Wiki page for Academic Jobs in Ethnic Studies advertised during the 2020-2021 hiring season.
Last year's page: Ethnic Studies 2019-2020
Best of luck to everyone!
For closely related fields, see also: American Studies 2020-2021, Comparative Literature 2020-2021, English Literature 2020-2021, and Queer/Women's/Gender Studies 2020-2021.
For specific regional studies, see East Asian Studies, Languages, and Literatures 2020-2021, Eastern European & Eurasian Languages & Literatures 2020-2021, French & Francophone 2020-2021, German Studies 2020-2021, Italian 2020-2021, Middle Eastern Studies & Languages 2020-2021, Northern European Studies & Languages 2020-2021, Spanish and Portuguese 2020-2021, South Asian, Indian Ocean, & Himalayan Studies & Languages 2020-2021, Spanish and Portuguese 2020-2021.
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Ethnic Studies Fields
African & African American (incl. Black Studies)
RECENT ACTIVITY on Ethnic Studies 2020-2021
Queer/Women's/Gender Studies 2023-2024 - 47.144.69.80 - 2024/04/19 07:12
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Music Studies 2023-2024 - Brm1761 - 2024/04/19 03:21
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Humanities and Social Sciences Postdocs 2023-2024 - 32.212.68.147 - 2024/04/19 00:22
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Archaeology 2023-2024 - 24.65.113.106 - 2024/04/19 00:20
- University of British Columbia - Assistant Professor in Anthropological Archaeology (2-year) (Review begins November 30) (Zoom Interviews) ← Older revision Revision a...
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Jobs for 2020-21
Black Studies Collaboratory Postdoctoral Fellow - University of California, Berkeley Department of African American Studies-Application Deadline March 14, 2021. Application details here: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF02888
PostDoctoral Curatorial Fellow - application deadline 23 March 2021 Kalamazoo College and Kalamazoo Institute of Art. Application details at https://www.kiarts.org/page.php?menu_id=65
Ethnic Studies (open)
Auburn University at Montgomery (AL). Assistant Professor of English (Southern Literature). April 2, 2021. TT. https://www.jobs.aum.edu/postings/4648
Bellevue College (WA, USA) Assistant Professor of Cultural and Ethnic Studies. Deadline: February 14, 2021https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/bellevuecollege/jobs/2938272/cultural-and-ethnic-studies-assistant-tenure-track-professor-r20090
Applied: 4x
3/2: Any updates?
3/4: According to HR, it is still an open search.
3/4: Can someone explain to me what is the deal with the recommendation letters? The application asks to input contact information (but the request is not automatically generated). Then, they also ask to upload a separate document with contact information. Does that mean they will request the letters only after a first selection (based on the contacts that you put in the uploaded document)?
3/13: Any updates?
San Jose State University (CA, USA). Ethnic Studies. Interdisciplinary and/or comparative approaches, preferably with specialization in one to two of the following: (a) Oceania/Pacific Studies, (b) Critical Mixed Race Studies, and (c) Social Movements. Deadline: Feb. 1, 2021. (TT/FT). https://jobs.sjsu.edu/en-us/job/498438/assistant-professor-ethnic-studies
Applied: 1x
2/2 - Received email requesting recommendations from referees in application system
3/1–Any updates?
George Mason (Fairfax, VA).
Cultural Studies (Critical Race Theory) FT/TT
https://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/details.cfm?JobCode=177360698
Applied: 4X
01/18– Any updates?
01/20--Nothing yet. (applied to Cultural Studies)
01/29–What about now? Anyone heard anything?>>not yet
02/01- still haven't heard anything
02/05 - I know the job market is brutal right now, and jobs are scarce, but please be warned: the Cultural Studies program is dominated by a few senior colleagues who are openly & aggressively hostile to critical race/ethnic studies. Anyone seriously considering this position should ask around & gather some info.
2/6- Campus invites have been sent out. I've also heard very similar critiques to what's been shared above for what it's worth.
- 2/8 - Thanks for sharing the info! Were the campus visits for all the departments? (Appreciate the heads up about the CS program above)
- 2/10 My understanding is they were for cultural studies/women's studies. I'm not sure about any other departments.
St. John Fisher (Rochester, NY)
African American or Ethnic Studies (FT, TT)
https://jobs.sjfc.edu/postings/2030
01/27–More materials requested: 2X
02/10–Any updates?>> Sent materials to the search chair, but have not heard back yet. Was told deadline to send materials was 2/8 (3X)
02/22–Any news since sending more materials? >> Interview request on 2/20
2. Assistant Professor of American Literature, Race, and Ethnicity
Penn State Harrisburg (TT/FT)
Applied: 2X
Any updates? Still nothing (1/5), but no idea how meaningful that is
02/04–Did anyone ever hear anything about this job?
02/04 - Nothing. Same ad ran last year and I heard nothing that time either.
Stanford University Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Clayman Institute for Gender Research (NT/FT)
Application opens Dec 1, 2020
Position closes Jan 7, 2021
Nova Southeastern University (Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA). Assistant/Associate Professor of Digital Humanities with specialization in Ethnic Studies in the Department of Humanities and Politics. Deadline: Open until filled. NTT. FT. https://nsucareers.nova.edu/en-us/job/498244/faculty-rank-tbd-digital-humanities-997347
University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT)
Catalyzing Antiracist and Decolonial Futures Cluster Hire (four Assistant Professor positions across English, Literatures Cultures & Languages, Philosophy, and Political Science departments) FT/TT
https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/17559
Applied: 5X (English)
Any updates? (12/29)
01/07–Has anyone heard anything? (2X)
1/8- I haven't heard anything yet.
01/13–Any news?
01/13--No news here.
01/13--received email stating that long list for Zoom interviews to go out "toward end of January" and "invitations extended for virtual campus visits in early February" (3X)
01/13–email also said they received over 450 applications assume same email went out to everyone
1/20-- interview request received. /Congrats! What department are you interviewing with? (1/29) Is there still hope with other departments, or are people taking this as end of the line with UConn?: 2X
1/30: I interviewed for the English position. Search committee mentioned there were 36 interviews this week for the 4 positions. Unclear if they will select more applicants to interview from the applicant pool but I think things will advance to the campus visit pretty soon.
2/7: Invited for campus visit. X2
2/9 Completed campus visit, they said visits will continue the next 2 weeks and we should hear pretty soon after that.
2/24: has anyone heard back after campus visits? I think they ended on Friday 2/19
2/24 I have not and I am definitely anxious to hear back!
3/1: Anyone receive any updates? from the 4 departments?
University of Miami- College of Arts and Science (Cluster Hire)
Applied: 1x
1/14 - Any news about this search? It is been so long, but I know a person that got a rejection letter from them and I haven't, but also haven't been contacted.
2/2 - Applied early Dec and haven't heard anything!
2/2 - Me neither, but I heard through the grapevine that they haven’t contacted anybody yet, so I’m not sure what’s happening
2/17 - Any updates?
Stetson University: Hal S. Marchman Chair of Civic and Social Responsibility
https://www.stetson.edu/administration/human-resources/faculty-opportunities.php
Discipline open. Deadline March 1, 2021. Hire at associate or full professor rank, but will consider applications from advanced assistant professors (search committee member posting this).