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Job:

Barnard Early-Career Faculty Fellow, American Studies

Job Summary:

With Barnard's longstanding commitment to diversity and equity, the Faculty Diversity and Development (FDD) Committee and Barnard College, Columbia University in New York City, seeks three, full-time Early-Career Faculty Fellows to spend two years (beginning July 2025) contributing to, and gaining from, the rich community of research, teaching and praxis of Morningside Heights, where Barnard College is located. The Barnard Early-Career Faculty Fellow program is a two-year residential fellowship welcoming of early-career scholars from social backgrounds under-represented in academia. The fellowship is designed to help expand the number of under-represented scholars who are hired into tenure-track positions by providing them with the experience, skills, and accomplishments necessary to succeed in the highly competitive application process.

Job Description:

This complement of extraordinary early-career scholars will play an active role in a vibrant scholarly community and fully participate in the life of their academic home at the college. Faculty Fellows teach two undergraduate courses (or their equivalent) relevant to their scholarly interests and experience, conduct research and scholarship in the candidate's discipline, and receive mentoring and professional development support from the department/program, college, and university. departmental mentoring and College-wide professional development support. This is a two-year position beginning on July 1, 2025, with teaching responsibilities during the standard academic year from September through May.

Departments and Programs eligible to host a Barnard Early-Career Faculty Fellow include:

• Africana Studies

• American Studies

• Anthropology

• Art History

• Neuroscience & Behavior

• Spanish and Latin American Cultures

American Studies

The Department of American Studies welcomes applications for a Barnard Faculty Fellow with particular interests in the research areas of abolition, conservatism, immigration, and labor. We also have interest in scholars with expertise in GIS or digital humanities.

Fellows would teach courses in the form of topical research seminars, methods seminars, and introductory-level lecture courses.

We offer a smaller department that is ideal for mentoring and has been particularly focused on community building across ranks. In addition to shared meals, our community building practices include syllabus reviews, internal teaching evaluations, manuscript workshops, research talks, and in the case of faculty fellows, we could also offer practice job talks.

Reviews will begin Monday, March 31. For full consideration please apply by this date.

Skills, Qualifications & Requirements:

Required Qualifications

Terminal degree in a related discipline, with all requirements for the degree completed by the time of hiring offer.

Application Requirements

Only complete applications submitted via Workday will be considered. Applicants are required to upload the following documents:

• CV with links to all available research, teaching, and service materials

• 2-3 page cover letter addressing research, teaching, and service/community engagement interests. Please also address your ability to work effectively with a student population that is broadly diverse with regard to gender and gender expression, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion;

• Personal statement that summarizes why this opportunity is particularly appealing to you at this time;

• 1 representative publication or single writing sample preferably <30 pages (e.g. journal article, book chapter, dissertation chapter);

• Finalists will be asked to identify three references, including one with direct knowledge of their teaching capabilities. References will be contacted later.

Upload all the required application materials in the CV/Resume section.

Barnard College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Barnard does not discriminate due to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital or parental status, national origin, ethnicity, citizenship status, veteran or military status, age, disability, or any other legally protected basis, and to the extent permitted by law. Qualified candidates of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels.

Salary: $75,000

This salary for this position is fixed and non-negotiable. Barnard Early-Career Faculty Fellows are benefit-eligible and eligible to apply for $4,000 annual Faculty Research Grants.

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the College's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Company:

Barnard College

Time Type:

Full time