Instructor-African and African American Studies
- Employer
- School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University
- Location
- Tempe, Arizona
- Salary
- $60,000
- Date posted
- May 26, 2023
- Website
- https://sst.asu.edu/content/employment
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Employment Level
- Non-Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The School of Social Transformation, an interdisciplinary unit at Arizona State University (http://sst.asu.edu), invites applications for a full-time instructor position in African & African American Studies. We seek a candidate with a Ph.D. in African & African American Studies or related field by the time of appointment and demonstrated excellence in teaching.
The successful candidate will have a typical teaching load of 5 courses per semester. Essential functions include teaching interdisciplinary courses at the undergraduate and graduate level; preparing syllabi; potentially preparing new course designs; evaluating student work; mentoring students; and holding office hours. The successful candidate will be expected to teach core courses as well as high enrollment special topics courses and courses at the graduate level. The candidate will support the African & African American Studies’ online program.
This is an academic-year 2023-2024 appointment with an expected start date of Fall 2023. This is a full time, benefits-eligible, non-tenure eligible position renewable on an academic year basis contingent upon satisfactory performance, availability of resources, and the needs of the university.
About the African & African American Studies program
The in-person and online BA program in African & African American Studies at ASU is an interdisciplinary program that examines the social and historical experiences of African-descended peoples in the United States, Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Faculty are trained in a variety of disciplines that include anthropology, health, history, rhetoric, literature, sociology, political science, sexuality studies, geography, and women and gender studies. AAAS faculty at ASU introduce students to critical analytical approaches, methods, and interdisciplinary techniques appropriate to the study of the global experiences of Black folks and guides students as they examine a wide array of critical issues facing Black people in Africa and the Americas across stages of life at various times and places in history.
About the School of Social Transformation
The School of Social Transformation (SST) was founded in 2009, bringing together diverse scholars, students and communities in African and African American Studies, Asian Pacific American studies, social and cultural pedagogy, justice and social inquiry, and women and gender studies. As one of many transdisciplinary schools unique to Arizona State University, SST focuses on transformational knowledge, including creative research approaches to themes and questions embedded in broader historical, social and cultural contexts. SST is home to 46 tenure/tenure-track and 13 non-tenure eligible faculty members that serve 600 undergraduate majors and over 100 doctoral and masters-level students in 19 graduate programs spanning an array of research areas. SST faculty represent humanities, social sciences, and interdisciplinary fields (including creative arts), and they are distinguished nationally and internationally for their scholarship. The faculty trains students to think, do research and teach in more complex ways about race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexuality, social and economic justice, immigration status, and labor; to be accountable to the communities with which they engage; and to foreground social transformation on local, national, and global levels. The school’s location in Arizona, where demographic changes and social issues reflect the challenges taking place nationally, especially highlights the relevance of the school’s mission.
The School of Social Transformation is part of The College of Liberal Arts and Science (The College). The College values our cultural and intellectual diversity, and continually strives to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment. We are especially interested in applicants who can strengthen the diversity of the academic community. Learn more about what The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has to offer by visiting https://thecollege.asu.edu/faculty.
About Arizona State University
ASU Tempe offers the resources of a major metropolitan area (5 million) in a state with spectacular natural beauty and recreational areas, sublime winters, and a culturally rich population. Learn more about SST and ASU at https://sst.asu.edu and https://newamericanuniversity.asu.edu, respectively.
Arizona State University is a leading public university ranked #1 Most Innovative School by U.S. News & World Report eight years in a row and is leading a bold reinvention of higher education as the New American University. ASU is a research-intensive university and has developed numerous new programs and units that defy and bridge disciplinary boundaries to enable the exploration and discovery of new knowledge while developing solutions to the most challenging issues of our time. Located on four campuses and two research parks in the Phoenix metropolitan area, ASU is one of the largest universities in the United States and has strong and simultaneous commitments to educational access, research, and teaching excellence. With the University’s location in the nation’s fifth largest city, the Phoenix region provides a rich context for applied research and community engagement around issues of human communication.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in African & African American Studies, Africana, Black Studies or relevant fields by the time of appointment.
- Demonstrated excellence in teaching.
- Demonstrated experience teaching in a variety of modalities.
- Demonstrated commitment working with diverse student, faculty, and staff populations and communities.
Desired Qualifications:
• Demonstrated experience teaching core courses in African & African American Studies, Africana Studies, Black Studies and/or Caribbean
• Demonstrated experience teaching at the undergraduate level.
• Demonstrated experience with new course design.
• Demonstrated experience teaching online.
• Demonstrated excellence in mentoring students.
• Demonstrated experience to teach both small and large enrollment courses.
Application Instructions
To apply, please submit the following materials electronically to apply.interfolio.com/126054.
1. A cover letter describing your experience and demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence.
2. A curriculum vitae.
3. A list of three references, including contact information.
4. A statement addressing how your past and/or potential contributions to diversity and inclusion will advance ASU’s commitment to inclusive excellence.
Initial deadline for receipt of complete applications is Monday, July 10, 2023. If not filled, review of complete applications will continue every two weeks thereafter until the search is closed.
Questions about this position should be directed to Ersula Ore, Chair of the Search Committee, via email: ejore@asu.edu.
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