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Job: Associate/Full Professorship in Feminist Studies and Africana Studies
University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)
Description
The Feminist Studies Department [feministstudies.ucsc.edu] at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for the tenured Associate Professor or early stage Full Professor position in Africana Feminist Studies. We seek a scholar with a demonstrated track record of creativity and excellence in problem- and question-driven scholarship on Africa and/or the African Diaspora, capaciously construed, who would contribute to the Department’s undergraduate major and Ph.D. program.
Feminist Studies at UC Santa Cruz is an interdisciplinary department that, while located in the Humanities Division, nevertheless embraces methodologically-reflexive and epistemologically-attentive approaches to thinking that seek both to destabilize and to trace the construction of traditionally-wrought distinctions between the humanities, the social sciences, and the sciences. We welcome candidates who would complement or deepen department strengths in intellectual and disciplinary history, postcolonial and poststructuralist engagements with language and power, critical area studies, transnational cultural studies, and feminist science and technology studies, as well as candidates who might push departmental forms of expertise with new directions and challenges. Collaborations of heterodox approaches to interdisciplinary scholarship receive support from the Department’s strong and longstanding relationships with the Center for Cultural Studies, the emerging Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Program, and the Science and Justice Research Center.
The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to research, teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels, and service to the department. This position carries a five-course equivalency workload, which normally means teaching four courses over three quarters and carrying other academic and service responsibilities.
We welcome candidates who understand the barriers facing women and minorities who are underrepresented in higher education careers (as evidenced by life experiences and educational background), and who have experience in equity and diversity with respect to teaching, mentoring, research, life experiences, or service towards building an equitable and diverse scholarly environment.
Qualifications
Ph.D. (or equivalent foreign degree) in a field related to the description above, a record of research, and five years teaching and administrative experience. It is required that applicants will have reached tenure at the time of application.
Requirements
Letter of Application - Briefly summarize qualifications and interest in the position
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Statement of Contributions to Diversity - Statement addressing past and/or potential contributions to diversity through research, teaching, and/or service.
Writing sample
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About the UCSC
UC Santa Cruz faculty make significant contributions to the body of research that has earned the University of California the ranking as the foremost public higher education institution in the world. In the process, our faculty demonstrate that cutting-edge research, excellent teaching and outstanding service are mutually supportive.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. UC Santa Cruz is committed to excellence through diversity and strives to establish a climate that welcomes, celebrates, and promotes respect for the contributions of all students and employees. Inquiries regarding the University’s equal employment opportunity policies may be directed to the Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064 or by phone at (831) 459-2686.
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How to Apply
Applications are accepted via the UCSC Academic Recruit online system; all documents and materials must be submitted as PDFs. Apply at recruit.ucsc.edu/apply/JPF00615 Please refer to Position # JPF00615-19 in all correspondence. The position is available from July 1, 2019, with the academic year beginning in September 2019. Full consideration will be given to applications completed by November 19, 2018. Applications received after this date will be considered only if the position has not been filled.
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