The Department of African Diaspora Studies (ADS) invites applications for a tenure-track appointment beginning Fall 2027. Rank open, but Assistant Professor/Associate Professor preferred. Research and teaching interests might include, but are not limited to: environmental studies and Black ecologies; animal studies; film, media, and visual cultures; racial capitalism; Black political thought and social movements; and race, technology, and the digital. The teaching load is five courses over two semesters; periodically one course will be Tutorial (a topical writing/critical thinking course for first-year students, which is the only College-wide requirement beyond the completion of a major in an individually advised curriculum). This course load includes a 100-levelintroduction to African Diaspora Studies, a 200-level theory and methodologies course, other 200-level courses in the candidate’s area of specialization, and contributions to upper-level seminars and independent work
Assistant Professor/Associate Professor preferred.
A letter of application, in which candidates should discuss their interest in developing as a teacher and scholar in a highly selective undergraduate liberal arts college that emphasizes close student-faculty interaction They should also discuss their potential to contribute to a college community that maintains a diversity of people and perspectives as one of its core values. To be assured of full consideration, all application materials should be received by September 15, 2026. Candidates will need to upload a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a 2-page teaching statement, transcripts (copies are acceptable), and provide email addresses for three references. The candidate letter should help the search committee understand how their teaching and research engage core programmatic questions: What are the realities and possibilities of Black life in the African diaspora? What theories and techniques are most essential to engaging the realities and possibilities of Black life in the African diaspora? Questions about this search should be directed to the search chair, Professor John Thabiti Willis, at adssearches@grinnell.edu or 641-269-4803.
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