Louisiana State University
2021 African & African American Studies, African Studies
Search
The Department of African & African American Studies (AAAS) in
the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Louisiana State
University, Baton Rouge, seeks a scholar of African Studies at the
rank of Assistant Professor to begin August 2022 for a nine-month,
tenure-track position. All regional foci and
disciplinary/methodological approaches are welcome
Teaching responsibilities include existing undergraduate courses
such as Contemporary Africa, African Literature, and developing
undergraduate and graduate courses in their area of
specialization. The teaching load is 2-2. The new hire will be
joining the department at a particularly pivotal moment in our
history. After more than 20 years as a program, AAAS was promoted
to department status in Jan 2021.We seek a scholar who is
motivated, innovative, and ready to join a community of committed
researchers and teachers as we continue to build our department
and grow our presence on campus.
Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in African Studies, Africana
Diasporic Studies, or a related field. An offer of employment is
contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check.
Application deadline is November 30, 2021. Applicants should
submit a cover letter explaining their qualifications, a CV,
sample publication, a list of three references, and a one-page
diversity statement highlighting how your commitment to diversity
shows up in your research, teaching, and service.
Questions regarding the application and position can be directed
to the Search Committee Co-Chairs, Dr. Ruth Moon and Dr. Mark
Schaefer at aa...@lsu.edu.
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
The mission of AAAS is to promote critical thinking and challenge
students to attain the highest levels of intellectual achievement
and personal development through the study of ideas, practices,
theories and experiences of Africans, African Americans, and other
diasporic communities. To fulfill our mission, AAAS is comprised
of a visionary and diverse faculty whose work commands a range of
expertise and focuses on history, ethnicity, and gender, social,
cultural, political, religious, and literary studies. Our
faculty’s commitment to excellence supports AAAS’ vision to foster
an intellectually challenging and stimulating environment for our
students. In addition, we are committed to addressing social
injustices and promoting community engagement.
Toward these ends, our department offers a B.A. as well as a minor
and a graduate minor. Since its inception, AAAS has taken
innovative steps to ensure that our students’ academic and civic
goals and needs are met. This entails organizing and sponsoring
events that involve the participation of surrounding communities.
Furthermore, we work tirelessly to recruit the brightest and the
best from our communities and to support student scholarship.