Jobs and Fellowships

The Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin announces its first annual competition for three (3) short-term research fellowships at the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection in the fields of Mexican American and Borderlands Studies.  

Short-term fellowships are restricted to post-doctoral scholars, Ph.D. candidates or holders of other terminal degrees from outside the Austin area who have a specific need to use the Mexican American and Borderlands collections at the Benson Library. Further, projects must demonstrate innovation and substantial contributions to shaping the fields of Mexican American Studies and/or Borderlands Studies. Fellowships are for 2 weeks with a maximum award amount of $750. Fellowships are for travel and housing.

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The Latin American and Latino Studies at the University of Illinois at
Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track position in media and film
studies at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 16, 2012,
pending budgetary approval. We seek a dynamic and creative scholar of
Latin American and/or Latino studies with expertise in any of the
following areas from a global or transnational perspective: the cultural
study of media and multimedia forms; relations between media and space;
film and moving image; photography and other forms of visual expression;
and/or internet and new cybertechnologies.

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The Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) at the University of Cincinnati invites applications for a tenure-track position of assistant professor to begin August 1, 2012. A PhD in women’s, gender and/or sexuality studies or a related field by July 31, 2012 and a specialization in sexuality studies are required. A focus on African/African American studies is preferred; applicants with specializations in critical race studies or ethnic studies will also be considered.

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The Southwest Women’s Law Center is a public policy and legal advocacy organization working to improve women’s lives by combating gender discrimination, reducing poverty among women and their families, and ensuring that all women have access to comprehensive healthcare, including family planning and reproductive health services. The Center is governed by a Board of Directors, which sets policy and establishes the Center’s mission.

The Center seeks a passionate, skilled and creative Executive Director to lead the Center in its next stage of development, following the departure of its Founding Director in late 2011. The Executive Director will be a strategic and effective leader who is highly knowledgeable and experienced in women’s rights issues and public policy advocacy, and has significant non-profit organizational development, fundraising and management experience.

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CSULB College of Liberal Arts, Political Science
Tenure Track Faculty Opening
Assistant Professor of Political Science (Political Theory)
Effective August 20, 2012 (Fall semester)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. in Political Science or Ph.D. in appropriate related discipline at time of appointment with specialization in Political Theory. Teaching experience or evidence of strong potential for effective teaching. Record of, or demonstrable potential for, successful research and publication. Potential for effective participation in faculty governance. Commitment to and/or expertise in educating a diverse population.

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