Afrolatinidad Assistant Professor

The Department of Africana Studies at San Diego State University seeks a scholar with expertise in the Black
experiences of Latin America and who can expand our teaching on the diverse cultural expressions and
histories of African descendant populations. We are particularly interested in scholars who have a focus in the
areas of the Afrolatinidad social movements that have grown in the region over the last few decades, the hybrid
religious expressions that fuse aspects of Christianity with traditions that are indigenous to the Americas and
rooted in the trans-Atlantic experience, or the expanding African immigration to the region to include the
growth of African Muslims, and whose expertise include an examination of the imbrication of indigeneity,
Blackness, caste, and unique processes of racialization in Latin America. Additionally, the scholar should
demonstrate an understanding of indigeneity as an intersecting identity. Further, the scholar’s research should
interrogate the intersection of power, culture, society, and behavior from a culturally centered perspective.
We seek applicants who have a commitment to an engaged student-centered teaching pedagogy and a
demonstrated interest in and vision for the future of Africana Studies, and whose research applies to the needs
and interests of Africana communities in Latin America. The hire is also expected to work collaboratively with
the Center for Latin American Studies and the Center for Brazilian Studies. We are open to any disciplinary
subfield trajectory within the humanities or social sciences and would favor a scholar that works in the digital
humanities. The successful candidate should meet the following requirements: Ph.D. in Africana
Studies/African American Studies or a very closely related field; Strong record and promise of scholarly
accomplishment appropriate to level of appointment; Research interests that contribute to diversity and
integrate understanding of underrepresented populations and communities; Commitment to student-centered
teaching of a diverse student population; Record of service in Africana communities. Commitment to working
collaboratively with colleagues and communities in and out of the university to develop social justice-oriented
scholarship and pedagogical practices.
Candidates must meet two (2) or more of these eight (8) criteria:
1. Is committed to engaging in service with underrepresented populations within the discipline
2. Has demonstrated knowledge of barriers for underrepresented students and faculty within the
discipline
3. Has experience or demonstrated commitment to teaching and mentoring underrepresented students
4. Has experience or has demonstrated commitment to integrating understanding of underrepresented
populations and communities into research
5. Has experience in or has demonstrated commitment to extending knowledge of opportunities and
challenges in achieving artistic/scholarly success to members of an underrepresented group
6. Has experience in or has demonstrated commitment to research that engages underrepresented
communities
7. Has expertise or demonstrated commitment to developing expertise in cross-cultural communication
and collaboration
8. Has research interests that contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education.
To ensure full consideration, apply via Interfolio by January 15, 2021. All additional inquiries should be
addressed to the search committee chair Dr. Sureshi M. Jayawardene, Department of Africana Studies, San
Diego State University. Email: sjayawardene@sdsu.edu.
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