Academic Institution, African American and African Studies

Tenured or tenure-track professor (rank open) position in African American and African Studies, UC Davis, starting July 1, 2013

TENURED OR TENURE-TRACK PROFESSOR (RANK OPEN)  POSITION IN AFRICAN AMERICAN AND AFRICAN STUDIES, UC DAVIS, STARTING JULY 1, 2013

Minimum qualifications are a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in relevant field.  We seek a scholar with an accomplished and innovative publication profile or with a strong promise of scholarly productivity as well as the promise of or demonstrated record of intellectual distinction and interdisciplinary expertise in the field of Comparative Race and Ethnicity or African Diaspora Studies. Candidates should possess a promise of or demonstrated excellence in and commitment to departmental/university leadership and collaboration, along with proven administrative ability as appropriate to rank.  Candidates should be prepared to teach undergraduate and graduate courses focusing on the cultural, political, social and economic questions in Comparative Race and Ethnicity or African Diaspora studies. Candidates seeking a tenured appointment should have experience in grant writing and outreach activities and in building and sustaining cross-disciplinary, cross-departmental connections to other programs on the campus.

View complete job ad at http://aas.ucdavis.edu/.  Application materials, which include letter of application with statement of research interests, curriculum vita, a 20- to 30-page writing sample from recent research (published or under contract with a publisher) as PDF of MS Word compatible files, copies of syllabi and teaching evaluation summaries from 3 recent courses, and 3 letters of recommendation, are to be addressed to Professor Moradewun Adejunmobi, Chair of Search Committee in African American and African Studies, and submitted electronically at the following address: ­­­­­­­­­­­­aasprogram@ucdavis.edu.  Review of applications begins September 30, 2012 and continues until position is filled.