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University of Pittsburgh (PA) - TT Asst. Professor - Africana Literature
The Department of Africana Studies at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications for a faculty position in Africana Literature at the level of Assistant Professor, subject to budgetary approval. This position, which is tenure stream, would begin with the Fall Term 2016. A PhD in Africana Studies is preferred. Especially valued are scholars with a specialization in Africana literary aesthetics with multidimensional grounding in cultural, historical, and socio-political orientations in Africana scholarship and research methodology. Responsibilities will include the teaching of Introduction to Africana Studies, other courses in the existing curriculum, and courses in the candidates area of specialization. Please include in your completed package; a cover letter, curriculum vitae, official graduate transcripts, a sample of publications, and three letters of recommendation. Applicants can apply online at: https://facultysearch.as.pitt.edu/apply/index/MTA0. For each reference, you will have the opportunity to input a personal email address or an email address generated through Interfolios Online Application Delivery. In both cases, an email notification will be sent to the designated address with instructions about uploading the letters to our system. In order to ensure full consideration, completed applications must be received by October 1, 2015.

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 * Also posted at Anglophone 2016 and Ethnic Studies 2015-2016

University of San Francisco (CA) - TT Assistant Professor, African American Literature
The English Department at the University of San Francisco invites applications for a tenure-track position in African-American literature. While the specialization within the field of African-American literature is open, we are particularly interested in expertise in transnational, hemispheric and diasporic issues.

Job Responsibilities: Candidates should be able to teach and develop introductory and upper-division courses in African-American and American literature for English majors and minors, as well as surveys for non-majors and first year student seminars (i.e. general education).

Minimum Requirements: Qualifications include a Ph.D. in Literature or related field, demonstrated excellence in teaching and evidence of strong scholarly activity in literature. (Applicants with degrees outside of literature—American Studies, for example—should be conducting their research in literature.)

Applicants should submit their application at https://gnosis.usfca.edu/search. The required documents are: cover letter, statement of teaching philosophy, and curriculum vitae. All must be in PDF format. Applications must be received by October 30, 2015. Finalists will be asked to submit a writing sample and dossier. We will interview a short list at MLA. Please direct inquiries to englishlitsearch@usfca.edu

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===Western Kentucky University (KY) - TT Asst. Professor - African Diaspora Lit. (19-20th c. African American Lit.)=== The African American Studies Program in the Department of Diversity and Community Studies at Western Kentucky University seeks applications for a tenure track appointment at the Assistant Professor level in African Diaspora literatures, with specialization in nineteenth and twentieth century African American literature and popular culture. The successful candidate will teach core courses within the African American Studies Program, as well as other courses offered by the department, as needed. Instruction and scholarship in women and gender studies is a plus, as is experience with teaching online, curriculum development, and/or event programming. The candidate must demonstrate a promising research agenda and exhibit a strong commitment to interdisciplinary studies.

Requirements: Located in the Department of Diversity and Community Studies, the Program offers a minor in African American Studies and teaches several general education courses each semester. We are seeking a scholar whose active research agenda contributes to new developments in the interdisciplinary nature of African American Studies. Evidence of scholarship required. Candidate must have an earned doctorate in African American Studies, Africana Studies, or related disciplines.
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Williams College (MA) - TT Asst. Professor - African American Literature and Culture
The Williams College Department of English seeks to appoint a fulltime-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor specializing in African American literature and culture. In addition to offering courses on African American topics, this professor would be expected to contribute courses reflecting additional scholarly interests. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research in African American literature makes links to adjacent and interdisciplinary fields-especially to Asian American, Latino/a, and Native American literature, to other ethnic, post-colonial, and/or diasporic literatures, and to theoretical approaches to film, media, and popular culture. We would welcome courses that support our long-standing commitments to the college's interdisciplinary programs, which include Africana Studies, American Studies, Comparative Literature, and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. The position begins fall 2016, and we prefer that applicants have the Ph.D. in hand by then. More advanced appointments may be considered, but only in exceptional cases.

Applications must include: A letter of application and teaching statement, where we encourage you to state how your work will enhance the diversity of our offerings and scholarly community and speak to your ability to work effectively with a student population that is broadly diverse in gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion. Curriculum vitae, a writing sample (25 pages maximum), transcripts, and at least three letters of recommendation.

Review of applications will begin October 1, 2015, and complete applications must be submitted by November 2, 2015. Applications should be submitted at http://apply.interfolio.com/30738. All offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background check. Further information is available here: http://dean-faculty.williams.edu/prospective-faculty/background-check-policy/

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