The Africana Studies program at Virginia Tech invites applications for one full-time, nine-month, tenure-track position in Africana Studies at the Assistant Professor level to begin Fall, 2011. Ph.D. required. Areas of research are open, although they are interested in candidates pursuing research on the African Diaspora, preferably in the Caribbean and/or Latin America. Review of materials will begin on November 1, and the position will remain open until filled.
Virginia Tech- Africana Studies Assistant Professor Position
As part of an ongoing diversity initiative and investment in its Africana
Studies program, Virginia Tech invites applications for one full-time,
nine-month, tenure-track position in Africana Studies at the Assistant
Professor level to begin Fall, 2011. Applicants must demonstrate a firm
grounding in Africana Studies. Areas of research are open, although we are
interested in candidates pursuing research on the African Diaspora, preferably
in the Caribbean and/or Latin America. Applicants must have Ph.D. in hand at
the start of appointment. They should be prepared to take on a two-two course
load, contribute to ongoing department and program-building needs, and maintain
a productive research agenda.
Africana Studies is housed within the Department of Sociology, along with the
Women's and Gender Studies and American Indian Studies programs. Our program,
oriented toward critical, centered, scholar-activism, is connected to the Race
and Social Policy (RSP) Research Center. We offer an undergraduate minor as
well as Master's and Ph.D. concentrations and certificates.
http://www.africanastudies.vt.edu/
http://www.sociology.vt.edu/
Virginia Tech is the largest state-supported university in Virginia. Blacksburg was voted as one of the ten best places to live in the United States by Outside Magazine. Virginia Tech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Encourages applications from women, people of color, veterans, and people with disabilities.
Please complete an online application, including a letter of interest, curriculum vita, statement of research and teaching interests (use research statement field) and sample of written work (use other doc field). Have three letters of recommendation sent to Anthony Kwame Harrison, Department of Sociology, Virginia Tech, 560 McBryde Hall (0137), Blacksburg VA 24061. Any additional material that cannot be submitted online should also be sent to the same address. Review of materials will begin on November 1, and the position will remain open until filled.
ONLINE: https://listings.jobs.vt.edu/
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