Associate Professor of African American Studies

The Department of African American Studies is seeking excellent candidates for an Associate Professor (tenured) position in the area of 20th-century African American History. We are particularly interested in applicants with interests in women's history and/or internationalism. The selected candidate will be responsible for teaching introductory survey courses and advanced courses related to the area of specialization; conducting scholarly research; and performing University and community service as appropriate.

The successful candidate will advance the educational mission of the College of Letters & Science, that values, prioritizes, and actualizes evidence-based and student-centered teaching and (undergraduate student) mentoring. They will contribute to an environment that fosters engagement and a sense of belonging for faculty, staff, students and members of the broader community.

The successful candidate will teach graduate and undergraduate classes, mentor students, conduct scholarly research, and provide service to the department, college, university, and academic community nationally or internationally. The general teaching load is four courses per year, two in one semester and two in the other.

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

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Required:
PhD in History, American Studies, or similar.

Candidates should demonstrate evidence of creativity and excellence in teaching and scholarly research. In addition, the successful candidate will demonstrate experience with fostering or the ability to foster a teaching, learning, mentoring, departmental, and research environment where all can thrive.

Full Time: 100%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Ongoing/Renewable

AUGUST 18, 2025

Negotiable
ACADEMIC (9 months)

UW-Madison is seeking faculty candidates who will deepen our campus' interdisciplinary research strength in key areas of current and future research promise, as well as faculty candidates who will approach their work in a manner that advances our commitment to research excellence.

Approved by the Board of Regents in 1970, the Department of African American Studies (formerly Afro-American Studies) is an outgrowth of the student concern for relevance in higher education which was so dramatically evidenced on many college campuses during the late 1960s. Today, the department offers a wide variety of courses leading to both undergraduate and graduate degrees. The Department has award-winning faculty committed to bringing academic research to the broadest possible audience. Within and beyond the walls of the university, our studies draw on history, literature, the social sciences, and the arts.

The College of Letters & Science is committed to creating an inclusive environment in which all of us - students, staff, and faculty - can thrive. Ours is a community in which we all are welcome. Most importantly, we strive to build a community in which all of us feel a great sense of belonging. There is no excellence without diversity in all its forms; diverse teams are more creative and successful than homogeneous ones. We are better when we are diverse and when we acknowledge, celebrate and honor our diversity. In acknowledging and honoring our diversity, we also assume a responsibility to support and stand up for each other.

A criminal background check will be conducted prior to hiring.

Find the position announcement at jobs.wisc.edu (PVL 301931), click on "Apply Now" and submit the following 5 documents: 1) a letter of application; 2) curriculum vitae; 3) a teaching and mentoring statement; 4) sample syllabi (one intro; and one advanced); and 5) a recently published or accepted writing sample (book or article) of roughly 35 pages.

Candidates will be asked to provide contact information for three references; we will only contact references for letters of recommendation for finalists. For full consideration, all materials must be received no later than 11:59pm on November 15, 2024; however, the position will remain open, and applications may be considered until the position is filled. Please note that applicants will be evaluated based upon submitted application materials and therefore should speak to and include evidence of their qualifications. Application materials must clearly demonstrate the applicant's dedication to excellence in student-centered teaching and mentoring. Additionally, materials should showcase the applicant's ability to purposefully plan their teaching practices, evidenced through goals, action plans, reflection, and related documentation. This portion of application materials must be created by the applicant that may include supporting letters. It cannot be only in the form of letters and testimony by others.

Questions about the position can be directed to:
Dr. Christy Clark-Pujara, Chair
Department of African American Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
4143 Helen C. White Hall
600 N. Park St.
Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-263-7978
Email: clarkpujara@wisc.edu

Employment will require an institutional reference check regarding any misconduct. To be considered, applicants must upload a signed 'Authorization to Release Information' form as part of the application. The authorization form and a definition of 'misconduct' can be found here: https://hr.wisc.edu/institutional-reference-check/

Christy Clark-Pujara
clarkpujara@wisc.edu
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Associate Professor (FA030)

A48-COL OF LETTERS & SCIENCE/AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES

Faculty

301931-FA