Apply for Job Job ID364791 LocationTwin Cities Job FamilyAcademic Full/Part TimeFull-Time Regular/TemporaryRegular Job Code9403 Employee ClassInstr Fac/TC and Coord Cmp Add to Favorite Jobs Email this Job About the Job The Department of African American & African Studies in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in African American History. This is a joint appointment with teaching across the Departments of African American & African Studies and History and a tenure home in the Department of African American & African Studies. The position is open until filled. Priority will be given to completed applications received by October 21, 2024. Applicants' research and teaching should focus on African American history, with deep grounding in the intellectual communities and interdisciplinary scholarship produced through historical Black struggles. The department is particularly interested in applicants pursuing public and engaged scholarship with communities around racial and educational justice. We welcome those who engage in broad areas of research in African American history, especially in terms of a temporal, geographical, and methodological focus. In addition, the department is interested in applicants who bring critical, comparative, and/or transnational perspectives to cast a new light on key historical processes from enslavement to social movements. Secondary fields of particular interest include critical histories of racial capitalism; social movements; migration and diaspora; and innovative approaches to historical methodology. Applicants are expected to have an active research and/or creative program and contribute to service in the departments, college, university, and field. The faculty member will normally teach a 2-2 load to be split, in consultation, across two departments. Such courses as the two-semester survey course in African American history are already cross-listed between African American & African Studies and History and are just one example of the kind of synergistic teaching across these two units. In addition to university liberal education requirements, these courses will serve the two departments' majors and minors. The faculty member will also engage with graduate students in the Africa and African Diaspora Graduate Minor Program, housed in the Department of African American & African Studies; in the Ph.D. Program in History; and in the M.A. Program in Heritage Studies and Public History. The appointment, to begin Fall 2025, 8/25/2025,will be 100% time over the nine-month academic year. Appointment will be at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor consistent with collegiate and University policy. Salary is competitive and will depend on the candidate's qualifications and experience, consistent with school, college, and university policy. This position is eligible for the University of Minnesota's standard benefits package available to benefits-eligible faculty and academic staff. Qualifications Required Qualifications A Ph.D. in African American Studies, History, American Studies, Anthropology, or a related field in the humanities or social sciences is required. Advanced ABD's may be considered for appointment at the rank of tenure-track instructor, with the understanding that the Ph.D. must be conferred in the first year of appointment. Preferred Qualifications The preferred candidate would be broadly trained in the interdisciplinary field of African American history, with attention toward public history and the importance of movement-building grounded in communities of struggles. We are particularly interested in candidates who are engaged in broad-based historical inquiries grounded in critical Black scholarship. In addition to a record of historical and interdisciplinary scholarship, the successful applicant will have a strong commitment to contribute at all levels of our undergraduate and graduate education, and have a demonstrated commitment to collaborative and community-engaged work. Candidates will be evaluated according to a) overall quality of their academic preparation, scholarly work, and research trajectory, b) relevance of their scholarly research to the department's academic priorities and fields of inquiry, c) evidence of commitment to teaching and skills as a teacher, and d) strength of recommendations, (e) commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. About the Department Established in 1969, the Department of African American & African Studies, the tenure home department, is a distinct and dynamic academic unit in the College of Liberal Arts committed to multidisciplinary research, teaching, and learning at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Undergraduate students are exposed to a wide range of ways of knowing that are fashioned out of the rigorous study of Africans, African Americans, and African descended people and their contributions to society, history, culture, literature, and arts. Our graduate minor in Africa and the African diaspora attracts students enrolled in Ph.D. and master's programs within and beyond the College of Liberal Arts. We also offer two African languages, Swahili and Somali. Our faculty members are award-winning teachers and engaged scholars at the cutting edge of transnational scholarship and are committed to advancing community-based learning and outreach initiatives. Faculty in the Department of African American & African Studies are expected to maintain an active program of scholarly research; develop and teach undergraduate and graduate courses; advise students; and contribute service appropriate for the rank of appointment to the department, college, University, and profession. Tenure-track professors teach four semester-length courses per academic year at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Developing additional courses and research themes that complement and extend current departmental expertise is strongly encouraged. In addition, the intellectual culture in the Department of History features dialogue among faculty and students across temporal and geographical boundaries, including long-running workshops in American Indian and indigenous studies; comparative history of women, gender, and sexuality; the comparative early modern Atlantic world; legal history; and the graduate workshop in modern history. Faculty scholarship and creative activities range broadly from traditional monographs and original works of synthesis to websites, performances, photo exhibits, congressional testimony, amicus briefs, and expert testimony in court cases. The department has a long and distinguished history of training undergraduate and graduate students who hold teaching appointments at schools, universities and colleges across the United States and around the world, as well as in a broad range of other appointments including in museums, NGOs, historical societies, law, and as grant writers, historical consultants and researchers. This position is subject to the Board of Regents Policy:Faculty Tenure, the Administrative Procedure,Procedures for Reviewing Candidates... For full info follow application link. The University recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting the academic mission. The University is committed to attracting and retaining employees with varying identities and backgrounds. The University of Minnesota provides equal access to and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. To learn more about diversity at the U: http://diversity.umn.edu.