PROFESSOR OF GENDER & SEXUALITY IN AFRICAN CULTURAL STUDIES
- Employer
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Location
- Madison, WI
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
JOB NO.: 96264-FA
Work Type: Faculty-Full Time
Department: L&S/AFRICAN CULTURAL STUDIES
Location: Madison
Categories: Instructional
Employment Class: Faculty
Position Vacancy ID: 96264-FA
Working Title: Professor of Gender & Sexuality in African Cultural Studies
Official Title: PROFESSOR(C20NN) or ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR(C30NN) or ASSISTANT PROFESSOR(C40NN)
FTE: 100%
Anticipated Begin Date: AUGUST 19, 2019
Term: N/A
Advertised Salary:
Negotiable
ACADEMIC (9 months)
Degree and Area of Specialization:
Ph.D. in Gender & Women's Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Performance Studies, or a closely related discipline is required.
Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience:
Evidence of successful teaching experience at the university level required. All candidates must have proven success in conducting research appropriate to their stage of career. Candidates with an ability to conduct research using one or more indigenous African languages are strongly encouraged to apply.
License or certificate:
Position Summary:
The Department of African Cultural Studies (ACS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for an open-rank position in gender and sexuality, with a preference for research in southern Africa and/or in Francophone west/central Africa. The ideal candidate will have substantial fieldwork experience, superior knowledge of an African language, and a demonstrable commitment to Africanist scholarship. We welcome candidates who would actively engage in the intellectual life of our department, enhance our commitment to undergraduate and graduate education, and pursue significant ongoing research and publication. The successful candidate will offer courses in African gender studies, theory, and fieldwork, as well as introductory African Cultural Studies courses related to the candidate's cognate discipline(s). The Department of African Cultural Studies is committed to increasing and fostering diversity in the campus community. Candidates who can contribute to the climate of inclusivity are encouraged to identify their experience in these areas. The University of Wisconsin is committed to building a diverse faculty, staff, and student body and is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Principal Duties
The successful candidate will be expected to teach graduate and undergraduate level courses in African gender studies, theory, and fieldwork, as well as introductory African courses related to the candidate's cognate discipline(s). African Cultural Studies teaching load is two courses per semester, fall and spring. The successful candidate will also engage in significant ongoing research and publication and will perform department, university and community services as appropriate for faculty rank.
Additional Information:
The successful candidate will join a unique department with diverse geographical, theoretical, linguistic, and methodological interests and a close relationship to a world-class African Studies Program.
UW-Madison is seeking a diverse set of 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.
The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring eligibility for employment in the United States on or before the effective date of the appointment.
Contact:
Katrina Thompson
katrina.daly.thompson@wisc.edu
608-262-6537
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )
Instructions to applicants:
Interested candidates should find the position announcement at jobs.wisc.edu (PVL #96264), click on "Apply Now" and submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a writing sample of roughly 35 pages, and a sample syllabus for a course related to gender and sexuality in Africa. You will be asked to provide contact information for three references; they will each receive an electronic link through which they can upload a signed letter of reference.
If the writing sample forms part of a larger book manuscript or dissertation, please include an abstract and table of contents or a statement of how the writing sample fits in with the larger project.
For full consideration, all materials must be received no later than midnight, Sunday, 2 December 2018. However, positions may remain open and applications may be considered until the position is filled.
Additional Link: Full Position Details
The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
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Advertised: Oct 10 2018 Central Daylight Time
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Organization
In achievement and prestige, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has long been recognized as one of America's great universities. A public, land-grant institution, UW–Madison offers a complete spectrum of liberal arts studies, professional programs and student activities, and many of its programs are hailed as world leaders in instruction, research and public service. Spanning 935 acres along the southern shore of Lake Mendota, the campus is located in the city of Madison.
The university trace
s its roots to a clause in the Wisconsin Constitution, which decreed that the state should have a prominent public university. In 1848, Nelson Dewey, Wisconsin’s first governor, signed the act that formally created the university, and its first class, with 17 students, met in a Madison school building on February 5, 1849.
From those humble beginnings, the university has grown into a large, diverse community, with about 40,000 students enrolled each year. These students represent every state in the nation, as well as countries from around the globe, making for a truly international population.
UW–Madison is the oldest and largest campus in the University of Wisconsin System, a statewide network of 13 comprehensive universities, 13 freshman-sophomore transfer colleges and an extension service. One of two doctorate-granting universities in the system, UW–Madison’s specific mission is to provide “a learning environment in which faculty, staff and students can discover, examine critically, preserve an
d transmit the knowledge, wisdom and values that will help insure the survival of this and future generations and improve the quality of life for all.”
The university achieves these ends through innovative programs of research, teaching and public service. Throughout its history, UW–Madison has sought to bring the power of learning into the daily lives of its students through innovations such as residential learning communities and service-learning opportunities. Students also participate freely in research, which has led to life-improving inventions ranging from more fuel-efficient engines to cutting-edge genetic therapies.
The Wisconsin Idea
Students, faculty and staff are motivated by a tradition known as the “Wisconsin Idea,” first started by UW President Charles Van Hise in 1904, when he declared that he would “never be content until the beneficent influence of the university [is] available to every home in the state.” The Wisconsin Idea permeates the university’s work and helps forge close working relationships among university faculty and students, and the state’s industries and government.
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