Rhode Island College invites applicants for the position of Assistant or Associate Professor of African American History and Africana Studies. This is a full-time, continuing, tenure track position with a target start date of Fall 2022 or Spring 2023. This faculty position is a joint academic and public history position. Fifty percent of the position will be teaching courses for the History Department and the Africana Studies Program with an annual teaching load of three courses. The other fifty percent of the position will be working with the archives of the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society (RIBHS) on scholarly research, program development (lectures, exhibits, etc.), and archival organizing. RIBHS is one of the oldest organizations in the country dedicated to the preservatio