Chicana and Chicano Studies -- Assistant Professor: Chicano/a/x History

Bring Your Scholarly Expertise in Ethnic Studies to San Diego — “America’s Finest City”

The College of Arts and Letters at San Diego State University (SDSU) is committed to an investment in ethnic studies and is hiring six tenure-track faculty in Africana Studies, American Indian Studies, Asian American Studies, and Chicana and Chicano Studies.

At the College of Arts and Letters, you’ll engage with a diverse and dedicated group of scholars who are committed to excellence in teaching, research, and scholarship. You’ll teach a diverse student body at both a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI).

Join the College of Arts and Letters and you’ll find a deep commitment to rigorous intellectual debate in a diverse academic community. Teach in a city known for its sandy beaches, warm weather, and proximity to the U.S./Mexico border.

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The Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies at San Diego State University invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor position.

We seek a historian who can advance our strong focus on borderlands, race, gender, sexuality, and social justice.  Specifically, we seek an intersectional and interdisciplinary scholar who specializes in 20th century Chicano/a/x history and who is theoretically and methodologically sophisticated and innovative. The topical area of specialization is open and may include racial formation(s), comparative racializations, cultural history, political and labor movements, visual arts, medical regimes and state policy, neurodiversity, care work and ethics, ethnic identity and community formation(s), penal institutions, and the Mexican diaspora, among others. In addition, we seek a scholar who has demonstrated experience with community-based research and engagement and who can help lead, promote, and expand the Chicana/o/x Archive, a community driven project with a wide variety of local Chicano Movement, civil rights, and feminist activism materials, housed in SDSU’s Love Library.  

Apply via Interfolio by November 24, 2021 at https://apply.interfolio.com/95836.