Assistant Professor of English and Latino/a Studies  [15486]
The Department of English and the Latino Studies Program at Indiana University Bloomington invite applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position to begin in the fall of 2012. We seek a candidate who specializes in Latino/a literature and Latino/a Studies. This faculty position will have its tenure line in English, while undergraduate and graduate teaching responsibilities will be split with the Latino Studies Program. [Read more…] about JOB: English & Latino/a Studies, Indiana University

POSITION DESCRIPTION:  The Department of Teacher Education at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) announces a faculty search for an open rank, tenure-track or tenured appointment in Curriculum and Instruction, to begin fall 2012. The successful candidate will teach graduate and undergraduate courses with emphasis in curriculum studies and/or social, historical, philosophical, and economic foundations of education, will direct graduate research, conduct an active research/ publication agenda, and seek external funding for research.  The ideal candidate will demonstrate multifaceted understandings of pedagogy, theory, and research. Please see UTEP employment website   www.utep.edu/employment for additional position details and application process. [Read more…] about JOB: Teacher Education, UTEP

The English Department at Oberlin College invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position. At the position’s curricular core is an advanced course on ethnicity in contemporary American literature from a comparative perspective and may emphasize interdisciplinary and/or theoretical approaches. In addition to working in the English Department, the incumbent will be encouraged to develop courses which may be cross-referenced with the Comparative American Studies Program. Candidates should have Ph.D. in hand or expected by Fall 2012. Application deadline December 1, 2011.  For more information, see Jobs at Oberlin: https://new.oberlin.edu/.

The Department of Comparative Studies at The Ohio State University at Newark announces the opening of a tenure-track position in American Indian Studies (at the rank of assistant or associate professor) at our Newark campus to begin autumn semester 2012. The Newark campus is an extended campus in The Ohio State University system and is located about 35 miles east of the Columbus campus.

Summary of Duties: Although the specific research area is open and teaching responsibilities will be focused on general education classes that draw on the instructor’s area of specialization, the ideal candidate should have expertise and experience in the teaching of humanities courses that introduce students to cross cultural perspectives within or outside the United States. The most serious consideration will be given to candidates with knowledge of the American Indian cultures of the Midwest and their modern situations (e.g., Native groups and individuals relocated from their ancestral homelands), as reflected, for example, in literature, oral history, and/or art. [Read more…] about JOB: American Indian Studies, Ohio State University

University of Puget Sound
Assistant Professor of Hispanic/Latino Studies

Closing Date: 11/28/2011
Appointment Status Full-time, tenure-track, beginning August 2012 D
epartment Foreign Languages and Literature

Responsibilities
The successful candidate must provide undergraduates with a solid foundation in the conceptual frameworks of U.S. Latino literature and culture, and s/he will be expected to take a leading role in a nascent Latino Studies Program. S/he also will teach Spanish language at all levels. Teaching load is 3 courses per semester. Other duties include continuation of professional development, advising students, and participation in departmental and university governance. [Read more…] about JOB: Hispanic/Latino Studies, University of Puget Sound

Ethnic Studies: UTSA Department of Bicultural -Bilingual Studies. Biliteracy/Literacy within Latino/a Communities.

Tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor to begin Fall 2012, pending budget approval. Expertise in biliteracy, broad knowledge and record of research in bilingual education, language minority education, cultural pluralism, linguistic diversity, bilingualism, classroom-based research, or other related areas. Teach graduate/undergraduate courses, advise masters and doctoral degree students, pursue an active research agenda, and provide support to teacher preparation program. Salary competitive.

Submit application letter, C.V., two publications or sample writings, and names & addresses of three references to Dr. Lucila D. Ek, Chair, Search Committee, ude.astuobfsctd-97625e@kE.alicuL, Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249-0653. Review of applications begins 10/17/11. AA/EO employer. Please review the complete advertisement at UTSA website: https://education.utsa.edu/bicultural-bilingual_studies.

ANNOUNCING 2012 NACCS TEJAS AWARD FOR FICTION
National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies—Tejas Foco

Description of Award
NACCS-Tejas invites nominations and submissions for its 2012 NACCS-Tejas Fiction Award. The 2012 NACCS Tejas Award for Fiction Committee will consider any novel or collection of short stories published in 2011 in Texas or elsewhere. We will recognize an outstanding work of fiction that best represents a significant topic related to the Mexican American experience in Texas. The award will be presented at the NACCS-Tejas annual conference to be held at Teas State University in San Marcos, Texas in March 2012. There are no restrictions on the number of nominations per press. Authors may also self-nominate. Poetry, personal narrative, autobiography, reprints, re-editions of previously published works, translations, or books previously nominated for this award, are not eligible.
Nominations will be reviewed by a committee of NACCS-Tejas members.

Procedure for Nominations
Publishers or authors wishing to submit books for consideration should send three copies of the book, one to each of the three committee members at the addresses below by the deadline of November 20, 2011. Nominations should include a submission letter, including the name of the author, the title of the book, and the date of publication.

All nominations must be received (not postmarked) by November 20, 2011.
For additional information, you may contact the committee chair Marci R. McMahon at ude.aptuobfsctd-3ca91f@rmnohamcm