Position Description

The Department of American Ethnic Studies at the University of Washington invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in African American Studies with a specialization in African American History and an anticipated start date of September 16, 2025. American Ethnic Studies draws upon interdisciplinary, intersectional, comparative, and transnational frameworks to explore dynamic relations of race and power within the United States and larger diasporic and global contexts.

The department is interested in adding to its expertise in U.S. African American history as it intersects with histories of African diaspora, empire and immigration, in any period, deploying transregional, international, comparative, and/or global perspectives and methods. Additional areas of specialization may include, but are not limited to, the following:

* Black Urban Studies with an emphasis on labor, education, mass incarceration, or food Studies

* African American Public Health and Environmental Justice Studies

* Race, Science, and Biopolitics

* African American and African Diasporic Religious History

* Black Studies, Race, Gender, and Empire

* Race, Digital Inequality, and Information Technology

Positive factors for consideration include, but are not limited to, candidates with training in the social sciences or the humanistic social sciences who are dedicated to advancing a rich and engaged field of scholarship, who bring a commitment to mentoring a diverse student body, and who actively pursue public-facing scholarship.

The successful candidate will teach comparative and ethnic-specific courses. The teaching load consists of four courses per year, and tenure-track faculty have an annual service period of nine months (September 15 through June 16). The University of Washington is a large, urban, public, R1 university located at the heart of Seattle. All University of Washington faculty engage in research, teaching, and service.

Washington State Law requires that this ad list a binding salary range. The base salary range for this position will be $9,500 - $13,500 per month on a 9-month basis ($85,500 - $121,500 annually), commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

Qualifications

By the time of the appointment, applicants must have a PhD (or foreign equivalent) in the area of African American Studies or Ethnic Studies, or a related field such as Sociology, History, or American Studies.

Instructions

Interested applicants are requested to submit the following materials via Interfolio

http://apply.interfolio.com/153403

1. A letter of interest that includes current and future research plans.

2. A current curriculum vitae.

3. A writing sample consisting of either a published journal article, a book chapter, or a dissertation chapter. The writing sample should be roughly equivalent in length to a standard academic journal article.

4. A statement of teaching philosophy and experience, not exceeding 500 words.

5. A statement that addresses how the candidate's teaching, service, scholarship, and/or mentoring promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, not exceeding 500 words.

6. The names and contact information of 3-5 recommenders.

Priority will be given to applications received on or before October 16, 2024. Semi-finalists will be asked to participate in an interview via video conference. Any inquiries about the position should be directed to the search committee at [email protected]

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.

Benefits Information

A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs/. Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.

Commitment to Diversity

The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University's Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member's academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).

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