OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE is pleased to announce they
are accepting applications for an Associate Professor (tenure-track) position
in American Studies. The position is specifically in African American Studies. See below for more information and to apply.
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES – AMERICAN STUDIES
DEPARTMENT, OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE
The Department of American Studies at Occidental
College invites applications for a regular tenure-track position in African
American studies, appointment to be made at the Associate Professor rank.
Specific areas of research and methodological approach are open, although the
successful candidate will have a broad, deeply historical understanding of the
African American experience and its significance. S/he should be an emerging
or established national scholar and a committed undergraduate teacher, able to energize
and lead African American studies in the American Studies program and to contribute
to Occidental’s broad institutional goals of “excellence and equity” and the nurture
of a diverse community. The teaching load is five courses annually, ranging
from introductory first-year seminars to research experiences for advanced
majors.
Occidental College is a private four-year liberal
arts college in Los Angeles, California. Its institutional mission is “to
provide a gifted and diverse group of students with a total educational
experience of the highest quality, one that prepares them for leadership in an
increasingly complex, interdependent, and pluralistic world.” Occidental
encourages interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching, the mentoring of significant
undergraduate research, and pedagogical innovation, with a strong emphasis on
community engagement. Occidental is an
equal opportunity employer, and women and minority candidates are encouraged to
apply.
Please submit: (1) a cover letter detailing your
interest in teaching in a liberal arts environment; (2) a statement of teaching
philosophy including how you will support and enhance the College’s goal of building a strong educational environment in
classrooms that are ethnically, socio-economically, and culturally diverse;
(3) a statement of your scholarly/professional activity, including how students
may participate in or benefit from your research; (4) three letters of
recommendation, at least one attesting to teaching ability; (5) evidence of
teaching effectiveness (evaluations or other data if available); (6) a sample
of your scholarly work; and (7) a current curriculum
vitae.
All materials are due by
November 2, 2015. They should be sent as
Word or PDF files to Professor John Swift, Search Committee Chair, at americanstudiessearch@oxy.edu. Inquiries concerning the position may also be
directed to Professor Swift at this address.
