Brandeis University, African and African American Studies Department

Position ID:

Brandeis-AAAS-ASTP [#25119]

Position Title:

Assistant Professor of African History

Position Type:

Tenured/Tenure-track faculty

Position Location:

Waltham, Massachusetts 02453, United States of America

Subject Area:

African Studies

Starting Date:

2024/07/01

Appl Deadline:

2023/10/01 11:59PM help popup

finished (2023/07/07, finished 2024/07/06, listed until 2024/01/07)

Position Description:

*** this position has been closed and new applications are no longer accepted. ***

The Department of African and African American Studies in the School of Arts and Sciences at Brandeis University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of African History, beginning in Fall 2024. This position is subject to budget approval. Candidates with a capacious and imaginative research and teaching portfolio; who have a keen sense of, but are not limited by, the debates and protocols that have governed the field; and who specialize in African History in any period or sub-field or methodology are encouraged to apply. This is a full-time position in the Department of African and African American Studies, with a 2/2 undergraduate course load. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to participate in the university-wide and interdisciplinary African Diaspora Cluster Working Group, as well as establish a relationship with the Department of History. While we welcome applications from junior scholars at all levels of experience, the Ph.D. must be in hand by July 2024, before employment. First consideration will be given to complete applications received by October 1, 2023. Interested scholars should submit the following application materials electronically through Academic Jobs Online, at: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/25119: (a) A detailed cover letter addressing your current and future research and teaching experience and plans. As part of your cover letter, please let us know how your present or future commitments to departmental and institutional equity, diversity, and inclusion, are reflected in your creative and intellectual endeavors, your teaching, or your service. (b) A full C.V., and (c) three letters of recommendation. Only online applications will be considered.

Please note that in the second round of the application process we will ask selected applicants for two writing samples totaling no more than 50 pages, and possibly other teaching materials. Questions about the position can be directed to the chair of the search committee, Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso, at olaj@brandeis.edu. More information about the Department of African and African American Studies is available at: https://www.brandeis.edu/aaas/undergraduate/. At Brandeis, we believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential components of academic excellence. Brandeis University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer that is committed to creating equitable access and opportunities for applicants to all employment positions. Because diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of Brandeis’ history and mission, we value and are seeking candidates with a variety of social identities, including those that have been underrepresented in higher education, who possess skills that spark innovation, and who, through their scholarly pursuits, teaching, and/or service experiences, bring expertise in building, engaging and sustaining a pluralistic, unified, and just campus community.

Application Materials Required:

Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:

Cover letter
Curriculum Vitae
Three reference letters (to be submitted online by the reference writers on this site )

And anything else requested in the position description.

Further Info:

https://www.brandeis.edu/aaas/

Search Committee Chair
African and African American Studies - MS 092
Brandeis University
415 South Street
Waltham, MA 02453