EMPLOYMENT
Tenure-Track Position at the Rank of Assistant Professor — Department of Anthropology
Digital Humanities, Race, and/or Black Studies
The Department of Anthropology at Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA, invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor to begin August 2022. We seek scholars trained in anthropology who specialize in digital humanities and the anthropology of race and/or Black Studies. Subfield is open.
Georgia State is a Tier-1 research institution located in the heart of downtown Atlanta, a thriving, dynamic, and multicultural urban setting. Georgia State enrolls and graduates one of the most diverse student bodies in the country and has received national recognition for its innovative approaches to ensuring student success. The Department of Anthropology is committed to serving this student body and advancing innovative research by building a diverse faculty. The Department is home to 13 collegial, full-time faculty who represent all of the subfields of anthropology; it also hosts engaged and passionate undergraduate majors and a thriving MA program.
The successful candidate will contribute to serving this diverse body of undergraduate and graduate students in conversation with partners throughout the university and community. We encourage applications from women; persons from racial, ethnic, LGBTQ+ and other groups underrepresented in academic and professional settings and individuals with a commitment to mentoring members of those groups.
At the time of appointment, applicants are required to have a Ph.D. in Anthropology or a related discipline and a vibrant research agenda. Preferred qualifications include experience in teaching at the university level and/or mentoring students in non-academic career fields; a research focus on race in North America; and ability to teach academic and career skills in the digital humanities, digital media, or related areas. The successful applicant will have research and instructional strengths that contribute to the undergraduate and graduate degree programs in anthropology and a commitment to building an inclusive, welcoming environment for faculty, staff, and students.
Georgia State University is an equal opportunity employer. It continues to be the policy of the University to implement affirmative action and equal opportunity for all employees, students, contractors, consultants and applicants for employment or admission without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, gender, transgender status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information, protected veteran status, or disability.
How to Apply
Applicants should submit the following materials as a single PDF to anthsearch2021@gsu.edu.
- CV (including names of three references)
- A two-page cover letter detailing the applicant’s research agenda and teaching philosophy
- A diversity statement (approximately one page) pointing to experience working effectively with diverse student populations and/or how the candidate considers diversity in their research program and teaching philosophy.
Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2021 and will continue until the position is filled. Additional documentation may be requested at a later stage. Feel free to contact Dr. Emanuela Guano (eguano@gsu.edu) with any questions about the position.
Assistant Professor of Black Feminist Thought, Sexuality, and Queer Studies
The Institute for Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) at Georgia State University invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Black feminist thought, sexuality, and queer studies to begin in August of 2022. Scholars from a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary fields are encouraged to apply. Applicants with additional expertise in transgender studies, transnational research, visual and media studies, applied feminisms, or Latinx feminisms are especially welcome.
The successful candidate will contribute to some of WGSS's main areas of focus: race, globalization, sexuality, and social change. The candidate will also support the development of curricular and extra curricular academic experiences that serve our diverse undergraduate and graduate student body and enhance interdisciplinary research and teaching. WGSS offers an M.A., a graduate certificate, a B.A., and an undergraduate minor. WGSS's curriculum is designed to support undergraduate and graduate students whose aspirations include employment in the non-profit/NGO sector, the arts, journalism, public health, counseling, and the pursuit of advanced degrees in doctoral programs. For more information about the Institute, see wgss.gsu.edu.
Georgia State University, an innovative R-1 university, is located in Atlanta, a large and diverse metropolitan area. Georgia State enrolls and graduates one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is among the top public degree-granting institutions for African American and students of color in the U.S. WGSS is committed to serving this student body and advancing creative research by building a diverse faculty.
Georgia State University is an equal opportunity employer. It continues to be the policy of the University to implement affirmative action and equal opportunity for all employees, students, contractors, consultants and applicants for employment or admission without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, gender, transgender status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information, protected veteran status, or disability
How to Apply
Applicants must have a Ph.D. at the time of appointment. For consideration, applicants should send the following materials to searchwgss@gsu.edu, as a single PDF file:
- CV
- Cover letter, which includes discussion of research and teaching interests
- Diversity statement, which includes discussion of a candidate's experience or willingness and ability to work with a diverse student population as a teacher and mentor
- Names and contact information for three references
- Writing sample
- Two sample syllabi, one of which is prepared for an undergraduate course in Black feminist thought and one of which is prepared for a special topics course highlighting the applicant's particular research and teaching interests
Additional materials may be requested of candidates who advance in the search. Please send questions about the position or Institute to the Search Committee Chair, Dr. Christie Hartley at chartley@gsu.edu. Consideration of applications begins on November 1 and will continue until the position is filled.
Please check back for updates.
Inaugural Director — Center for Studies on Africa and Its Diaspora
The College of Arts and Sciences at Georgia State University seeks a dynamic leader to serve as the inaugural executive director of its new Center for Studies on Africa and its Diaspora. Situated in the heart of Atlanta, one of the more diverse and global cities in the nation, Georgia State University is a public research-intensive university with a diverse student body of approximately 54,000 students and a national reputation for student learning, student success, and unparalleled growth of its research profile.
The Center for Studies on Africa and its Diaspora serves as a hub for fostering a dynamic exchange of cultural, scientific, economic, policy and humanities knowledge between local communities, external partners and researchers at Georgia State University, and aspires to become a leader and a catalyst for scholarly research, transdisciplinary initiatives and national and international connections in the southeast and the nation as a whole.
To apply, a letter of intent, diversity statement, and CV/résumé should be submitted by October 8, 2021. For more information about this position, please visit this link for the full job description or email csadsearch@gsu.edu).