Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the Department of African and African American Studies Washington University's School of Arts and Sciences - Washington University's School of Arts and Sciences

Washington University's School of Arts and Sciences invites applica tions for a tenure-track faculty position in the Urban Humanities beginning  Fall, 2018.  The search is at the rank of tenure-track assistant professor  and the appointment will be located in the Department of African and Afric an American Studies. We seek scholars from within a broad range of humaniti es and humanistic social science disciplines (for example, art history, fil m and media,  gender and women's studies, history, languages, liter ature, music, performing arts, philosophy, religion, anthropology, sociolog y) with research interests in urbanism, race, and the built environment in  Africa and/or the African diaspora (North America, Latin America, the Carib bean, the Middle East, South Asia). We are especially interested in candid ates who bring with them experience in or familiarity with architecture, th e built environment, and urban design.  The successful applicant will be ap pointed in the Department of African and African American Studies. PhD in  hand (in a relevant humanities or humanistic social science discipline) by  August 1, 2018  and evidence of scholarly potential are required.

Through the generous support of the Mellon Foundation's Architectur e, Urbanism and Humanities initiative, Washington University is in the mids t of a four-year effort aimed at bringing humanities scholars into producti ve dialogue with architects, urban designers, and landscape architects. Th is hire, along with a parallel appointment in Architecture and Urban Design , is aimed at building upon these efforts by forging sustainable and perman ent connections between the Humanities, Architecture and Urban Design.

The successful candidate will teach classes in her/his areas of specializat ion, assist in the advising of AFAS majors, be active in research and publi cation, participate in departmental and university service and governance,  and contribute to the interdisciplinary mission of African and African Amer ican Studies and to the ongoing collaboration between the Humanities, Archi tecture and Urban Design at Washington University.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest describing their scholarly qu alifications and research; current curriculum vitae; teaching statement det ailing their approach to teaching and to creating diverse and inclusive lea rning environments; and three (3) letters of recommendation to [insert]. T he committee will review applications until the search is concluded, but ap plications should be received by  October 15, 2017  to ensure full considerat ion.

Requests for additional information may be directed to Tila Neguse, Project  Director, The Divided City Initiative at  [email protected]  or Jean Allman,  Director, Center for the Humanities at  [email protected] .

Washington University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified appli cants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, col or, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,  national origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran stat us.

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Job ID: 37381