ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
EARLY AMERICA THROUGH EARLY REPUBLIC: NATIVE AMERICAN

The Department of History at Oberlin College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in the College of Arts and Sciences. Initial appointment to this position will be for a term of four years, beginning the first semester of the 2012-13 academic year, and will carry the rank of assistant professor.

The incumbent will teach courses in the general area of Early American history through the Early Republic, with a specialization in Native American history. Teaching expectations include: American history survey to 1877; Native American history survey; upper-level course work in Native American history; and Colonial/Revolutionary/Early Republic history.
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Assistant Professor

Transnational Spanish-Speaking History

University of Massachusetts Amherst

The History Department and the Commonwealth Honors College (CHC) of the University of Massachusetts Amherst invite applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in Transnational Spanish-Speaking History beginning 1 September 2012.  Duties include teaching in both the History Department and the CHC, undergraduate and graduate student advising; departmental and university wide service.  Preference will be given to candidates whose research and teaching specialties focus on the study of Spanish-speaking people in Europe, Latin America, and the United States. We expect the successful candidate to draw upon other existing strengths in the department, including the Public History program. Qualifications: Firm expectation of Ph.D. in History or related area by the time of appointment. Candidates should show promise of excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.   Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. [Read more…] about JOB: Transnational Spanish-Speaking History, University of Massachusetts Amherst

SUNY – Old Westbury: The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor position to begin in Fall 2012.  The Department is seeking sociologists with ability to teach social statistics, sociological theory, and one or more substantive areas of criminology; area of research is open.  The successful candidate must have a record of high quality teaching and a focused research agenda.  A Ph.D. in hand is required for appointment at the Assistant Professor level; ABD will be considered for initial appointment as an Instructor.  Salary is competitive.  SUNY College at Old Westbury is a small, diverse, public college committed to a mission of social justice.  The campus is situated on 600+ acres of woodland on Long Island twenty miles from Manhattan.  Review of applications will begin on October 14, 2011 and continue until the position is filled.  Please send letter of application, CV, three letters of recommendation, a statement of teaching philosophy, and at least one single-authored writing sample to: SUNY College at Old Westbury, Office of Human Resources, Search Committee: SOC-NET, P. O. Box 210, Old Westbury, NY 11568.  SUNY College at Old Westbury is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

We seek candidates who specialize in literature and American race/ethnicity in a global, transnational, or comparative context. We welcome candidates who engage with the methods, archives, and theories of reading literature while specializing in such areas as Latino/a Studies, Chicana/o, Afro-Latina/o, Hemispheric Asian literatures and culture, indigenous culture, transnationalisms and/or transoceanic networks. [Read more…] about JOB: Literature and American Race/Ethnicity in Global Context, UCSB

The Department of Religious Studies at Stanford University, in collaboration with the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the field of American Religion with a focus on ethnicity and race. In particular, the search is seeking a scholar whose work centers on the study of religious traditions, practices, and institutions among ethnic and racial groups in the United States. A successful candidate will be expected to contribute to one or more of the department’s current areas of strength and to teach and advise students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Appointment will start on September 1, 2012. Courses will include broad surveys introducing students to the study of religion in America and at least two courses that will focus on race, ethnicity, and religion developed in cooperation with the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity. The person appointed will be expected to interact with faculty and students who work in a variety of fields and methodologies both in Religious Studies and in the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity. Candidates must have completed their Ph.D. by August 31, 2012.
Please send a letter of application and your dossier, which should include a CV, a statement of research and teaching interests, any available evidence of teaching ability, three confidential letters of recommendation, and a short writing sample to:
American Religion Search Committee Dept. of Religious Studies, Bldg. 70 450 Serra mall Stanford, CA
94305-2165
Most of the preliminary interviews will be held between 10/19 and 10/22 at the AAR. Applications received by October 3, 2011 will be assured of consideration.
Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It welcomes nominations of, and applications from, women and minority groups, as well as others who would bring additional dimensions to the university’s research and teaching missions.

Brown University

Assistant Professor

The Political Science Department invites applications for an Assistant
Professor (tenure track) specializing in Racial/Ethnic Politics.
Preference will be given to candidates in American Politics (urban
politics, legislative politics, the presidency, state and local, public
policy, elections and campaigns, public opinion and others), however,
candidates in other subfields are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications include an earned doctorate in political science and
demonstrated potential for excellence in scholarship and teaching.

All applicants must send a letter of application, curriculum vitae,
graduate school transcripts, sample written work, and three letters of
recommendation. To receive full consideration applications must be
received by October 31, 2011.

Please send application materials to:

Marion Orr
Race/Ethnicity Search
Department of Political Science
Box 1844
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912