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Assistant Professor of African American Studies

Posted November 09

The Department of African American Studies (DAAS) at NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor appointment beginning Fall 2010. We seek candidates with strong research and teaching interests in the African, African American and/or Black Diasporic experience. Although specialization is open, we will be most excited to consider applicants who are working in fields that overlap with our strategic plan for expanding the department's intellectual reach. These fields include: public health (epidemiology); business (micro-enterprise/ micro-finance); technology (community policy/ innovation) and political economy. Candidates with a variety of methodological and pedagogical approaches will be considered. The successful candidate will have completed a Ph.D. in an appropriate discipline by the beginning date of appointment (August 2010). The successful scholar will maintain an active program of research, scholarship, and publication in her/his area of specialization with an underlying commitment to interdisciplinary research and undergraduate teaching. For full consideration, materials must be received by Monday, November 30, 2009.

The mission of Northeastern University's Department of African American Studies is to mentor intellectual leaders, develop emerging scholars and train global citizens who are able to explore the world from diverse perspectives in an ever increasingly global and interdisciplinary world. As a community of international and interdisciplinary scholars, practitioners and community leaders, we aim to create and translate knowledge to meet global and societal needs. For more information on the Department, visit www.northeastern.edu/DAAS.

Review of applications will begin on Monday, November 30, 2009. To apply, visit the College of Arts and Sciences website, www.northeastern.edu/cas and click on "Faculty Positions" on the bottom left corner under the main menu.

Northeastern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Educational Institution and Employer, Title IX University. Northeastern University particularly welcomes applications from minorities, women and persons with disabilities. Northeastern University is an E-verify Employer.

Assistant/Associate Professor in Digital Humanities, Media and Cultures: American Studies, Art Studio, Communication, Women's Studies University of Maryland, College Park

Posted November 09

The College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Maryland, College Park, invites applications for two tenure-track positions in Digital Humanities, Media and Cultures at the rank of Assistant Professor or beginning Associate Professor to start August 15, 2010. Successful applicants will have their tenure homes in one or more of the following departments: American Studies, Art Studio, Communication, or Women's Studies. See below for preferred areas of expertise in each field. This cluster hire is part of the College's expanding interdisciplinary program in digital humanities, media and cultures (www.arhu.umd.edu/positions/digitalhumanities).

The University of Maryland, College Park, is a "Top 20" ranked major public research university, located in the Washington DC/Baltimore metroplex, five miles from the District of Columbia, with its concentrated cultural, artistic, research, and public policy resources. As the flagship university, the University of Maryland's academic programs are sought after as partners for a wide variety of initiatives with such cultural institutions as the Smithsonian, the National Gallery of Art, the Library of Congress, the Folger Shakespeare Library, and the galleries and theaters of the nation's capital. The University of Maryland is home to the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (www.mith.umd.edu), an "applied think tank" for innovative, cross-disciplinary research and teaching, with major ongoing projects funded by NEH, the IMLS, Mellon, NSF and others. MITH's international reputation makes the university a world center for research in digital humanities, media, and cultures. Other campus opportunities for faculty in digital humanities, media and cultures include the new, innovative undergraduate honors program in Digital Cultures and Creativity (dcc.umd.edu), the new collaboratory in the Department of Art History, recently renovated facilities for digital media in the Department of Art, and thriving collaborations with faculty in the iSchool, the university libraries, the Human-Computer Interaction Lab, and the Department of Computer Science.

All candidates must have a Ph.D., MFA or equivalent terminal degree in a relevant field at the time of appointment and clear evidence of the ability to establish a strong, active research or creative program and to mentor graduate students successfully. Teaching experience at the university level is required. The successful candidate will have an interest in working with other faculty to develop the College's research and teaching in digital humanities, media and cultures. A willingness to direct the new Digital Cultures and Creativity Honors Program (dcc.umd.edu), and to lead that program forward in developing an imaginative undergraduate curriculum is strongly desired. Administrative experience and an ability to produce scholarly or creative work in digital media are also desirable.

The successful candidate for a position in the Department of American Studies (www.amst.umd.edu) will demonstrate strong theoretical and methodological skills in digital humanities, media and/or cultures, with particular emphasis on linking technologies and their cultural meanings within and across diverse communities. Areas of research and teaching may focus on how new technologies and information cultures intersect with questions about dimensions of difference and identity, community, immigration, and citizenship.

The successful candidate for a position in the Department of Art (www.art.umd.edu) will possess distinction as a contemporary critical media theorist or an established track record as a prominent media artist, with research interests at the intersection of networked media and contemporary art-making practice. Candidates should have expertise in new media theory, social networking as it pertains to contemporary art practice, interactive media, and information design. The successful candidate will be expected to teach lecture courses at the undergraduate level in media theory and studio courses in open source practices and data visualization.

The successful candidate for a position in the Department of Communication (www.comm.umd.edu) will teach and conduct research in strategic communication with expertise in the role of digital media in changing the forms, processes of organizational and societal communication, and the impact of digital media on organizations and society. Participating in highly ranked graduate and undergraduate communication programs, the ideal candidate will contribute research and teaching expertise in the use of digital media applications in the strategic communication field.

The successful candidate for a position in the Women's Studies Department www.womensstudies.umd.edu) will have expertise in gender and race as impacted by computers, the internet, artificial intelligence, and/or virtual worlds. Areas of research and teaching might include digital culture, digital performance studies, games and learning, social media, the feminist technoscience research and critique concerning access to technology infrastructures.

For best consideration, interested candidates should apply by December 15, 2009. Please send a letter of application detailing scholarly/ creative work and teaching experience and interests; a CV; three letters of recommendation; and a sample of research or creative activity. The search committee welcomes examples of research or creative activity in digital formats (CD/DVD preferred or url).

Professor Elizabeth Loizeaux, Chair
Digital Humanities, Media and Cultures Search Committee
University of Maryland
College of Arts and Humanities
1102 Francis Scott Key Hall
College Park, MD 20742-7315

Questions regarding this announcement may be addressed to Professor Loizeaux at 301.405.5646 or arhudigitalsearch@umd.edu. Information about the college is available on its website at www.arhu.umd.edu.

The Institute for Ethnic Studies was established over 30 years ago. It is an interdisciplinary unit housed in the College of Arts and Sciences and draws upon faculty from across the campus. Additional information about the Institute may be found at http://ethnicstudies.unl.edu/

Minimum Qualifications: PhD at the time of appointment plus evidence of a consistent and substantive record of research and teaching.

Application Deadline: November 2, 2009

To be considered for the position, applicants must complete the Faculty/Administrative Information Form at http://employment.unl.edu, requisition #090520. Then send letter of application and curriculum vitae to:

Dr. Kwakiutl Dreher, Committee Chair
The Institute for Ethnic Studies
303 Seaton Hall
P.O. Box 880685
Lincoln, NE 68588-0685

For information about the application process and the position, contact Professor Amelia M.L. Montes, Director, The Institute for Ethnic Studies, amontes2@unl.edu or 402-472-1663. Review of applications will begin November 2, 2009 and will continue until a suitable candidate is found. The University of Nebraska is committed to a pluralistic campus community and is responsive to the needs of dual career couples.

Tyler and Alice Haynes Professorship in American Studies, University of Richmond

Posted August 08

The University of Richmond invites applications for the Tyler and Alice Haynes Professorship in American Studies, a tenured position at the associate or full level. We seek candidates who will contribute to the further development of a recently revitalized undergraduate American Studies curriculum that encourages students to examine United States society from racial, ethnic, cultural, and transnational/diasporic perspectives. The University of Richmond is committed to developing a diverse faculty and student body and to supporting an inclusive campus community, which values the expression of differences in ways that promote excellence in research, teaching, and learning. Teaching responsibilities will be divided between required courses and advanced electives within the American Studies Program and courses in an allied department to which the candidate will be jointly appointed. Nominations and applications will be considered beginning October 1, 2008. Applicants should email a curriculum vitae, a research plan, and a statement of American Studies teaching interests to Douglas Winiarski, Coordinator, Program in American Studies, at dwiniars@richmond.edu. For more information on the program and the Haynes Professorship, see http://americanstudies.richmond.edu/ and http://provost.richmond.edu/facresources/Haynes_AmerStud.htm.

Director, Asian American Studies Center

Posted July 08

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) invites inquiries, nominations and applications for the position of Director for the Asian American Studies Center. Qualifications for success include a strong scholarly research and publication record, experience developing interdisciplinary research and instructional programs in Asian American Studies, the ability to administer budgetary and personnel processes, and proven experience in obtaining and managing extramural funding in the form of research grants, gifts and donations, and in engaging in other development activities. Above all, UCLA seeks a dynamic individual to provide intellectual and programmatic leadership for the Center, who will work effectively with members of the Center, its faculty advisory committee, and campus leadership to develop internal priorities, maximize external visibility of the Center, build bridges between UCLA and the community, and encourage intercampus collaboration. This is a tenured faculty appointment in the appropriate department or school.

Established in 1969, the Asian American Studies Center is the nation's leading research center in the field of Asian American Studies. Its mission is to promote research, education and community service within an academic framework, contributing to an understanding of the history, rich cultural heritage, and present position of Asian Americans in our society. Together with the Asian American Studies Department, the Center has core programs in research, in publications; in library and archival collections; in student leadership development; in joint university-community research projects; in endowment and development efforts; and in public educational activities. The Center has established partnerships, collaborations, and exchanges with hundreds of public and private institutions across the nation and around the world, and has played a critical role in developing Southern California's infrastructure of social service agencies, civil rights organizations, museums, historical societies, media and cultural groups, and business associations that serve and represent the Asian American and Pacific Islander population. For more information on the Center, please visit www.aasc.ucla.edu.

Inquiries, nominations and applications are invited. Applications should include a curriculum vita and a list of three professional references, and should be sent electronically to aascsearch@gdnet.ucla.edu. Inquiries may be addressed to Paris McDonald, at (310) 206-5268. For full consideration, nominations and applications should be sent by October 10, 2008. Candidate review begins immediately, with an appointment to be made in spring 2009, and a preferred starting date of July 1, 2009.

The University of California is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and seeks candidates who are committed to the highest standards of scholarship and professional activities and to a campus climate that supports equality and diversity.