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Visiting Assistant Professor
University of California, Riverside
Department: History
The Department of History is recruiting for a Visiting Assistant Professor in African History. Starting Date: July 1, 2025 Salary: Based on 100% annual salary of $74,600. Approximately $12,433 per course. (pending final budget approval) Appointment is eligible for renewal depending on need, funding and performance. *** All appointments are contingent upon the appointee being able to provide, in accord with Federal law, evidence of authorization to work in the United States
Application Deadline: May 5, 2025
Do not post after: June 2, 2025
Assistant to the Dean
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Department: College of Fine and Applied Arts
The College of Fine and Applied Arts at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks to hire a Post-Doctoral/Post-Graduate Fellow in the area of contemporary Black Arts. The fulltime fellowship will be a 9-month appointment during the 2025-2026 academic year, commencing in mid-August 2025, with an option to renew for up to two more academic years based on an annual evaluation of performance. The Fellow will also be considered for a tenure stream assistant professorship at the conclusion of the fellowship. The position will be appointed in the Fine and Applied Arts unit to which their research or practice is most relevant, which includes the School of Music, School of Art and Design, School of Architecture, or the Departments of Theatre, Dance, Landscape Architecture, or Urban and Regional Planning.
Application Deadline: May 1, 2025
Do not post after: April 30, 2025
Career Track Assistant Professor of Practice
University of Arizona
Department: Africana Studies
The Department of Africana Studies, within the School of International Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (SILLC) of the College of Humanities, at the University of Arizona invites applicants for a Career Track Assistant Professor of Practice position with expertise in Hip-Hop Studies and Film (including Hip-Hop Cinema), from any region of the world beginning August 2025. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in hand by August 15, 2025. This is a one-year appointment, with the possibility of renewal, contingent on satisfactory performance review, funding, and departmental needs. We are particularly interested in a candidate with a history of excellent teaching experience in all modalities (in-person, online, hybrid), and sound familiarity with multi-media teaching technologies and platforms.
Application Deadline: The review date is April 25, 2025; applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
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Faculty in Black Sacred Music and Associate Director for the Interdisciplinary Program in Music and the Black Church
Yale University
Department: Institute of Sacred Music
The Yale Institute of Sacred Music (ISM) and Yale Divinity School (YDS) invite applications for a faculty position with the interdisciplinary program in Music and the Black Church who will also serve as its Associate Director. The successful candidate will be appointed at the rank of Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, or Professor in the Practice, depending on education and professional experience, for terms of three to five years in length, beginning July 1, 2025. A candidate’s appointment is renewable upon successful performance reviews. The position is for a scholar and musician to teach courses and develop student ensembles (choral and instrumental) focused on Black sacred music with particular emphasis on the Gospel tradition, who will also share administrative duties for the program. Since its 2021 founding, Music and the Black Church has presented a host of courses, symposia, and concerts in addition to launching initiatives like the Church Music Skills program, which trains students in gospel voice, keyboards, and percussion. The successful candidate will provide musical and intellectual leadership by pursuing an artistic/scholarly agenda, guiding the overarching planning and development of the Program, supporting student advising, organizing events and lectures, partnering with other ISM and Divinity School programs, and fostering and strengthening connections with the broader Yale and New Haven communities.
Application Deadline: Rolling
Do not post after: April 30, 2025
Assistant Professor of Africana Studies
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University
Department: Humanities
Bloomfield College of Montclair State University seeks a dynamic and innovative scholar to join our interdisciplinary Humanities area as a tenure-track Assistant Professor. The successful candidate will contribute to our mission of fostering a rich and inclusive academic environment that prioritizes the intellectual, cultural, and social development of students. This position is an exciting opportunity to advance research and teaching on issues central to the African diaspora, Africa, and related fields within the context of a PBI. RESPONSIBILITIES: Teach undergraduate courses in Africana Studies, including introductory and advanced courses related to the candidate’s area of specialization. Develop and revise curriculum to reflect the interdisciplinary nature of Africana Studies and its relevance to contemporary issues. Develop community-based programming to engage students in experiential learning. Maintain an active research agenda, including publication in peer-reviewed journals and other scholarly outlets. Mentor and advise students, particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds, in their academic and professional development. Engage in service activities within the department, the institution, and the wider academic community. Collaborate with colleagues across disciplines to promote Africana Studies and its contributions to the broader curriculum and institutional mission.
Application Deadline: February 24, 2025.
Do not post after: February 28, 2025
Visiting Assistant Professor, History of African Art
Skidmore College
Department: Art History
The Department of Art History at Skidmore College invites applications for a two-year position as Visiting Assistant Professor of the history of African visual and material cultures. Art History is a collegial department invested in curricular diversity, innovative pedagogy, and strong support for newly hired faculty. We seek a colleague who can offer introductory and intermediate courses spanning a range of periods, cultures, and media as well as advanced courses in areas of specialization. Welcome areas of expertise include architecture, museum studies, and contemporary art. The position carries a teaching load of 18 credits (typically five courses) per year.
The application must include: a cover letter, CV, two sample syllabi (preferably at different curricular levels), a sample assignment (with stated learning goals), and names and contact information for two references. It also must include a separate statement explaining how the candidate’s teaching interests and pedagogy engage issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, and access, both in the topics and materials that students study and in the classroom environment. Please provide specific examples.
Application Deadline: January 27, 2025.
Do not post after: February 17, 2025
Assistant Professor in Africana Studies (Black Psychology)
California State University Northridge
Department: Africana Studies
California State University Northridge is seeking an Assistant Professor in Africana Studies (Black Psychology).
Application Deadline: Open until filled.
Do not post after: February 28, 2025
Advanced Assistant/Associate Professor of Africana Studies (Open Specialization)
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Department: Africana Studies
The Department of Africana Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) invites applications for the tenure-track Advanced Assistant Professor or tenured Associate Professor of Africana Studies (open specialization), to begin August 2025. We seek an advanced assistant professor or a tenured 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/or graduate levels, and a commitment to and record of advocacy on behalf of the field, and who has leadership potential. Interested scholars should demonstrate a track record of independent research with the potential for external funding. Candidates should also have demonstrated commitment to fostering inclusive excellence. The position is fully located in the Africana Studies Department, with the possibility of teaching courses cross-listed with departments in the Social Sciences. Standard teaching load is 2:3.
Application Deadline: Open until filled.
Do not post after: March 7, 2025
The John Galliher Postdoctoral Fellowship in Peace Studies and Black Studies
University of Missouri: Black Studies
Department: Black Studies
The University of Missouri-Columbia’s Peace Studies Program and the Department of Black Studies are seeking applications for a 9-month postdoctoral teaching fellowship in Peace Studies and Black Studies, beginning August 15, 2025. There is a possibility for a second-year renewal, contingent on funding availability and a satisfactory evaluation of teaching and service performance during the first year. The fellow will have a 3/3 teaching assignment or teach three courses in each of the two semesters, which will include “Introduction to Peace Studies” and “International Conflict Resolution and Group Reconciliation,” as well as classes focusing on Black/Africana politics, economics, and/or racial inequalities related to topics like social justice, environmental issues, migration, sports, media, and religion. Additionally, the fellow will help to organize and actively promote the program and department’s events to students and the public, supervise internship and capstone projects, and assist with the Peace Studies Journal and Newsletters.
Application Deadline: March 1, 2025.
Do not post after: March 1, 2025
Assistant Professor, African American History
Arizona State University, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies
Department: School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies
The School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies (SHPRS) at Arizona State University (ASU) invites applications for a full-time, early career tenure-track faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor with a research specialization in African American history. The successful candidate can expect to teach two courses per semester (2-2 teaching load), have a robust research agenda, participate in service such as SHPRS faculty governance, and undergraduate and graduate mentoring; they will receive career mentoring from senior peers in ASU Humanities, including one senior peer in a related field. Time period is open, but specialization preference is the American Southwest/West and migration or immigration history. Successful candidate will teach online and on-ground courses in African American and North American history including Ethnicity and Immigration, with an anticipated start date of August 16, 2025. This full-time, benefits-eligible, tenure-track position includes a path to promotion to Associate Professor and Full Professor. SHPRS strongly encourages candidates from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.
Application Deadline: February 14, 2025.
Do not post after: May 1, 2025
Visiting Assistant Professor of History & African and African American Studies
Earlham College
Department: History
Earlham College is seeking a Visiting Assistant Professor of History/AAAS to join our team. Job Summary: The Department of History and the African and African American Studies Program at Earlham College seek applicants for a visiting assistant professor of African American History who are well grounded in the epistemologies and ontologies of the Black experience. We invite candidates who study any time period of U.S. history, and whose work uses regional, hemispheric, and/or transnational geographic frameworks. This position is renewable for up to three years. Responsibilities: Teaching load is 2-3. The faculty member is expected to teach two courses in the fall semester and three courses in the spring semester, totaling five courses throughout the academic year
Application Deadline: Review of Applications will begin on February 15, 2025.
Do not post after: March 13, 2025
Dean of Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Western Washington University
Department: Provost Office
Western seeks a Dean who has experience as a visionary leader with keen insight and a track record of inspiring others, fostering innovation, and valuing diversity. The Dean should have the experience and professional qualifications necessary to support teamwork, set high standards, ensure accountability, and collaboratively craft a long-term strategy for Fairhaven College. The Dean will understand and support the values of a public, comprehensive, residential campus; recognize the critical role of faculty and staff in the life of the university; support intense student involvement in college governance; and serve as an advocate for Western and Fairhaven College internally and externally.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2025
Do not post after: January 31, 2025
Director, African & African American Studies Program (Open Field & Open Rank)
Rollins College
Department: African & African American Studies (AAAS) program
Rollins College invites applications for the position of Director of our African & African American Studies (AAAS) program. This is an open-rank faculty position with the possibility of hiring at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level. Area of specialization is open.
AAAS is an interdisciplinary program that offers an undergraduate minor. Our affiliated faculty have disciplinary homes in a variety of Rollins departments, including Anthropology, Art & Art History, Critical Media & Cultural Studies, English, History, Philosophy & Religion, Political Science, and Sociology. We welcome applicants from these fields and others, including interdisciplinary fields such as African American Studies, Black Studies, and Africana Studies.
Application Deadline: January 25, 2025
Do not post after: January 25, 2025
Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department: African American Studies
The Department of African American Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, invites applications for a Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Associates. This is a one-year appointment with a start date of August 16, 2025, and is renewable for an additional year, contingent on satisfactory performance review, funding, and unit needs.
Applicants must demonstrate promise for a tenure-track appointment at a research college or university, and their primary research focus must be in or related to African American Studies. We look to recruit a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of African American Studies, with a preference for a social scientist (i.e., political science, anthropology, sociology, psychology, or related field). Proposed research projects should have the potential to make a significant contribution to the field.
Application Deadline: January 17, 2025
Do not post after: January 17, 2025
Assistant Professor of Communication, Film, & Media Studies
Oglethorpe University
Department: Division I
OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY, located in Atlanta, Georgia, is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Communication, Film, and Media Studies to start in Fall 2025. Candidates must be well-versed in digital pedagogy and capable of teaching courses in media studies, digital/social media, public speaking, and media history/theory. Preference will be given to those with experience teaching courses such as Digital Storytelling, Television Analysis, Media, Culture, and Society, Critical History of Radio, TV, and New Media, Sports Communication, and Latinx Media. Candidates who are ABD will be considered, but a PhD in communication, film, or media studies (or a closely related discipline) is required at time of appointment (August 2025). In addition, relevant teaching experience and a coherent research agenda are expected.
Application Deadline: December 15, 2024
Do not post after: January 31, 2025
Vice President for Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer
California State University, Northridge
Department: Equity and Inclusion
California State University, Northridge invites applications for the inaugural Vice President for Equity & Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer (VPEI). The VPEI reports to the President and serves as the University’s executive-level innovator and strategist responsible for guiding efforts and creating opportunities to embed and ensure the centrality of CSUN’s core values of justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility and belonging (i.e. core equity values) across all aspects of the University. As an integrating partner and collaborator, the VPEI proactively leads, develops and implements plans, programs, and activities that advance and operationalize the University’s mission and values as well as the strategic directions, priorities and core equity values outlined in CSUN’s Road Ahead. As the first administrator to occupy this position, the VPEI will help further define the equity infrastructure needed to establish CSUN as a university that leads and lives up to its commitments to provide a campus culture where all students and employees from historically marginalized, underserved or underrepresented communities can thrive. The VPEI develops strong relationships with the Office of Equity & Compliance and makes referrals to address discrimination, harassment and civil rights violations.
Application Deadline: February 12, 2025
Do not post after: February 12, 2025
Assistant Professor
College of Charleston
Department: African American Studies
The College of Charleston’s African American Studies Program invites applications for a tenure-track
assistant professor position starting August 16, 2025. We seek a dynamic and productive scholar with a
demonstrated record of excellence in applying interdisciplinary and intersectional approaches to scholarship and teaching who works in African American/Black Studies from across the disciplines. We are particularly interested in scholars with expertise in African/African American foodways. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in African American Studies or a discipline within the humanities or social sciences, with a strong record of effective teaching and active research. The standard teaching load will be 3/3, and the candidate should be able to teach Introduction to African American Studies and upper-level courses, including the Capstone in African American Studies. The candidate must have completed their Ph.D. by the beginning of the appointment.
Application Deadline: December 31, 2024.
Do not post after: December 31, 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. Starting Date: The first day of Winter quarter is January 2, 2025. The first day of Spring quarter is March 26, 2025. Salary: Based on 100% annual salary of $74,600. Approximately $12,433 per course (pending final budget approval). Appointment is eligible for renewal depending on need, funding, and performance. *** All appointments are contingent upon the appointee being able to provide, in accord with Federal law, evidence of authorization to work in the United States ***
Application Deadline: To ensure full consideration, applications and supporting material should be received by November 1, 2024.
Do not post after: December 31, 2024
Associate of Full Professor
John Jay College
Department: Africana Studies
If you are viewing the job posting on any website other than CUNYFirst, please follow the instructions below: 1. Navigate to www.cuny.edu 2. Select “Employment” 3. Select “Search Job Postings” 4. Create an Account 5. After creating an account, return to the Job Search page and select “Apply Now” Once registered or logged in, candidates should submit the following: Cover letter detailing scholarly accomplishments in the areas of Africana Studies or Black Studies, management philosophy, and administrative expertise Curriculum Vitae Names and contacts of three professional references All items to be uploaded must be combined in a single document preferably in PDF format. Only applications submitted through CUNYfirst or the John Jay College Website are eligible for consideration.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2025.
Do not post after: January 31, 2025
Assistant Professor – Black Feminist Anthropology
Western University
Department: Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
The Departments of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies (GSWS) and Anthropology , at The University of Western Ontario, invite applications for a full-time probationary (tenure stream) joint position at the rank of Assistant Professor with a specialization in any subdiscipline of Anthropology in relation to Black Feminist Anthropology. The successful candidate will have a joint appointment in the two Departments with Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies as the
home department. Start date will be July 2025 or as negotiated. Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Deadline: October 20, 2024.
Do not post after: December 31, 2024
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor/Tenured Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University
Department: Center for Africana Studies
The Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor or tenured early Associate Professor. This position is part of the Fannie Gaston-Johansson Faculty of Excellence Program, a cluster hire initiative through the Provost’s Office that will bring new faculty to the JHU campus. This cluster hire initiative is part of a $50 million investment that focuses on the recruitment, retention, and advancement of faculty who demonstrate a commitment to inclusive excellence in teaching, research, and service. Faculty hired into this program are known as Fannie Gaston-Johansson Professors. The Center for Africana Studies seeks candidates who work in Black Studies from across the disciplines and deploy diverse methodological approaches to the study of the African diaspora, including the African continent, with particular interest in scholars working in black feminism, black sexualities, and/or black queer studies. The successful applicant will hold a joint appointment in the Center and with the department most closely related to their research and training. The successful candidate must have their Ph.D. in hand by August 2025. The Center for Africana Studies is committed to conducting a broad and inclusive search for a candidate who will contribute to the overall diversity and excellence of the academic community.
Application Deadline: January 1, 2025
Do not post after: January 1, 2025
Director of African American Studies and Professor or Associate Professor
University of Mississippi
Department: African American Studies
The University of Mississippi invites applications for a full-time, 12-month administrative faculty position as Director of African American Studies, with a joint faculty appointment in African American Studies and another department in the College of Liberal Arts.
The University of Mississippi is an R1 institution in an exciting phase of institutional growth and is located in the city of Oxford, a vibrant community known for its small-town charm and outstanding educational and cultural opportunities. The African American Studies Program develops and coordinates an interdisciplinary undergraduate curriculum that focuses mainly on the African American experience in the United States, especially in Mississippi and the South. Its objectives are to encourage all students and faculty to examine the African American experience, to facilitate a cultural and intellectual atmosphere on campus favorable to such studies, and to develop and support a related program of research and community service. Our program goals are supported by the larger University of Mississippi and College of Liberal Arts’ strategic commitment to access and opportunity. In addition to supporting the current objectives of the Program by supervising the administrative aspects of the program, working with program faculty and students, and coordinating outreach and public programming activities, the new AAS Director will take the lead in shaping a vision for the program’s
future. The Director carries a 1-1 teaching load.
Application Deadline: November 30, 2024.
Do not post after: December 31, 2024
Tenure Track Assistant Professor in American Studies, Beginning Fall 2025
Dickinson College
Department: American Studies
The American Studies Department at Dickinson College is excited to welcome applications for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor of American Studies commencing July 1, 2025. We seek a dedicated candidate with a Ph.D. in American Studies (or closely related field), emphasizing African/African Diaspora cultural studies as their primary area of expertise and teaching interest. Ability to teach courses in film and media studies is required. Being attentive to the needs of our academic field and our commitment to diversify our curricular offerings, we are especially interested in interdisciplinary scholars that may offer introductory or advanced courses in subfields such as Caribbean and global Black diasporic cultural lives, both Atlantic and Pacific. Candidates with a focus on material culture studies, visual culture studies, and gender studies are particularly encouraged to apply.
Application Deadline: November 15, 2024.
Do not post after: December 1, 2024
Assistant Professor and Open Rank Faculty Position in Modern Art and Visual Culture
University of Southern California
Department: Art History
The Department of Social and Cultural Analysis at New York University invites applications for a tenure-track, assistant professor position in Black Cultural Studies. We are particularly interested in applicants whose research takes an interdisciplinary approach to the social and cultural life of the African diaspora and contributes to the department’s strengths in gender and sexuality studies; critical race and ethnic studies; and/or urban studies. This position is part of a multi-departmental cluster hire in “Black Diaspora Cultural Studies,” which includes the Arts and Science departments of Art History, History and Music. A primary aim of the cluster is to create a network for scholars at NYU working across a range of
disciplines.
Application Deadline: November 10, 2024.
Do not post after: December 31, 2024
Assistant Professor and Open Rank Faculty Position in Modern Art and Visual Culture
University of Southern California
Department: Art History
1. Open Rank position in Modern Art and Visual Culture, Field Open
2. Assistant Professor position in Modern Art and Visual Culture, Field Open
The Department of Art History at the University of Southern California invites applications for two full-time, tenure-track positions in Modern Art and Visual Culture, one Open Rank and the other at the rank of Assistant Professor. For both, we look for applicants with a strong research profile and welcome applications across a range of research methodologies and areas working on Modern Art and Visual Culture from 1750-present. Applicants must have a commitment to effective teaching and mentoring at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The PhD must be in hand by start date.
Application Deadline: November 1, 2024.
Do not post after: December 8, 2024
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor/Tenured Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University
Department: Center for Africana Studies
The Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor or tenured early Associate Professor. This position is part of the Fannie Gaston-Johansson Faculty of Excellence Program, a cluster hire initiative through the Provost’s Office that will bring new faculty to the JHU campus. This cluster hire initiative is part of a $50 million investment that focuses on the recruitment, retention, and advancement of faculty who demonstrate a commitment to inclusive excellence in teaching, research, and service. Faculty hired into this program are known as Fannie Gaston-Johansson Professors. The Center for Africana Studies seeks candidates who work in Black Studies from across the disciplines and deploy diverse methodological approaches to the study of the African diaspora, including the African continent, with particular interest in scholars working in black feminism, black sexualities, and/or black queer studies. The successful applicant will hold a joint appointment in the Center and with the department most closely related to their research and training. The successful candidate must have their Ph.D. in hand by August 2025. The Center for Africana Studies is committed to conducting a broad and inclusive search for a candidate who will contribute to the overall diversity and excellence of the academic community.
Application Deadline: January 1, 2025
Do not post after: January 1, 2025
Assistant/Associate Professor of Africana Studies & Coordinator, Africana Studies Minor
Wilkes University
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Wilkes University is an independent, comprehensive university dedicated to academic excellence in the liberal arts, sciences, and selected professional programs. The University has approximately 2,000 students at the undergraduate level and 1,500 full time equivalent students at the graduate and first professional levels. Wilkes University invites applicants for a tenure-track assistant or associate professor of Africana Studies and coordinator of the Africana Studies minor. As the inaugural coordinator, the successful candidate will have a unique opportunity to provide crucial guidance and leadership for this new minor program.
The successful candidate will serve as coordinator of the Africana Studies Minor and offer courses that serve the minor. The coordinator will be responsible for the day-today operations of the program, including: working with University Chairs to engage instructors to teach courses that serve the program and encouraging the development of new courses. Additionally, the Coordinator will oversee program assessment and review of curriculum. The coordinator will also be responsible for publicizing the minor and recruiting students, advising and mentoring minors in the program, engaging in outreach to student organizations, and helping to facilitate extracurricular and cocurricular programs.
Application Deadline: December 1, 2024
Do not post after: December 31, 2024
Assistant or Associate Professor – Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice
The University of Texas at Austin
Department: Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
The interdisciplinary Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies (DWGS) at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications from qualified candidates specializing in reproductive health, rights, and justice. The appointment will be at either the tenure-track Assistant or tenured Associate rank, to begin Fall semester of academic year 2025-26. The search is open to social scientists and humanities scholars employing all research methods, whether qualitative or quantitative. We are particularly interested in scholars whose research is informed by transnational feminisms, racial justice, trans studies, disability studies, queer theory, and/or carceral studies. In addition to those working on birthing, pregnancy, and abortion, we are interested in scholars who use reproductive justice frameworks as a foundation for studying reproductive cancers and diseases, STDs, gender-affirming surgeries, assistive reproductive technologies, family surveillance, eugenic legacies and practices, and/or theories of bodily autonomy and dependence. The University of Texas is home to a broad interdisciplinary coalition of scholars in this area, providing opportunities to work in community with subject-area experts both inside the department and across campus. Duties include undergraduate and graduate teaching, research, and service. Teaching will include servicing DWGS’s core curriculum as well as classes in specialized research areas.
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Do not post after: December 31, 2024
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
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
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
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.
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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.
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