Bowdoin College’s Department of Africana Studies invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty appointment in African Studies at the Assistant Professor level, beginning July 1, 2025. The position subfield is open with a preference for candidates with expertise in Sub-Sahara Read More …
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Tenure-Track Professor, African Literature – Harvard University
The Department of African and African American Studies at Harvard University seeks to appoint a tenure-track professor in African literature and cultural studies. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2025. The tenure-track professor will be responsible for Read More …
Full Professor, Global African Arts – University of Bayreuth (Germany)
The Faculty of Languages & Literatures at the University of Bayreuth is currently seeking to appoint a Full Professor of Global African Art at salary grade W3 to commence as soon as possible. This is a permanent civil service position. Read More …
Lecturer, French Language and Literature— UC Riverside
The Department of Comparative Literature and Languages at University of California, Riverside, seeks to hire a full-time Lecturer in French language teaching and French studies (literature/culture). This position is renewable based on positive performance reviews and departmental and curricular need. Read More …
Assistant Professor, French-Speaking Caribbean – Grinnell College
GRINNELL COLLEGE. The Department of French and Arabic invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in the literatures and cultures of the French-speaking Caribbean, beginning Fall 2025. Assistant Professor (Ph.D.) preferred; Instructor (ABD) or Associate Professor possible. We particularly welcome candidates Read More …
Visiting Assistant Professor of Africana Studies ⎻ Washington and Lee University
The Washington and Lee University (W&L) Africana Studies Program welcomes applications for a visiting assistant professorship in Africana Studies that will begin July 1, 2024. For this position, we seek an individual with interdisciplinary training whose teaching and research engage with Africana Studies. Applicants should be prepared to teach Introduction to Africana Studies, a first-year writing seminar on a topic of their choosing, and upper-level courses in their area of specialization. Candidates whose teaching and research engage religion, health, food studies, contemporary music, or film are particularly welcome. At the discretion of the Dean of the College, this position can be renewed.
Associate Professor ⎻ University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg
Description The Department of African Literature seeks to make an appointment at the rank of Associate Professor. The department offers an undergraduate major in the literatures of Africa and the Black diaspora, as well as Honours, MA and PhD degrees. Read More …
Endowed Chair, African Diaspora Studies ⎻ Grinnell College
Grinnell College and Summit Search Solutions are partnering to conduct a national search for the Inaugural Endowed Chair of African Diaspora Studies. Recently approved by the Board of Trustees, with strong support from students and faculty, the African Diaspora Studies Read More …
Postdoctoral Research Associate ⎻ Carter G. Woodson Institute at the University of Virginia
The Carter G. Woodson Institute for African American and African Studies at the University of Virginia (UVA) seeks applications for Postdoctoral Research Associates. We invite applications from scholars whose research focuses broadly on Africa and the African Diaspora. This is Read More …
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship ⎻ Carter G. Woodson Institute at the University of Virginia
The Carter G. Woodson Institute’s distinguished fellowship is a two-year residential fellowship for pre-doctoral students whose work focuses on Africa and/or the African Diaspora. Scholars selected for the fellowship will relocate to the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia to join a cohort of Read More …