Lecturer, English | University of Washington

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The Department of English at the University of Washington invites applications for the position of Lecturer in the Interdisciplinary Writing Program (IWP). We are especially interested in applicants whose work and teaching engage anti-racist pedagogies, and who would contribute to training instructors to teach in ways that take up race and racism and other exclusionary practices and ideologies (such as legacies of colonialism) as analytic categories.

Lecturer, International Studies | University of Washington

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The Stroum Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Washington welcomes applications for the Hazel D. Cole Fellowship in Jewish Studies for academic year 2017-2018. The Fellowship may be used as a dissertation completion fellowship (must demonstrate intention to complete by the end of the academic year) or for post-doctoral work (Ph.D. or foreign equivalent received within last three years) in any field of Jewish Studies.

Assistant Professor: American Ethnic Studies | University of Washington

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The Department of American Ethnic Studies at the University of Washington invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in the area of African American Studies, with an emphasis in African American History and Culture. We particularly encourage applications from scholars with a doctorate in African American Studies, or in Ethnic Studies with an emphasis on Black studies; however, we also welcome applicants with degrees in other disciplines in the social sciences, including history, anthropology, sociology or political science.

Acting Assistant Professor, American Ethnic Studies | University of Washington

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The Department of American Ethnic Studies at the University of Washington invites applications for TWO full-time acting assistant professors in American Ethnic Studies starting Autumn Quarter 2016 until Spring Quarter 2017, with the possibility of a second year. Applicants should have a PhD degree, or be an advanced PhD candidate, in ethnic studies, interdisciplinary studies, literature (or English), sociology, or history. Preference will be given to applicants who have extensive research and teaching experience in any or several of the following sub-areas:

Comparative American ethnic literature
Japanese American studies
Asian American and Pacific Islander literature and/or performance arts
Asian American community studies and health
Pacific Northwest regional history of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders
Asian American and Pacific Islander women
Asian American oral histories
Asian American religious studies

Lecturer / Senior Lecturer: American Ethnic Studies | University of Washington

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The Department of American Ethnic Studies at the University of Washington invites applications for a full-time lecturer or a senior lecturer appointment, if the candidate is deemed qualified in the area of African American Studies, with an emphasis in African American History and Culture. Applicants should have a master’s or PhD degree, or be an advanced PhD candidate or foreign equivalent, in African American Studies, Ethnic Studies with an emphasis on Black studies, history, anthropology, sociology or political science. Preference will be given to applicants who have extensive teaching experience in any or several of the following sub-areas:

African American social and cultural history
Urban history
Relationship of jurisprudence and African Americans
Sports and social change
African American political thought
Intersection of race, sports and identity
Civil Rights and Black Power Movements

Assistant Professor: English | Elon University

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Elon University’s English Department seeks an American literature specialist, with a focus on pre-1865 America and the Atlantic World, at the assistant professor level, beginning August 2017. Tenure-track; Ph.D. in English is required by start date. Applicants with demonstrated expertise in slavery/abolition, migration/diaspora, and/or Native American/indigenous literatures are especially welcome; applicants are encouraged to highlight a record of excellence in teaching and scholarship.

Assistant Professor: Race, Gender, and the U.S. Environment | University of Texas, Austin

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The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor to join its new initiative on Race, Gender, and the U.S. Environment. The School of Architecture has established a new initiative to strengthen our teaching and research on the relationship between race and/or gender and the built environment in the United States. Through this initiative, we seek to bring both new perspectives to our faculty and new lenses to our teaching, scholarship, and creative practice. This initiative responds to the particular history of racial oppression and segregation in the U.S., as well as cultural norms regarding gender roles, that have shaped the built and social environments of our cities and continue to affect their design and development.

Assistant Professor: Postcolonial African Literature and Cultural Production | New York University

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The Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the field of Postcolonial African Literature and Cultural Production with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa and/or North Africa, to begin September 1, 2017. We seek applications from scholars in humanities disciplines including Literature, Film and Media Studies, Comparative Literature, Art History, and History who reach across disciplinary boundaries in research and teaching. Areas of research interest could include: gender and sexuality; race, religion and ethnicity; postcoloniality; oral history; globalization and migration; popular culture; intellectual history; and aesthetics.

Assistant Professor, Diversity and Community Studies | Western Kentucky University

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The department seeks dynamic scholar-teachers whose teaching, scholarship, and service show potential for substantive, innovative, collaborative interdisciplinary interventions. While disciplinary training and area(s) of research are open, candidates should have experience with community-based participatory action research and social justice scholarship. We are interested in scholar-teachers with expertise in at least one of the following: African American studies, gender & women’s studies, social geography, ethnic studies, environmental justice, or sustainability studies.

Chairperson: Humanities and Media Studies | Pratt Institute

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Reporting to the Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Chair of the Department of Humanities and Media Studies (HMS) oversees the curriculum, faculty, and day-to-day operations of a vibrant, collegial and interdisciplinary department of 20 full-time and more than 50 part-time faculty. The Department and Institute are committed to building diversity in its curriculum and among its faculty, students, and staff, and creating an inclusive multi-cultural environment.