University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa

Assistant Professor for Southern Culture

Assistant Professor for the Department of American Studies

The Department of American Studies at The University of Alabama invites applications for an entry-level, tenure track position, beginning August 16, 2009. Primary preparation should be in Southern culture, gender, and race. Secondary areas in Black women, the modern Civil Rights Movement or African-American Studies are a strong plus. Courses in our undergraduate curriculum currently include Southern Lives, Women in the South, and Gender and Culture. Studies in the South are the usual graduate offering. It is especially important that the applicant be able to contribute lectures with Southern and Civil Rights Movement content to our team-taught introductory course. The ideal candidate will be committed to teaching and mentoring students as well as research. Salary is competitive.

Minimum Qualifications:
Ph.D. in American Studies or related discipline, and strong commitment to undergraduate teaching and scholarship.

Preferred Qualifications:
New or recent Ph.D. in American Studies with primary preparation in Southern culture, gender, and race. Strong commitment to undergraduate teaching and scholarship.

To apply, go to http://facultyjobs.ua.edu and complete the online application. Send letter of intent, vita, three letters of reference, statements of teaching interests and research interests, and a writing sample of no more than 25 pages to Lynne M. Adrian, Chair, Department of American Studies, Box 870214, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0214. Review will begin December 15, 2008 and continue until the position is filled.

The University of Alabama is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Applications from women and minorities are encouraged.