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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
Professor Population Science and Director-Population Research Center
University of Texas at Austin
Department: College of Liberal Arts – Population Research Center
The College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a distinguished population scientist at the rank of Professor/Full Professor and Director of the Population Research Center (PRC), one of the nation’s premier NICHD-funded population centers. The position begins Fall of academic year 2025-26, although the start date for appointment as PRC director is open to negotiation. We seek applicants who have made major contributions to the development of innovative and pathbreaking research that speaks to critical population problems confronting the United States and the global community, have an excellent track record of extramural grant support (e.g., NIH) for their research, and are committed to the development of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research and training of an outstanding community of faculty and students. Tenure home will be based in one of the social science departments within the college (e.g., Department of Sociology, Economics, Psychology), and duties will include undergraduate and graduate teaching, research, and service to the department, college, and university. As PRC director, responsibilities will include overseeing an outstanding set of core services that support the development and management of large-scale research projects.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Do not post after: January 1, 2025
Professorship in African American History and Culture
University of Missouri
Department: Black Studies and History
The University of Missouri is seeking a professor with a track record of distinguished scholarship, committed teaching in the area of African American History, which can include the African Diaspora, and Black Studies. Candidate is expected to be prepared to play a leadership role in program development and in providing a presence that will continue to influence MU’s success rate in the inclusive recruitment of faculty and students.
Application Deadline: November 1, 2024.
Do not post after: December 31, 2024
Assistant or Associate Professor of Global Health & Black Studies, tenure-track
Washington University in St. Louis
Department: African & African American Studies
The Department of African and African American Studies (AFAS) at Washington University in St. Louis invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Global Health and Black Studies at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. Applicants should have a research and teaching focus on health, healing, wellness, and/or analysis of health interventions or medicine among Black populations in Africa and/or the African Diaspora, including Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latin American, African American, Afro-Oceanic, or Black communities elsewhere. We seek a dynamic and innovative scholar who can contribute to our Global Black Studies initiative and whose research agenda encompasses a scholarship and activities related to the critical social and/or historical analysis of health or health-related interventions as it pertains to Black populations and communities. We are interested in innovative scholars who can contribute to AFAS’ curricular, experiential learning, and intellectual life activities. Though this position is a 100% appointment in AFAS, the candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with faculty in other academic units and external partners and should be able to teach and mentor students in the new Public Health and Society major within Arts & Sciences as well as interact with faculty and students in the new School of Public Health.
Application Deadline: November 1, 2024.
Do not post after: November 13, 2024
Open Rank, Tenure Track Professor of Africana Studies and History
Agnes Scott College
Department: Africana Studies/History
The Africana Studies Program and the History Department at Agnes Scott College jointly invite applications for a tenure-track position in the history of Africa and the African Diaspora at full, associate, or assistant rank. The 3/2 teaching load will include a survey of African history, an upper-level course in the history of the African Diaspora, courses in the candidate’s specialty and contributions to SUMMIT, the college’s global learning and leadership development initiative. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to working with a socially and economically diverse student population. Completed Ph.D. must be in the field of Africana Studies, History or a related area with emphasis on historical methods. The successful candidate should be prepared to assume leadership of the Africana Studies program within 1-3 years of appointment.
Application Deadline: November 15, 2024.
Do not post after: February 1, 2025
Assistant Professor
Augsburg University
Department: Critical Race and Ethnicity Studies
The Department of Critical Race and Ethnicity Studies (CRES) and the Department of English at Augsburg University invite applications for a full-time tenure-track joint appointment in Black Studies and Literary Studies at the Assistant Professor level. This tenure-track position has a load of six courses per year on a nine-month (two semesters) schedule, typically a combination of courses ranging from introductory to advanced, including intro CRES courses and one first-ear composition course. This is a full-time tenure track position with a 9-month service, scheduled to begin August 2025.
Application Deadline: October 21, 2024.
Do not post after: October 25, 2024
Assistant Professor – Black American Music
American University
Department: Department of Performing Arts
The Department of Performing Arts in the College of Arts and Sciences at American University invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 1, 2025. We seek a colleague with expertise in Black American music who will complement our current faculty specialties as well as potentially contribute to our new BA degree in Popular Music Performance and Industry.
Application Deadline: Open until the position is filled.
Do not post after: November 30, 2024
Assistant Professor – Black American Music
American University
Department: Department of Performing Arts
The Department of Performing Arts in the College of Arts and Sciences at American University invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 1, 2025. We seek a colleague with expertise in Black American music who will complement our current faculty specialties as well as potentially contribute to our new BA degree in Popular Music Performance and Industry.
Application Deadline: Open until the position is filled.
Do not post after: November 30, 2024
Assistant Professor in African-American History
University of Oregon
Department: History
The Department of History at the University of Oregon seeks to hire a tenure-track assistant professor specializing in African American history, beginning fall 2025 (updated). Time period and research subfield are open. The successful candidate will demonstrate a record of, or strong potential for, high-quality scholarship and student-centered teaching. The department is especially interested in candidates whose teaching, research, and community engagement would complement and support the UO’s Black Studies minor. Priority will be given to applications received by October 15, 2024, but the position will remain open until filled. The University of Oregon is committed to creating a more inclusive and diverse institution and seeks candidates with demonstrated potential to contribute to the achievement of this goal.
Application Deadline: October 15, 2024.
Do not post after: October 15, 2024
Assistant Professor, African History
Boston University
Department: History
The History Department at Boston University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the level of Assistant Professor in African History, beginning Fall 2025. The Department seeks candidates with expertise in African history, region and period open. Applicants with comparative, transnational or global perspectives are particularly welcome to apply. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to excellence in research and teaching within a federally funded and internationally engaged National Resource Center. Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate core courses and in fields of specialization.
Application Deadline: October 1, 2024.
Do not post after: October 7, 2024
Associate Professor of African American Studies
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Department: Associate Professor of African American Studies
The Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society (CRRES) at Indiana University, Bloomington, invites applications for a CRRES Postdoctoral Fellowship. The fellowship provides support to scholars studying race and ethnicity from a broad range of fields in the social sciences and humanities. We are particularly interested in candidates with disciplinary homes in Sociology, Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Geography. The CRRES postdoctoral fellowship program aims to create a legacy of scholars who will be positioned to address issues related to race and ethnicity using a multidisciplinary lens. We welcome candidates whose research intersects with African American and African Diaspora Studies, Native and Indigenous Studies, Latine Studies, and/or Asian American Studies. The Fellow is expected to pursue research activities associated with their primary area of work, as demonstrated by conference presentations and published works. CRRES fellowships are designed to advance the careers of new scholars by providing opportunities to research, teach, and connect with mentors and with faculty in host departments. Strong applicants will demonstrate evidence of scholarly potential that will make them competitive for tenure-track appointments at Indiana University and other research universities
Application Deadline: November 15, 2024.
Do not post after: November 15, 2024
Associate Professor of African American Studies
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Department: Associate Professor of African American Studies
The Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society (CRRES) at Indiana University, Bloomington, invites applications for a CRRES Postdoctoral Fellowship. The fellowship provides support to scholars studying race and ethnicity from a broad range of fields in the social sciences and humanities. We are particularly interested in candidates with disciplinary homes in Sociology, Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Geography. The CRRES postdoctoral fellowship program aims to create a legacy of scholars who will be positioned to address issues related to race and ethnicity using a multidisciplinary lens. We welcome candidates whose research intersects with African American and African Diaspora Studies, Native and Indigenous Studies, Latine Studies, and/or Asian American Studies. The Fellow is expected to pursue research activities associated with their primary area of work, as demonstrated by conference presentations and published works. CRRES fellowships are designed to advance the careers of new scholars by providing opportunities to research, teach, and connect with mentors and with faculty in host departments. Strong applicants will demonstrate evidence of scholarly potential that will make them competitive for tenure-track appointments at Indiana University and other research universities
Application Deadline: November 15, 2024.
Do not post after: November 15, 2024
Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in the Humanities
Stanford University
Department: Stanford Humanities Center
The Stanford Humanities Center invites applications for the Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in the Humanities, a unique opportunity for recent PhD recipients in the humanities to develop as scholars and teachers. Up to four fellowships will be awarded for a term of two years (with the possibility of a third). Fellows teach two courses per year (or the equivalent) in one of Stanford’s 15 humanities departments or programs. Additionally, they are expected to participate in the intellectual life of the program, which includes regular meetings with other fellows and Stanford faculty to share work in progress and discuss topics of mutual interest. Fellows will also be affiliated with the Stanford Humanities Center and have the opportunity to be active in its programs and workshops. Program admissions focus on selected fields of humanities scholarship in each application year on a rotating basis. Eligible fields for the 2024 competition (for fellowships beginning autumn 2025) are: • African & African American Studies • Art & Art History • East Asian Languages & Cultures • Theater & Performance Studies The stipend for 2024-25 will be $98,000, and compensation will include full benefits, a $6,000 research account, and additional support for computer equipment and relocation expenses.
Application Deadline: October 15, 2024.
Do not post after: October 15, 2024
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Indiana University
Department: Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society
The Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society (CRRES) at Indiana University, Bloomington, invites applications for a CRRES Postdoctoral Fellowship. The fellowship provides support to scholars studying race and ethnicity from a broad range of fields in the social sciences and humanities. We are particularly interested in candidates with disciplinary homes in Sociology, Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Geography. The CRRES postdoctoral fellowship program aims to create a legacy of scholars who will be positioned to address issues related to race and ethnicity using a multidisciplinary lens. We welcome candidates whose research intersects with African American and African Diaspora Studies, Native and Indigenous Studies, Latine Studies, and/or Asian American Studies. The Fellow is expected to pursue research activities associated with their primary area of work, as demonstrated by conference presentations and published works. CRRES fellowships are designed to advance the careers of new scholars by providing opportunities to research, teach, and connect with mentors and with faculty in host departments. Strong applicants will demonstrate evidence of scholarly potential that will make them competitive for tenure-track appointments at Indiana University and other research universities
Application Deadline: October 4, 2024.
Do not post after: October 5, 2024
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
Bowdoin College
Department: Africana Studies
Bowdoin College’s Department of Africana Studies invites applications for a full-time tenure track faculty appointment in African Studies at the Assistant Professor level, beginning July 1, 2025. The position subfield is open with a preference for candidates with expertise in Sub-Sahara Africa and whose research and teaching also connects the African continent – its cultures, people, politics, and economics – to the globalized African Diaspora. The teaching load is two courses per semester. A PhD in African Studies or related discipline is expected by date of appointment. We are particularly interested in candidates with a strong commitment to undergraduate liberal arts education.
Application Deadline: October 1, 2024.
Do not post after: October 1, 2024
Assistant Professor of Culture and Technology
American University
Department: Literature
The Department of Literature in the College of Arts and Sciences at American University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 1, 2025. Applicants should have a PhD or an anticipated PhD completion by August 2025 in any humanities discipline or allied field, such as information studies, media studies, communications, or science and technology studies. We also welcome applicants whose scholarship and teaching focus on questions of technology as they intersect with critical race theory, gender and sexuality studies, disability studies, and issues of social justice. The successful candidate will have the capacity to approach technological questions through interdisciplinary and critical thinking that is informed by humanities-based approaches. Candidates should be enthusiastic and effective teachers and must be strongly committed to excellence in scholarly research.
Application Deadline: September 20, 2024.
Do not post after: November 1, 2024
Assistant Professor of Black Studies
Providence College
Department: Sociology/ Anthropology and Black Studies Departments
Providence College invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Black Studies. Applicants from any subfield of Black studies are welcome to apply, and we are particularly interested in: Black feminism in theory and practice; the Black radical tradition; Black studies research methodologies; Black theater arts and performance studies; Black spirituality and religious practice; and Black politics, public policy, and public opinion. We seek an individual whose scholarly research, teaching excellence, and disciplinary engagement, will allow the Department of Black Studies to broaden our course offerings, enhance our scholarly visibility and reputation, and serve the broader College community.
Application Deadline: October 1, 2024.
Do not post after: October 1, 2024
National Humanities Center 2025-26 Residential Fellowship
Department: Scholarly Programs
The National Humanities Center invites applications for academic-year or one-semester residential fellowships. Mid-career, senior, and emerging scholars from all areas of the humanities with a strong record of peer-reviewed work are encouraged to apply. Thanks to the generous support of its funders, the Center especially welcomes applications from scholars at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Fellowship applicants must have a PhD or equivalent scholarly credentials. Fellowships are supported by the Center’s own endowment, private foundation grants, contributions from alumni and friends, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Stipends and travel expenses are provided.
Application Deadline: October 3, 2024.
Do not post after: October 3, 2024
Assistant Professor of African American Literature and Culture
Stony Brook University
Department: English Department
The English Department at Stony Brook University invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of English specializing in African American literature and culture. We are looking for applicants with strong research programs focusing on any aspect of Black literary, cultural, or media studies in any time-period. All approaches are welcome, but we especially welcome work with a strong theoretical and critical lens; intermedial work; and work drawing on intersectional approaches to race, class, gender, and sexuality. The ideal candidate will be able to teach graduate and upper-level undergraduate courses on topics of their own devising as well as introductory undergraduate courses on African American literature and culture, including its Black diasporic connections.
Application Deadline: open until filled, with priority consideration for applications submitted by October 15, 2024.
Do not post after: October 15, 2024
Ast/Asc/Full Professor Tenure System – AAAS
Michigan State University
Department: African American And African Studies
The Department of African American and African Studies (AAAS) invites applications for an assistant professor tenure-stream faculty position (9-month appointment) and an open rank faculty position in Black Feminisms, Genders, and Sexualities Studies (9-month appointment) in the College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University. The position (both hires) is a 100% appointment in African American and African Studies and begins August 16, 2025.
Application Deadline: June 7, 2026
Do not post after: August 31, 2024
Interdisciplinary Fellowships
Yale University
Department: The 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, 2024
Do not post after: October 15, 2024
Visiting Assistant Professor in African History
University of California, Riverside
Department: History
The Department of History is recruiting for a Visiting Assistant Professor in African History. The successful candidate will teach six courses over three terms, one of which will be at the graduate level. Duties will also consist of advising graduate and undergraduate students in African History, as well as service to the department of History. Courses of instruction: HIST 30, Themes and Personalities; HIST 137, Themes and Topics in African history: West African History to 1800; Ancient Africa; African from 1000 to 1880 HIST 138, African Cities in Modern History HIST 218, The Transatlantic Slave Trade
Application Deadline: To ensure full consideration, applications and supporting material should be received by August 28, 2024.
Do not post after: August 28, 2024
Open Rank Afro-Caribbean and/or Afro-Latin American Studies
Stanford University
Department: African and African American Studies
The Department of African and African American Studies (DAAAS) at Stanford University is conducting an open-rank search for a faculty position in Afro-Caribbean Studies and/or Afro-Latin American Studies in the humanities, arts, or humanistic social sciences, to be appointed at the rank of tenure-track Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Full Professor depending on candidate qualifications. The position is open to scholar-researchers or practicing artist-scholars with a PhD or MFA. The term of the appointment is expected to begin on September 1, 2025. Applications will be accepted through October 1, 2024.
Application Deadline: October 1, 2024
Do not post after: October 1, 2024
Professor (Open Rank)
Wesleyan University
Department: The Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department
The Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department at Wesleyan University seeks to hire a tenure-track assistant professor or a tenured associate or full professor (open rank) beginning July 1, 2025, with substantive research and teaching interests in the area(s) of Transnational Feminist and Queer Studies of the Global South and/or Black Feminism / Black Queer Diaspora Studies. Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies is an interdisciplinary department offering an undergraduate major in the study of gender and sexuality as categories of analysis and experience that intersect with race, class, ethnicity, citizenship, and other categories of difference. Wesleyan is a highly selective liberal arts college that values both scholarship and teaching very highly, has a strong, diverse undergraduate student body, and offers competitive salaries and benefits.
Application Deadline: October 1, 2024
Do not post after: October 1, 2024
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
Assistant Professor – African American Studies
San Jose State University
Department: African American Studies
The Department of African American (AFAM) Studies at San José State University invites applications for tenure-track appointment at the rank of assistant professor with specialization in gender and sexualities beginning August 2024. Candidates with research interests in popular culture and race and new media studies are strongly encouraged to apply. Following a mission to provide students throughout the University with critical, interdisciplinary, and specialized knowledge about African American and African Diaspora populations and communities, our curriculum, programming, and scholarship aim to further the intellectual study of Black life and experience within the United States (U.S.) and the Diaspora from multiple perspectives—cultural, historical, philosophical, political, religious, social, and theoretical—in service to our students and society.
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