Fall 2008 Job Postings

DEPARTMENT OF CHICANA AND CHICANO STUDIES DIVISION OF SOCIAL SCIENCES College of Letters and Science University of California, Santa Barbara

Announces a Position in: THEORY, PRACTICE, AND HISTORY OF CHICANA/O AND LATINO/A ART ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (TENURE-TRACK)

Over the past three decades, the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies has developed an interdisciplinary curriculum that focuses on history, culture, gender, politics, and institutions. Courses probe the roots of a cultural tradition beginning with the pre-Columbian cultures of Mexico and the Chicano/Latino historical experience, including Latin American immigrant indigenous people in the United States, extending into the many areas of contemporary American society, including politics, education, literature, the arts, immigration, and sexuality. UCSB’s recently established M.A./Ph.D. graduate degree in Chicana/o Studies, the first in the nation, has accepted its fourth cohort, which will be entering in Fall 2008. The graduate program has emerged as an innovative intellectual space from which new junior scholars are making their mark in our field.

POSITION

The Department is conducting a search for a scholar in the 2008-09 academic year to undertake high level research, teaching and mentoring at the graduate and undergraduate level, and participate actively in the department, university, and community. We invite applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor position in the area of Theory, Practice, and History of Chicana/o and Latina/o Art. Specializations may include, but are not limited to Indigenous, Pre-Columbian, Native American, Contemporary Chicana/o and Latina/o, Queer, and Feminist art. An ability to apply diverse methodologies and a manifest interest in interdisciplinary studies is recommended.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to our graduate core courses by teaching Cultural Texts and Interdisciplinary Methods. Our curriculum also welcomes courses such as the History of Chicano/a Art; Chicana/o Public Art; The Body in Chicana and Chicano Art; Queering Mestizaje, and/or Photography and Digital Media in Chicana/o Art. In addition, the successful candidate will be invited to propose a series of art history courses relevant to his/her own fields of specialization and research interests.
APPOINTMENT DATE: Appointment is full-time in Chicana and Chicano Studies effective July 1, 2009.

QUALIFICATIONS

 Completion of the Ph.D. by time of appointment is required.

 Degree may be in Chicana/o Studies, Ethnic Studies, American Studies/Civilization, Women’s Studies, or other similar interdisciplinary degree programs. We will also consider doctoral degrees in Art or Art History; however, research specialization must be in Chicano-a/Latino-a art.

 If ABD, please provide documentation, in the form of a letter from the Chair of the Doctoral Committee, confirming that the dissertation will be completed in time to be defended and filed by July 1, 2009.

 Teaching experience with a strong commitment to teaching and working with both graduate and undergraduate students.

 Ability to work with a culturally diverse student population.

CAMPUS PARTNERSHIPS

The Chicana/o Studies Department works closely with several units on campus that enhance and aid in its mission of research, teaching, and service. These units are the Chicano Studies Institute which provides funding for conferences, research and other related activities, the California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives (CEMA), and the Colección Tloque Nahuaque.

Chicano Studies Institute: http://research.ucsb.edu/ccs/
The Institute undertakes, promotes and disseminates research regarding the Chicano/Latino experience in California and the United States. The Institute’s research activities serve the intellectual interests of Chicana/o Studies students, researchers and faculty from all departments and units on the UCSB campus. Together with the Chicana and Chicano Studies Department, the Institute supports research that promotes the growing national and international stature of the field and assists in the recruitment and retention of Chicano/Latino faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates at the university. Furthermore, the Institute promotes cultural education for the campus and community by sponsoring events and programs that draw from Chicana/o, Mexican and Latin American music, dance, theatre, film, and art traditions.
California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives: http://cemaweb.library.ucsb.edu/
ImaginArte: http://cemaweb.library.ucsb.edu/project_description.html

The California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives, also known as CEMA, is a division of the Special Collections Department of the Davidson Library at the University of California, Santa Barbara. CEMA is a permanent program that advances scholarship in ethnic studies through its varied collections of primary research materials. These unique collections of personal papers, archival materials, and fine art prints document the lives and political and cultural activities of African Americans, Asian/Pacific Americans, Chicanos/Latinos, and Native Americans in California. Of special interest to visual arts scholars is CEMA’s exciting new multi-institutional initiative, “Imaginarte: Interpreting and Re-imaging Chican@Art.” This project draws on CEMA's strong collections in Chicana/o visual arts to foment and acquire funding for new research, scholarship, exhibitions and publications on Chicana/o art, in addition to funding artists in residency and public lectures by Chicana/o visual artists.

Colección Tloque Nahuaque

Researchers, faculty, and students engaged in Chicana/o Studies at UCSB benefit from access to the Colección Tloque Nahuaque in the Davidson Library. It is a unique resource for comprehensive Chicana/o and Latina/o information and specialized reference services. Visiting scholars from both this country and abroad consider it to be one of the finest collections of Chicana/o materials anywhere in the world.

RANK AND SALARY

The position is at the rank of Assistant Professor, tenure-track. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience, and qualifications. Merits and promotions are at designated intervals in a faculty member’s career.
The University of California offers a comprehensive benefits package including health (including dental and vision), disability, and life insurance coverage. The University of California Retirement Plan (UCRP) is a defined benefit plan which provides lifetime monthly retirement income as well as survivor and disability benefits after a 5 year vesting period. Most UC employees are covered by UCRP and Social Security. In addition, the University offers several Retirement Savings Plans. For detailed information please refer to the University of California website: http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/forms_pubs/misc/uc_benefits_overview_tenured.pdf

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Applicants should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, samples of published articles and/or portfolio, sample chapter(s) of the dissertation, teaching evaluations, and request that three letters of recommendation be sent directly to:

Prof. María Herrera-Sobek,
Chair of Search Committee,
Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies,
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106 – 4120.

The deadline for application submission is October 17, 2008 for primary consideration.
However, the position will remain open until filled. For additional information contact Joann Erving, Business Officer, at (805) 893-8807 or via email at: jerving@chicst.ucsb.edu.

UCSB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

DIRECTOR, PROGRAM IN AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE

http://www.humanities.uci.edu/afam/

The University of California, Irvine, invites applications for the Director of the Program in African American Studies, to be appointed at the advanced Associate or Full Professor level, beginning July 1, 2009. The successful applicant must have a distinguished record of publication
and teaching in the field of African American Studies broadly defined. Scholars with demonstrated expertise in critical studies of gender and sexuality are especially encouraged to apply.

The Director will join a growing interdisciplinary program that has augmented its core faculty with several recent appointments in art history, comparative political thought, drama, and film and media studies. Our core and affiliated faculty have teaching interests in critical theory, feminist theory, history, legal studies, literary criticism, cultural studies, political economy, visual studies, postcoloniality, and transnational and diaspora studies. The Program has emerged as a campus center for inter-disciplinary teaching and research. Its courses are cross-listed on a regular basis. The Program has planned and staged, in recent years, several innovative national conferences: "Black Thought in the Age of Terror," "Dred Scott: Citizenship, The Human, and the Political A/Effect of Racial Blackness," "The Paradoxes of Race, Law, and Inequality in the United States," and "Extended Provocations: New Lectures in Dialogue with the Pioneering Scholarship of Judith Wilson." Housed within the distinguished School of Humanities, the Program in African American Studies has also contributed to the academic prominence of UC Irvine more generally. It has enjoyed steady increases in undergraduate enrollments and significant gains in the number of majors and minors.

As the principal academic administrator, the duties of the Program Director include coordinating faculty recruitments; overseeing academic personnel reviews; preparing annual budgets; facilitating communication among Program faculty, academic units, and university administration; implementing policy and curriculum; and supervising office personnel. On a campus with a tradition of shared governance, the Director and the faculty collectively advance the mission of the Program through the African American Studies Steering Committee. Appointment of the successful applicant will be made fully in the Program in African American Studies or, where opportunities arise, jointly with other academic units.

Review of applications will begin *December 1, 2008*, and the position will remain open until filled.

Please submit a statement of teaching and research interests, administrative experience, curriculum vitae, portfolio of recent publications, and names of three references to: Chair, Search Committee, Program in African American Studies, University of California-Irvine, 1300 Biological Sciences III, Irvine, CA 92697-6850.

The University of California, Irvine is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity and has an Advance Program for faculty equity and diversity.

Assistant Professor of American Studies

The Department of American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston invites applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor, to begin September 2009. We are interested in candidates who can teach interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate courses in early 20th century cultural history and literature, with strength in gender and sexuality studies. Teaching, advising, and mentoring experience in urban public institutions with diverse student bodies is desirable. PhD in American Studies, Humanities, or equivalent interdisciplinary training, must be in hand by May 2009. Candidates should send a description of research and teaching interests, curriculum vita, sample publications/chapters, and three letters of recommendation to:

Office of Human Resources
Search 11116
100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125-3393

Review of applications will begin January 20, 2009, and will continue until the position is filled. For inquiries contact: Professor Lois Rudnick, Chair, Search Committee, lois.rudnick@umb.edu

The University of Massachusetts Boston is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, Title IX employer. www.umb.edu


Job Ad: The Department of English at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee invites applications for the tenure-track position of Assistant Professor in the field of post-World War II/Contemporary American Literature and Culture. Minimum qualifications: ABD or PhD in English or equivalent field; dissertation focus on American literature and culture since 1945; evidence of commitment to scholarly research and publication. Secondary expertise in literary and cultural theory is
desired, including but not limited to: gender studies, queer theory, transnational
literatures, postmodern fiction/narrative, or digital literature and culture. A record of peer-reviewed scholarly publication strengthens the application.
Applications must be made electronically through the UWM web site at:
www.jobs.uwm.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50766 . Submissions received by
Nov. 15 will be given preference. Interviews will be held at the MLA convention.
Search Committee Chair: Prof. Gregory Jay. UWM is an AA/EEO Employer.


Assistant Professor of Ethnic and/or Immigrant Literatures of the United States

The English Department at Gustavus Adolphus College invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in Ethnic and/or Immigrant Literatures of the United States; particular emphasis in Latino/a American, Native American, African American, and/or Asian American literatures (preferences given in order above). Teaching includes introductory and advanced literature courses for the major and general education; the teaching load is six courses per year. Ph.D. preferred; ABD considered. In order to enhance our studentsʼ educational experiences, we encourage applicants who have academic experiences and interests in culturally diverse groups.

Please send letter of application, CV, transcript, and letters of reference to: Dr. Laura Behling, Chair, Department of English, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN 56082. All applications will be acknowledged. Review of applications will begin November 7, 2008.

Gustavus Adolphus College is a coeducational, private, residential, national liberal arts college of 2,500 students, affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. It is the policy and practice of Gustavus Adolphus College to provide equal educational and employment opportunities for all. We specifically encourage applications from women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.



American and British Modernism

The Department of English at Florida Atlantic University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in American and British Modernism, beginning August 2009. Specialization in both American and British Modernism is most desirable. This position will be located on FAU’s Jupiter campus, with a graduate teaching assignment on the Boca Raton campus. Situated in subtropical South Florida, FAU serves a culturally and ethnically diverse six-county region (Broward, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie) with a population of more than five million people. The teaching assignment is five courses per year. The Department of English at FAU includes 29 diverse tenure-line faculty, who are collegial, productive, and innovative. This department is seeking a successful candidate who will contribute to its growing MFA, MA, MAT, and BA programs and who may participate in a variety of interdisciplinary PhD programs. Requirements include a PhD at time of appointment, publication record in field, and relevant teaching experience at the college level. Send letter, vita, and three letters of recommendation to Professor Wenying Xu, Chair, Department of English, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL, 33431-0991. Applications must be postmarked by November 7, 2008. FAU is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Institution that actively encourages applications from women and minorities in keeping with its policy of promoting diversity throughout the institution.



Creative Nonfiction

The Department of English at Florida Atlantic University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Creative Nonfiction, beginning August 2009. Expertise in secondary genre is desirable. This position will be located on two of FAU’s campuses: Boca Raton and Davie. Situated in subtropical South Florida, FAU serves a culturally and ethnically diverse six-county region (Broward, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie) with a population of more than five million people. The teaching assignment is five courses per year. This position provides the opportunity to teach workshops at graduate and undergraduate levels and to advise the students’ literary magazine, Coastlines. The Department of English at FAU includes 29 diverse tenure-line faculty, who are collegial, productive, and innovative. This department is seeking a successful candidate who will contribute to its growing MFA, MA, BA programs, and the college’s interdisciplinary PhD program. Requirements include a MFA or PhD at time of appointment, publication record in field, and relevant teaching experience at the college level. Send letter, vita, and three letters of recommendation to Professor Wenying Xu, Chair, Department of English, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL, 33431-0991. Applications must be postmarked by November 7, 2008. FAU is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Institution that actively encourages applications from women and minorities in keeping with its policy of promoting diversity throughout the institution.


The English Department at Trinity College seeks to hire an actively publishing poet to fill a tenure-track Assistant Professorship in Poetry Writing and Literary Studies. Applicants for this position should have demonstrated ability to teach introductory multiple-genre creative writing courses, advanced workshops in poetry writing, and courses in literary analysis (field of expertise open).” Ph.D. or M.F.A., publications, and teaching experience required. We particularly welcome applications from affirmative action and minority candidates. Please send a letter of application, c.v., three letters of recommendation, and a writing sample or short portfolio no later than 1 November to Paul Lauter, chair, Department of English, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 06106. Trinity College is an affirmative action/ equal opportunity employer.


The English Department at Trinity College seeks to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Film Studies. Applicants for this position should have demonstrated ability to teach introductory and advanced courses in Film Studies and another literary specialty. Ph.D., or its equivalent, publications, and teaching experience required. We particularly welcome applications from affirmative action and minority candidates. Please send a letter of application, c.v., three letters of recommendation, a syllabus for an undergraduate film studies course you might wish to teach, and a writing sample, no later than 1 November to Paul Lauter, chair, Department of English, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 06106. Trinity College is an affirmative action/ equal opportunity employer.


The English Department at Trinity College seeks to hire at the assistant professor level a three-year replacement. The successful candidate for this position should have experience teaching courses in British romanticism, literary theory or Colonial-period American literatures. Applicants for this position should also have demonstrated experience in teaching introductory literature courses. Ph.D. and record of publication required. We particularly welcome applications from affirmative action and minority candidates. Please send a letter of application, c.v., three letters of recommendation, a syllabus for an undergraduate course you might wish to teach, and a writing sample, no later than 1 November to Paul Lauter, chair, Department of English, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 06106. Trinity College is an affirmative action/ equal opportunity employer.


Northern Arizona University¹s English Department and Ethnic Studies Program
invites applications for a tenure-eligible assistant professor position in
African American literature and African American Studies and/or African
Diasporic Studies. A successful candidate will be expected to teach a
yearly 3/2 load that includes courses such as Introduction to African
American Literature, Introduction to African American Studies, as well as
advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in their area of expertise.
Minimum qualifications include a PhD in English, African American Studies,
or a related field, completed by August 17, 2009; demonstrated expertise in
African American literature and culture; and evidence of scholarly
publications. Preference will be given to those candidates who demonstrate
a record of effective college/university teaching for at least two years, a
record of scholarly activity within the fields of African American
Literature and African American Studies and/or African Diasporic Studies,
and experience in working with a diverse community of learners.

Applicants should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a writing
sample (publication or other as appropriate), and evidence of effective
teaching (such as, but not limited to, sample syllabi, a 1-2 page statement
of teaching philosophy, etc.). Please also have three confidential letters
of reference addressing the applicant's qualifications sent to the search
committee. Please mail completed applications to: Professor Jeff Berglund
and Professor Michelle Harris, Co-Chairs, African American literature and
African American Studies Search Committee, Department of English, Northern
Arizona University, P.O. Box 6032, Flagstaff, AZ 86011. Please check the
following website for more information on the position (scroll down to
vacancy # 557772) : http://hr.nau.edu/m/content/view/796/549/

Northern Arizona University is a committed Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Institution. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with
disabilities are encouraged to apply. NAU is responsive to the needs of dual
career couples.


Associate Professor of Comparative Ethnic Studies

Required: PhD in English, Comparative Literature, Ethnic Studies or
a related discipline; college-level teaching experience; a record of
student mentoring and of ongoing research and publications in the
field appropriate to the rank of associate professor with tenure.
Teaching load is 2/2 with significant research agenda; opportunities
for teaching are at undergraduate, MA, and PhD levels.

Desired: Transnational, Hemispheric, or Global Research Perspective.

Applicants must send: letter of application, CV, writing sample(s)
of published work, and contact information of three professional
references to Chair, Comparative Ethnic Studies Search Committee,
Department of English, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
85287-0302. Application deadline (no faxes or emails please):
Postmarked by October 24, 2008, if not filled, then every Monday
thereafter until the search is closed. All applications
acknowledged. A background check is required for employment.
AA/EOE.


Tenure-Track Position in Ethnic American Literature

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania enrolls approximately 10,000 students in graduate and undergraduate programs. The University is located in the borough of Kutztown in a charming rural setting, and is within 20 minutes driving time of the diverse metropolitan areas Allentown/Bethlehem and Reading, and within 60 minutes of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The University is very interested in hiring employees who have had extensive experience with diverse populations.

The English Department of Kutztown University of Pennsylvania invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Ethnic American Literature to begin August 2009. Specializations can include but are not limited to African American Literature, Native American Literature, Asian American Literature, and Latino/a American Literature. Ph.D. preferred; ABD considered with completion of Ph.D. before the start of the second year.

A strong applicant will be an effective teacher, a scholar with a committed research agenda, and a colleague ready to participate in department and university service. The 4/4 teaching load will include literature and composition, with opportunities to develop and teach upper-division classes and occasional graduate courses. Three years of college-level teaching experience required. Successful interview and demonstration of teaching abilities required.

Send a letter of application, vita, three current letters of reference, and all official college-level transcripts to: Joanne Emge, Ethnic American Literature Faculty Search Committee, 241 Lytle Hall, English Department, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA 19530. Only complete application packets will be considered. Review of applications will begin November 7, 2008, for MLA interviews and will continue until the position is filled. For more information on our programs, visit our website at www.kutztown.edu/acad/english.

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and actively solicits applications from women and minority candidates. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a member of the State System of Higher Education.