SCOTT HALL CONSTRUCTION: The elevator project will begin this week with the installation of perimeter fencing and other preparation. The main east doors will need to be closed for much of the project to accommodate the stair replacement and the new ADA entry. The east doors at the south end (by AIS/Chicano Studies office) will remain open throughout.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
University of Minnesota American Studies 1 year Assistant Professor Position
The Department of American Studies in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota invites applications for a full-time, nine-month, faculty position in American Studies for academic year 2013/14 (08/26/2013 to 05/25/2014). This is a contract (term) faculty position at the rank of assistant professor for academic year 2013/14 only.
Essential Qualifications:
Ph.D. in American Studies, or any related field such as history, the humanities, media, cultural studies, and the social sciences, is required by the start date of the appointment. The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise on the historical trajectory of American popular culture and mass media in the twentieth century. We are particularly interested in scholarship that engages with issues of race, class, disability, gender and sexuality in the United States and that can place this work within transnational, indigenous, and/or global contexts.
Preference will be given to candidates with a minimum of two years of college or University teaching experience.
The successful candidate will be expected to maintain an active research program that includes publication, develop and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in area(s) of specialty as well as core American Studies curriculum, participate in the advising of undergraduate and graduate students, and contribute service appropriate for the rank of appointment to the department, college and profession.
The teaching load for this position is five semester courses over the nine-month academic year (3/2). Advising and service responsibilities will be assigned taking into account the appointee's specific qualifications and experience.
The Department of American Studies at the University of Minnesota is one of the oldest and most highly regarded Ph.D.-granting American Studies programs in the nation. The department comprises a diverse faculty of scholars who use many approaches to the study of the United States within a global context and work in a variety of fields, including popular culture, comparative racial formation, feminist studies, sexuality studies, and transnational migration. For further information, please visit the department website: http://americanstudies.umn.edu.
The College of Liberal Arts values diverse cultures, experiences, and perspectives as key to innovation and excellent education. Please visit the College of Liberal Arts website for further information: http://cla.umn.edu.
The University of Minnesota provides equal access to and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click on "APPLY FOR THIS POSTING" and follow the instructions. You will have an opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach required materials. Materials that must be submitted online are: a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, and a sample of scholarly work.
In addition to the materials submitted online, candidates must have three letters of reference sent by email to amstdy@umn.edu Please ask letter writers to include the subject line: Popular Culture Search.
Additional materials may be requested at a later date.
Priority will be given to complete applications received by June 17, 2013. The position will remain open until filled.
Please apply online via the University of Minnesota's Employment System, at https://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=111735
Essential Qualifications:
Ph.D. in American Studies, or any related field such as history, the humanities, media, cultural studies, and the social sciences, is required by the start date of the appointment. The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise on the historical trajectory of American popular culture and mass media in the twentieth century. We are particularly interested in scholarship that engages with issues of race, class, disability, gender and sexuality in the United States and that can place this work within transnational, indigenous, and/or global contexts.
Preference will be given to candidates with a minimum of two years of college or University teaching experience.
The successful candidate will be expected to maintain an active research program that includes publication, develop and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in area(s) of specialty as well as core American Studies curriculum, participate in the advising of undergraduate and graduate students, and contribute service appropriate for the rank of appointment to the department, college and profession.
The teaching load for this position is five semester courses over the nine-month academic year (3/2). Advising and service responsibilities will be assigned taking into account the appointee's specific qualifications and experience.
The Department of American Studies at the University of Minnesota is one of the oldest and most highly regarded Ph.D.-granting American Studies programs in the nation. The department comprises a diverse faculty of scholars who use many approaches to the study of the United States within a global context and work in a variety of fields, including popular culture, comparative racial formation, feminist studies, sexuality studies, and transnational migration. For further information, please visit the department website: http://americanstudies.umn.edu.
The College of Liberal Arts values diverse cultures, experiences, and perspectives as key to innovation and excellent education. Please visit the College of Liberal Arts website for further information: http://cla.umn.edu.
The University of Minnesota provides equal access to and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click on "APPLY FOR THIS POSTING" and follow the instructions. You will have an opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach required materials. Materials that must be submitted online are: a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, and a sample of scholarly work.
In addition to the materials submitted online, candidates must have three letters of reference sent by email to amstdy@umn.edu Please ask letter writers to include the subject line: Popular Culture Search.
Additional materials may be requested at a later date.
Priority will be given to complete applications received by June 17, 2013. The position will remain open until filled.
Please apply online via the University of Minnesota's Employment System, at https://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=111735
Three-year Post-Doc in African American Studies at the Sorbonne in Paris
THE SORBONNE PARIS CITḖ is accepting applications for a post-doctoral fellowship in African-American Studies working on the project "Writing history from the margins: the case of African Americans and the future of history." This is a three-year position, for a person fluent in French and English, to start September 2013. PhD in hand by June 30th, 2013. Application deadline: June 25th, 2013. Continue reading for original message.
NOTE: TRANSLATED W/GOOGLE TRANSLATE FROM ORIGINAL JOB POSTING*
The Following postdoctoral fellowship in African-American Studies is open to PhD holders Have you Both are fluent in French and English
EHDLM project ("Writing history from the margins: the case of African Americans and the future of history")
PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité
Job in CSD 3 years contract start 1 September 2013.
Post-doctoral full-time responsibility for project coordination
Compensation: 2 395 euros (gross salary) per month
Based on laboratory CRIDAF / Pleiades, Paris 13 University, Villetaneuse.
Background: EHDML interdisciplinary project, led by CRIDAF teams (Paris 13), LARCA (Paris Diderot) and CREW (Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle), focuses on black historians in the United States during the period when they had to build their profession separately, from 1830 to about 1945 so. It also includes a reflection on the stories of slaves Nineteenth century in the English and French Atlantic world and sources "at the margin" outside of academic and scientific standards have long been closed to African Americans. This project also has a dimension and archival of digital information. It opens the current questions on the writing of? History in general, and in particular the relationship between the Western world and writes colonial and post-colonial. The entire project will be sent on request. The postdoc will assist the project (C. Perfect Paris 13, Paris Diderot J. Rossignol and H. Le Dantec-Lowry Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle), participate in research and assist in administrative, financial and logistical aspects, coordination with the relevant universities PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité.
Search
The / post-doctoral researcher (s) must be able to pursue their own research and develop their skills through this project, and present their work at conferences, workshops and seminars. The / the candidate (s) must indicate how he / she plans to integrate his personal research project (objectives over 3 years). His research must be compatible with the EHDML project because he / she must be able to be involved in writing biographies of black historians as well as other researchers involved. His specific areas of research should enable it to feed the seminars (ideas invitations etc.).
Skills
-Supported PhD at 30 June 2013 (in civilization is AMERICAN, black history in the United States, history of the Americas and Atlantic history - English-speaking world and Francophone world - Anthropology of the Americas).
-Excellent command of French and the? English
-Good use of IT tools
-Experience the historical archives in the United States and archives in general
-Sense of touch and taste for teamwork
Activities:
Participation in research activities (seminars, conferences, publications)
Help the organization of activities:
-2 Symposia planned in 2014 and 2015 to help the organization and the coordination and monitoring of publications
-3 Study days
-Doctoral seminar and postdoctoral: invite stakeholders, booking rooms, dissemination of information etc..
- Making contact with institutions, identification of resources, research sources
- Dissemination of information on these events
- Animation of a website
-Participation in the steering committee and coordination with partners (home teams, CIRESC / EHESS, PRES)
- Assistance in preparation of the annual report
Auditions Friday, July 5, 2013 (Time and location will be communicated to the candidates for the hearing).
Application: CV, defense report of the thesis, letter and draft post-doctoral research (1 page) to send before 25 June to 3 organizers that can be contacted for further information: claire.parfait @ univ-paris13.fr (project ) or Marie-Jeanne Rossignol ( rossignol@univ-paris-diderot.fr ) or Helen Le Dantec-Lowry ( ledanteclowry@wanadoo.fr ).
Caution: for applying to, should have supported his doctorate for less than four years.
ORIGINAL MESSAGE IN FRENCH:
The following post-doctoral fellowship in African-American Studies is open to PhD holders who are fluent both in French and English
Projet EHDLM (« Ecrire l'histoire depuis les marges : le cas des Africains Américains et le devenir de l'histoire »),
PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité
Offre d'emploi en CDD 3 ans, début du contrat 1er septembre 2013.
Post-doctorant à plein-temps chargé de la coordination du projet
Rémunération: 2 395 euros (salaire brut) par mois
Basé au laboratoire CRIDAF/ Pléiade, Université Paris 13, Villetaneuse.
Contexte : Le projet interdisciplinaire EHDML, porté par les équipes CRIDAF (Paris 13), LARCA (Paris Diderot) et CREW (Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle), s'intéresse aux historiens noirs des États-Unis pendant la période où ils durent constituer leur profession de manière séparée, de 1830 à 1945 environ. Il englobe également une réflexion sur les récits d'esclaves au XIXe siècle dans le monde atlantique anglophone et francophone et sur les sources « à la marge » en dehors des normes académiques et scientifiques longtemps fermées aux Africains Américains. Ce projet a en outre une dimension archivistique et d'information numérique. Il s'ouvre aux questionnements actuels sur l'écriture de l? Histoire en général, et en particulier aux rapports entre monde occidental et écritures coloniales et post-coloniales. Le projet complet sera envoyé sur demande. Le post-doctorant secondera les responsables du projet (C. Parfait Paris 13, M-J Rossignol Paris Diderot et H. Le Dantec-Lowry Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle), participera à la recherche et les assistera sur les aspects administratif, financier et logistique, en coordination avec les services des universités concernées du PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité.
Recherche
Le/la post-doctorant(e) doit pouvoir poursuivre sa propre recherche, développer ses compétences au travers de ce projet, et présenter ses travaux lors des colloques, journées et séminaires. Le/la candidat(e) doit indiquer comment il/elle envisage d'intégrer sa recherche personnelle au projet (objectifs sur les 3 ans). Sa recherche doit être compatible avec le projet EHDML car il/elle doit pouvoir s'impliquer dans la rédaction de notices biographiques sur les historiens noirs au même titre que les autres chercheurs impliqués. Ses sujets de recherche spécifiques doivent lui permettre de nourrir l'organisation des séminaires (idées d'invitations etc.)
Compétences
-doctorat soutenu au 30 juin 2013 (en civilisation américaine, histoire des Noirs aux États-Unis, histoire des Amériques ou histoire atlantique - monde anglophone et monde francophone -, anthropologie des Amériques).
-excellente maîtrise du français et de l? Anglais
-bonne utilisation des outils informatique
-expérience des archives historiques aux États-Unis et de l'archivistique en général
-sens du contact et goût pour le travail en équipe
Activités :
Participation aux activités de recherche (séminaires, colloques, publications)
Aide à l'organisation des activités:
-2 colloques prévus en 2014 et 2015 : aide à l'organisation, puis à la coordination et au suivi des publications
-3 journées d'étude
-un séminaire doctoral et postdoctoral : invitations des intervenants, réservation des salles, diffusion de l'information etc.
- prise de contact avec des institutions, identification des personnes ressources, recherche des sources
- diffusion de l'information sur ces événements
- animation d'un site web
-participation au comité de pilotage et coordination avec partenaires (équipes d'accueil, CIRESC/ EHESS, PRES)
- aide à la rédaction du rapport annuel
Auditions le vendredi 5 juillet 2013 (l'heure et le lieu seront communiqués aux candidats retenus pour l'audition).
Dossier de candidature : CV, rapport de soutenance de la thèse, lettre de motivation et projet de recherche post-doctoral (1 page) à envoyer avant le 25 juin aux 3 organisatrices qui peuvent également être contactées pour tout renseignement complémentaire : claire.parfait@univ-paris13.fr (porteur du projet), ou Marie-Jeanne Rossignol (rossignol@univ-paris-diderot.fr), ou Hélène Le Dantec-Lowry (ledanteclowry@wanadoo.fr).
Attention :pour candidater, il faut avoir soutenu son doctorat depuis moins de 4 ans.
NOTE: TRANSLATED W/GOOGLE TRANSLATE FROM ORIGINAL JOB POSTING*
The Following postdoctoral fellowship in African-American Studies is open to PhD holders Have you Both are fluent in French and English
EHDLM project ("Writing history from the margins: the case of African Americans and the future of history")
PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité
Job in CSD 3 years contract start 1 September 2013.
Post-doctoral full-time responsibility for project coordination
Compensation: 2 395 euros (gross salary) per month
Based on laboratory CRIDAF / Pleiades, Paris 13 University, Villetaneuse.
Background: EHDML interdisciplinary project, led by CRIDAF teams (Paris 13), LARCA (Paris Diderot) and CREW (Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle), focuses on black historians in the United States during the period when they had to build their profession separately, from 1830 to about 1945 so. It also includes a reflection on the stories of slaves Nineteenth century in the English and French Atlantic world and sources "at the margin" outside of academic and scientific standards have long been closed to African Americans. This project also has a dimension and archival of digital information. It opens the current questions on the writing of? History in general, and in particular the relationship between the Western world and writes colonial and post-colonial. The entire project will be sent on request. The postdoc will assist the project (C. Perfect Paris 13, Paris Diderot J. Rossignol and H. Le Dantec-Lowry Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle), participate in research and assist in administrative, financial and logistical aspects, coordination with the relevant universities PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité.
Search
The / post-doctoral researcher (s) must be able to pursue their own research and develop their skills through this project, and present their work at conferences, workshops and seminars. The / the candidate (s) must indicate how he / she plans to integrate his personal research project (objectives over 3 years). His research must be compatible with the EHDML project because he / she must be able to be involved in writing biographies of black historians as well as other researchers involved. His specific areas of research should enable it to feed the seminars (ideas invitations etc.).
Skills
-Supported PhD at 30 June 2013 (in civilization is AMERICAN, black history in the United States, history of the Americas and Atlantic history - English-speaking world and Francophone world - Anthropology of the Americas).
-Excellent command of French and the? English
-Good use of IT tools
-Experience the historical archives in the United States and archives in general
-Sense of touch and taste for teamwork
Activities:
Participation in research activities (seminars, conferences, publications)
Help the organization of activities:
-2 Symposia planned in 2014 and 2015 to help the organization and the coordination and monitoring of publications
-3 Study days
-Doctoral seminar and postdoctoral: invite stakeholders, booking rooms, dissemination of information etc..
- Making contact with institutions, identification of resources, research sources
- Dissemination of information on these events
- Animation of a website
-Participation in the steering committee and coordination with partners (home teams, CIRESC / EHESS, PRES)
- Assistance in preparation of the annual report
Auditions Friday, July 5, 2013 (Time and location will be communicated to the candidates for the hearing).
Application: CV, defense report of the thesis, letter and draft post-doctoral research (1 page) to send before 25 June to 3 organizers that can be contacted for further information: claire.parfait @ univ-paris13.fr (project ) or Marie-Jeanne Rossignol ( rossignol@univ-paris-diderot.fr ) or Helen Le Dantec-Lowry ( ledanteclowry@wanadoo.fr ).
Caution: for applying to, should have supported his doctorate for less than four years.
ORIGINAL MESSAGE IN FRENCH:
The following post-doctoral fellowship in African-American Studies is open to PhD holders who are fluent both in French and English
Projet EHDLM (« Ecrire l'histoire depuis les marges : le cas des Africains Américains et le devenir de l'histoire »),
PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité
Offre d'emploi en CDD 3 ans, début du contrat 1er septembre 2013.
Post-doctorant à plein-temps chargé de la coordination du projet
Rémunération: 2 395 euros (salaire brut) par mois
Basé au laboratoire CRIDAF/ Pléiade, Université Paris 13, Villetaneuse.
Contexte : Le projet interdisciplinaire EHDML, porté par les équipes CRIDAF (Paris 13), LARCA (Paris Diderot) et CREW (Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle), s'intéresse aux historiens noirs des États-Unis pendant la période où ils durent constituer leur profession de manière séparée, de 1830 à 1945 environ. Il englobe également une réflexion sur les récits d'esclaves au XIXe siècle dans le monde atlantique anglophone et francophone et sur les sources « à la marge » en dehors des normes académiques et scientifiques longtemps fermées aux Africains Américains. Ce projet a en outre une dimension archivistique et d'information numérique. Il s'ouvre aux questionnements actuels sur l'écriture de l? Histoire en général, et en particulier aux rapports entre monde occidental et écritures coloniales et post-coloniales. Le projet complet sera envoyé sur demande. Le post-doctorant secondera les responsables du projet (C. Parfait Paris 13, M-J Rossignol Paris Diderot et H. Le Dantec-Lowry Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle), participera à la recherche et les assistera sur les aspects administratif, financier et logistique, en coordination avec les services des universités concernées du PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité.
Recherche
Le/la post-doctorant(e) doit pouvoir poursuivre sa propre recherche, développer ses compétences au travers de ce projet, et présenter ses travaux lors des colloques, journées et séminaires. Le/la candidat(e) doit indiquer comment il/elle envisage d'intégrer sa recherche personnelle au projet (objectifs sur les 3 ans). Sa recherche doit être compatible avec le projet EHDML car il/elle doit pouvoir s'impliquer dans la rédaction de notices biographiques sur les historiens noirs au même titre que les autres chercheurs impliqués. Ses sujets de recherche spécifiques doivent lui permettre de nourrir l'organisation des séminaires (idées d'invitations etc.)
Compétences
-doctorat soutenu au 30 juin 2013 (en civilisation américaine, histoire des Noirs aux États-Unis, histoire des Amériques ou histoire atlantique - monde anglophone et monde francophone -, anthropologie des Amériques).
-excellente maîtrise du français et de l? Anglais
-bonne utilisation des outils informatique
-expérience des archives historiques aux États-Unis et de l'archivistique en général
-sens du contact et goût pour le travail en équipe
Activités :
Participation aux activités de recherche (séminaires, colloques, publications)
Aide à l'organisation des activités:
-2 colloques prévus en 2014 et 2015 : aide à l'organisation, puis à la coordination et au suivi des publications
-3 journées d'étude
-un séminaire doctoral et postdoctoral : invitations des intervenants, réservation des salles, diffusion de l'information etc.
- prise de contact avec des institutions, identification des personnes ressources, recherche des sources
- diffusion de l'information sur ces événements
- animation d'un site web
-participation au comité de pilotage et coordination avec partenaires (équipes d'accueil, CIRESC/ EHESS, PRES)
- aide à la rédaction du rapport annuel
Auditions le vendredi 5 juillet 2013 (l'heure et le lieu seront communiqués aux candidats retenus pour l'audition).
Dossier de candidature : CV, rapport de soutenance de la thèse, lettre de motivation et projet de recherche post-doctoral (1 page) à envoyer avant le 25 juin aux 3 organisatrices qui peuvent également être contactées pour tout renseignement complémentaire : claire.parfait@univ-paris13.fr (porteur du projet), ou Marie-Jeanne Rossignol (rossignol@univ-paris-diderot.fr), ou Hélène Le Dantec-Lowry (ledanteclowry@wanadoo.fr).
Attention :pour candidater, il faut avoir soutenu son doctorat depuis moins de 4 ans.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
New Online Catalog Coming to University Libraries
The University Libraries is migrating to a new software system underlying their online catalog. The migration will be completed by December 2013. As part of this, the existing software will be taken down and with it will go MNCAT Classic. There will be an overlapping period of service in advance of the switchover. Continue reading for full info.
In advance of this switchover, we will have an overlapping period of the new system - Primo Central service (i.e., single search for UMN catalog, articles, and other items) - running with MNCAT Classic. In December with the final switchover, MNCAT Classic will disappear.
As you may have noticed, we have inserted a prominent message on the MNCAT Classic interface that simply states:
Alert: MNCAT Classic to be retired in December 2013
The message also includes a link to an FAQ. The Libraries are encouraging users to share thoughts about what features of MNCAT Classic are important to them. We will have a sandbox version of the new MNCAT available sometime this summer. Users who submit their email address will be invited to take an early look as soon as the sandbox version is available. The Libraries are truly interested in getting the involvement of 'power users' to help them with final changes and decisions to be made prior to the switchover and launch. If you are a power user of either the new MNCAT or the traditional MNCAT Classic, this is an important opportunity that you may wish to consider.
We do not yet have an exact date for the full launch of the new Primo Central. This date will be determined by the implementation group, as they work through all the decisions and configurations that must be made prior to launch.
Check out the FAQ above and, even though this is happening over the Summer months, you may wish to get actively involved to help us get this new system not only up-and-running, but tweaked to meet your needs!
-Nancy K. Herther; Librarian for American Studies, Anthropology, Asian American Studies & Sociology; 612-624-2020
In advance of this switchover, we will have an overlapping period of the new system - Primo Central service (i.e., single search for UMN catalog, articles, and other items) - running with MNCAT Classic. In December with the final switchover, MNCAT Classic will disappear.
As you may have noticed, we have inserted a prominent message on the MNCAT Classic interface that simply states:
Alert: MNCAT Classic to be retired in December 2013
The message also includes a link to an FAQ. The Libraries are encouraging users to share thoughts about what features of MNCAT Classic are important to them. We will have a sandbox version of the new MNCAT available sometime this summer. Users who submit their email address will be invited to take an early look as soon as the sandbox version is available. The Libraries are truly interested in getting the involvement of 'power users' to help them with final changes and decisions to be made prior to the switchover and launch. If you are a power user of either the new MNCAT or the traditional MNCAT Classic, this is an important opportunity that you may wish to consider.
We do not yet have an exact date for the full launch of the new Primo Central. This date will be determined by the implementation group, as they work through all the decisions and configurations that must be made prior to launch.
Check out the FAQ above and, even though this is happening over the Summer months, you may wish to get actively involved to help us get this new system not only up-and-running, but tweaked to meet your needs!
-Nancy K. Herther; Librarian for American Studies, Anthropology, Asian American Studies & Sociology; 612-624-2020
Brown receives PhD
James Brown has received his PhD with his dissertation entitled, "Anarchy and Individualism in American Literature: From Walden Pond to the Rise of the New Left." Lary May, adviser.
Cartwright awarded 2013 UMN Best Dissertation Award
Ryan Lee Cartwright, PhD '12, won the University of Minnesota's 2013 Best Dissertation Award in Arts and Humanities for his dissertation, "Peculiar Places: A Queer History of Rural Nonconformity." Ryan is the 3rd American Studies graduate student to receive the award since it was established in 2002. He joins alumni Scott Laderman and Danny LaChance.
Schneider-Mayerson accepts post-doc position
Matthew Schneider-Mayerson has accepted a position as the Cultures of Energy Postdoctoral Fellow at Rice University for 2013-2014.
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