12 September 2012

Job Vacancy: Assistant or Associate Professor - 20th-Century African American Literature (Indiana University)

The Departments of English and African American and African Diaspora Studies (AAADS) at Indiana University Bloomington invite applications for an advanced assistant professor or associate professor specializing in 20th-Century African American literature. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in English or African American Studies.

This is a 50/50 joint appointment between the two departments, with the tenure home in AAADS. Applicants should send a letter of application, book prospectus, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, and a writing sample (25-30 pages) by November 1. Applications will be acknowledged. Interviews will be conducted at MLA.

Teaching load is 2-2 on the semester system. Salary commensurate with rank. The appointment begins August 1, 2013. This position is one of three advertised this academic year in African American literature and history.

Please send materials by e-mail or by mail to Valerie Grim, Chair, African American and African Diaspora Studies, Memorial Hall M29, 1021 E. Third Street, Bloomington, IN, 47405.

Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Af firmative Action Employer strongly committed to excellence through diversity. Applications from women and minorities are especially encouraged. The University is responsive to the needs of dual-career families.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries: questions may be addressed to Valerie Grim (vgrim@indiana.edu) or Steve Watt (watt@indiana.edu)

For submissions/ applications: vgrim@indiana.edu

Website: http://www.indiana.edu/~afroamer/
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