The American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education has launched an outstanding dissertation competition “open to anyone who has completed a dissertation that focuses on hispanics in higher education OR to any hispanic that who has completed a dissertation in the social sciences, broadly defined, between June 1, 2004 and August 1, 2007.”

First place winner receives $5,000.  in addition, ETS will publish the winner’s work in an appropriate ETS publication and the winner will be invited to ETS in Princeton, NJ to give a seminar on their research.  There are additional prizes for finalists.  Complete information and application guidelines available here.

Deadline: September 10, 2007

NATIONAL HISPANIC INSTITUTE ESTABLISHES POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP FOR ANALYSES OF U.S. LATINO DYNAMICS

March 12, 2007: The National Hispanic Institute recently established a competitive twelve month postdoctoral fellowship for analyses of social and organizational dynamics exhibited by regional Latino communities throughout the United States. The intent of this fellowship is to promote new knowledge about salient trends occurring throughout various strata of the U.S. Latino community.

The application deadline for the NHI Postdoctoral Fellowship for Analyses of U.S. Latino Dynamics is Monday March 26, 2007. [Read more…] about Fellowship: Postdoc for Analyses of U.S. Latino Dynamics

2007 Call for Nominations and submissions:The Latino Studies Section (LSS) of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) announces its 2007 Research and Dissertation Award and invites nominations and submissions. The LSS Research and Dissertation Award is given for the best doctoral dissertation, in English or in Spanish that focuses on Latina/o communities, issues, and topics. Preference will be given to dissertations that apply a comparative approach within national, hemispheric and/or international contexts and to those that explore Latina/o social movements and activism to enhance our understanding of the Latina/o experience. The work may be grounded in any disciplinary field. The competition is open to Ph.D.’s from institutions in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean who deposited their dissertation in 2006-2007. [Read more…] about Diss Award: Latino Studies, LatAm Studies Assoc

The Chicana/ Latina Research Center (C/LRC) at the University of California, Davis, is dedicated to the development and promotion of Chicana/ Latina scholars and scholarship on Chicana/ Latina issues covering a broad range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary interests. This dissertation fellowship program supports emerging scholars whose research focuses on questions of concern to Chicanas/ Latinas. We also invite comparative studies of Chicanas/Latinas and indigenous women.

Award:
1) $21,000 stipend over a 10 month period (September 1, 2006- June 30, 2007).
2) $1,500 for research support and related travel
[Read more…] about 2007-08 Davis Chicana/Latina Diss Fellowship

The Gender and Women’s Studies Program and the English Department at Pomona College seek a specialist in American literature for a joint-appointed one-year  replacement position. Teaching load is 3/2 and includes two courses in GWS of which at least one will be advanced feminist  theory, two courses cross-listed to English and GWS, and one cross-listed or targeted course of candidate’s choice. [Read more…] about JOB: WS literature one-year, Pomona College

The Women Studies Program at Oregon State University invites applications and nominations for a full-time 9-month Associate or Full Professor position with specific duties including teaching, advising, scholarship and service. We are seeking candidates with a commitment to women studies and excellence in teaching and scholarship, specializing in multiracial, Black, Chicana, Native American, and/or Asian American feminisms. [Read more…] about JOB: Assoc/Full Prof of WS, Oregon State

Curator  Visual Arts program – job # 5399
Collaborates with Director of Visual Arts/Chief Curator and other Visual Arts Staff to develop, research,  manage, produce, and write exhibitions and publications related to the NHCC mission, museum, and permanent collections.  Position also helps to oversee Museum activities, programs, and staff.  Engages and works with communities, artists, as well as other stakeholders.

Apply online by February 26, 2007 at the State of New Mexico personnel Website.   Agency contact for this position is: Bernice Gutierrez, The National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 4th St. SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102.  (505) 724-4731