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. The preferred candidate would be broadly trained in the interdisciplinary field of African American history, with attention toward public history. We are particularly interested in candidates who bring critical, comparative, and/or transnational perspectives to cast a new light on key historical processes from enslavement to social movements, and who are engaged in broad-based historical inquiries grounded in critical Black scholarship.

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.

Link for the complete job posting: https://hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/364791

About University of Minnesota, African American & African Studies

The Department of History at the University of Minnesota consists of approximately 40 tenured and tenure-track faculty, 300 undergraduate majors, and 70 doctoral students. The Department offers undergraduate and graduate education in a broad array of historical fields. The Department is housed within the College of Liberal Arts and collaborates with faculty and programs throughout the College. For further information, please visit the department website: http://cla.umn.edu/history Established in 1868, the College of Liberal Arts supports the University of Minnesota's land-grant mission as home to disciplines in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. The College of Liberal Arts values diverse cultures, experiences, and perspectives as key to innovation and excellent education. See http://cla.umn.edu/

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