching at the college or university level, as well as promising research and/or creative output in their field. We are especially interested in recruiting a colleague who can contribute to this area of excellence within the university while fostering strong connections with musical communities and scenes in New Orleans. Mentorship and advising of undergraduate and graduate (Master’s) students are fundamental to this position. In addition to the expectation of strong research/creative output, the position has a 2/2 teaching load of courses for music majors as well as general population students (non-musicians). These may include “Jazz History,” “New Orleans Music,” and other courses in Black American music history, theory and/or performance, depending on the candidate’s experience and expertise. The School of Liberal Arts also houses the Department of Africana Studies; several of the music faculty are core affiliates in that department. This is a tenure-track position. Tulane is an R1 research institution and successful tenure is dependent on national recognized scholarship and/or nationally recognized creative output/performance informed by research.The successful candidate will be a scholar or a scholar-artist with an active research/creative production/performance portfolio. The Newcomb Department of Music has a storied history, featuring faculty with expertise in performance, theory, and musicology in American, European, and global traditions. Located in New Orleans, a global cultural capital, our students and colleagues have the opportunity to engage with world-class performers. Our curricular track in the creative industries helps connect students to the next generation of careers in the arts. |
Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin on November 7, 2025
Do not post after: November 7, 2025
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in History
Oglethorpe University
Department: African American Studies
Oglethorpe University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor of History to begin August 2026. The successful candidate will be expected to teach introductory history courses as well as upper-division courses in their specialty. We are open to all fields with strong consideration given to candidates whose expertise enables them to teach African-American History and contribute to our African American Studies program. Candidates with multi/interdisciplinary, interregional, and transnational expertise that spans different historical periods, regions, or academic disciplines and who can demonstrate a readiness to develop courses beyond their area of specialty will be especially valued. Responsibilities will include contributing to the Oglethorpe Core Program by teaching Historical Perspectives of the Social Order.
Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin on October 20, 2025
Do not post after: Until filled.
Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track, Theology (Great Texts Program)
Baylor University
Department: Great Texts
The Great Texts Program in the Honors College of Baylor University seeks an Assistant Professor in Theology to start in August 2026. The Program seeks applicants with a PhD in Theology or closely related field who can contribute dynamically to the growth of the Great Texts major as well as teach Black Intellectual Traditions and/or courses for a new interdisciplinary major in Ethics. Successful candidates should be able to look beyond their academic discipline to teach primary texts of literature, philosophy, and theology in ways that engage undergraduates with diverse academic and vocational interests. This is a full-time, tenure-track position. The teaching load is 2/2 and includes regular teaching of general education coursework, upper-level courses required of the Great Texts major, and occasional electives.
Application Deadline: October 8, 2025
Do not post after: October 8, 2025
Visiting Project Archivist
Lincoln University
Department: Langston Hughes Memorial Library
The Langston Hughes Memorial Library, in partnership with the Visual Arts Department, seeks a dedicated Visiting Project Archivist to join our Special Collections and Archives department for a 12-month term position. This specialized role will focus on identifying, processing, and organizing materials related to Black art and artists within our extensive archival collections. The successful candidate will work through multiple boxes of unprocessed materials to locate documents, photographs, correspondence, exhibition catalogs, artwork reproductions, and other items that document the contributions of African American artists and the development of Black artistic movements. This position offers a unique opportunity to uncover and make accessible important cultural heritage materials that highlight the intersection of African American education and artistic expression. This project is supported by the Getty Foundation’s Black Visual Arts Archives initiative.
Application Deadline: September 20, 2025
Do not post after: October 1, 2025
Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) – Contemporary Islam in the Americas
DePaul University
Department: Religious Studies
The Department of Religious Studies at DePaul University invites applicants for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning September 2026. We are looking for a candidate who specializes in Contemporary Islam in the Americas. Scholars working on critical approaches to gender and/or race are particularly encouraged to apply. We are interested in applicants from Religious Studies and allied disciplines whose research and teaching complement the interests and strengths of our interdisciplinary department.
Application Deadline: October 1, 2025
Do not post after: October 1, 2025
Interdisciplinary Fellowships
Yale Institute of Sacred Music
Department: Yale Institute of Sacred Music
The Yale Institute of Sacred Music is an interdisciplinary center where scholars and artists engage in academic and creative work across a variety of fields at the intersection of religion and the arts. Each year the Institute brings a diverse cohort of Long-term Fellows to Yale to pursue scholarly and creative projects that connect with the mission of the Institute and are informed by various interdisciplinary perspectives. ISM Fellows are exceptional scholars and practitioners at all career stages whose projects range from studies of Buddhist chant to African American sacred music, and analyses of Medieval ritual to Jewish art. With access to Yale’s unparalleled resources, ISM Long-term Fellows join a vibrant interdisciplinary community for the academic year where they convene regularly with their cohort to share their work in progress. Fellows also have the option to teach interdisciplinary courses based on their area of research at Yale.
Application Deadline: October 15, 2025
Do not post after: October 15, 2025
Director Detroit Center for Black Studies (DCBS)
Wayne State University
Department: Faculty Affairs
Wayne State University seeks an accomplished, engaged and dynamic Black Studies scholar to serve as director of its new Detroit Center for Black Studies (DCBS). This position is supported in part by a grant from the Mellon Foundation to fund Wayne State University’s Black Studies Faculty Enhancement Initiative. Through this initiative, Wayne State University (WSU) seeks to enhance areas of scholarship and pedagogy that are critical to a deeper understanding of historical and current issues relevant to the members of the African diaspora and the people of Africa. The DCBS director will lead the center’s continuing efforts towards strengthening the Black Studies curriculum across the university while building collaborations and partnerships with Black Studies Scholars throughout the state and nation and engaging the Detroit community.
Application Deadline: October 10, 2025
Do not post after: October 31, 2025
Associate Professor of Africana Studies (Public Health)
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Department: Africana Studies
The Department of Africana Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) invites applications for the tenured position of Associate Professor with specialization in Public Health, to begin August 2025. The position is fully located in the Africana Studies Department, with the possibility of teaching courses cross-listed with the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health (SAPH), the School of Social Work, and other campus units. Standard teaching load is 2:3. We seek an associate professor with a demonstrated record of excellence in applying interdisciplinary and intersectional approaches to scholarship and teaching related to the field of Africana Studies at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and a commitment to and record of advocacy on behalf of the field, and who has leadership potential to assume the headship of the department within a couple of years.
Application Deadline: TBD
Do not post after: TBD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Tulane University
Department: Tulane University History Project
The Tulane University History Project invites applications for one postdoctoral fellow to begin by August 2024 (earlier start dates negotiable). This is a residential fellowship based in New Orleans, LA. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in history or closely related fields by start date. We especially seek candidates with expertise in any of the following areas: 19th or 20th century African American history, history of race and higher education, New Orleans and the Gulf South, or public history. Tulane University History Project is a long-term effort to research and develop a detailed history of the University and its campuses, with respect to its racial history and founding, including the impacts from segregation and slavery. It will cover the university’s founding as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 through the present day. The project will ultimately produce a nuanced, complex, and honest chronological biography of the university that engages its relationship with slavery, segregation and issues of racial equity. Tulane University is a member of the Universities Studying Slavery Consortium.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
Do not post after: Open until filled
Ethnic Studies Instructor
Irvine Valley College
Department: Education
The ideal candidate for this position is an equity-minded individual who understands the importance of creating opportunities in Ethnic Studies for students who have been historically underserved. Irvine Valley College seeks candidates who view the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility and who strive to reframe inequities as a problem of practice. In addition, the ideal candidate demonstrates a commitment to student-centered teaching practices, effective cross-disciplinary and cross campus collaboration, transparent decision-making, and purposeful service to the community. The ideal candidate will embrace the role of an educator who is continually learning anti-racist pedagogy and adapting to the needs of a diverse student population.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
Do not post after: Open until filled
Director, Africana Studies
Lehigh University
Department: Africana Studies
The College of Arts and Sciences at Lehigh University invites applications and nominations for a senior scholar and Director of the Africana Studies Program at the rank of Full Professor, effective August 15, 2024. This hire is a joint appointment between the Africana Studies Program and an appropriate academic department represented in the College of Arts and Sciences at Lehigh University. The candidate should have a scholarly background in African American/Black Studies/critical race studies.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
Do not post after: Open until filled
Assistant Professor – Africana Studies and Global Health
University of Tennessee
Department: Africana Studies
The Department of Africana Studies at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville invites applications for a tenure-track, Assistant or Associate Professor of Africana Studies. African Studies has a 55-year history on UTK’s campus but recently transitioned to a fully-fledged department, with tenure-line faculty and a major, minor, and graduate certificate. The Department seeks a colleague, whose work focuses on Africana Studies and Global Health and whose research agenda encompasses a broad spectrum of scholarship and creative activity related to the Continent (and/or peoples) of Africa, the African Diaspora, and/or the African American experience.
Application Deadline: Open until filled
Do not post after: Open until filled