College of William and Mary, Africana Studies

Cluster Hire in Africana Studies

The Africana Studies Program at William & Mary, a public university of the Commonwealth of Virginia, seeks applications for four positions: 

1. Assistant Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies with expertise in critical criminology and race. Job link and application due date can be found at https://jobs.wm.edu/postings/50364. 

2. Assistant Professor of Art History and Africana Studies with expertise in African art history and film. Job link and application due date can be found at https://jobs.wm.edu/postings/50514. 

3. Lecturer of Africana Studies and American Studies with expertise in critical digital race studies. Job link and application due date can be found at https://jobs.wm.edu/postings/50384.

4. Lecturer in Africana Studies with expertise in gender, arts, and/or religion in Africa and the African Diaspora. Job link and application due date can be found at https://jobs.wm.edu/postings/50388.

Applicants should apply online at https://jobs.wm.edu. Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement describing previous professional experience or future plans (or both) that demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion, statement of teaching interests, and syllabi. You will be prompted to submit online the names and email addresses of three references who will be contacted by the system with instructions for how to submit a letter of reference. 

William & Mary values diversity and invites applications from underrepresented groups who will enrich the research, teaching and service mission of the university. The university is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and encourages applications from women, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities. William & Mary conducts background checks on applicants being considered for employment. 

Information on the Africana Studies program can be found at https://www.wm.edu/as/africanastudies/; the American Studies Program at https://www.wm.edu/as/americanstudies/about/index.php; the Department of Sociology at https://www.wm.edu/as/sociology/index.php; the Department of Art and Art History at https://www.wm.edu/as/arthistory/index.php.