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ETHNIC STUDIES ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - Minnesota State University

Posted March 08

ETHNIC STUDIES ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - tenure track, Minnesota State University, Mankato, doctoral degree. Expertise compatible with interdisciplinary field of Ethnic Studies (American Indian). Complete job description at http://www.mnsu.edu/humanres/employment.html or contact:

Ethnic Studies
109 Morris Hall
Mankato, MN 56001
Tele. (507) 389-2798
Fax (507) 389-6377
V/TTY (800) 627-3529
e-mail: veldhc@mnsu.edu

EOE/AA and member of the Minnesota State College and Universities Systems.

Transnational Asian American Studies

Posted July 08

The American Studies Program and the Department of English at Wesleyan University invite applications for a joint, tenure-track assistant professorship in Transnational Asian American Studies, beginning July 1, 2009. Interdisciplinary scholars working on aspects of the long history of cultural contact and migration between Asia and the Americas are encouraged to apply. We are particularly interested in scholars who are engaged in historically-grounded research in literary studies, cultural studies, media studies, critical race studies, and/or comparative ethnic studies. The successful candidate will teach four courses a year, two originating in American Studies and two in English. PhD should be in hand or near completion by July 2009.

Submit letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, and a 25-40 pp. writing sample to: Claire Potter and Joel Pfister, Search Committee Chairs, American Studies Program, Center for the Americas, Wesleyan University, 255 High Street, Middletown, CT 06459. Applications received by October 1 will be given full consideration; preliminary interviews will be at the ASA annual meeting in Albuquerque, NM, October 16-19. Wesleyan University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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.

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.