Posted on behalf of Paul Mullins at IUPUI's Anthropology Department --
Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI) seeks three
public scholars with expertise in African and African Diaspora Studies for
tenure-track or tenured appointments:
IUPUI is an innovative, dynamic, urban research university where staff,
faculty and students are challenged to develop and sustain worthwhile
educational partnerships with local civic institutions and to make lasting
contributions to the betterment of humanity. IUPUI has a student body of
over 29,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students, including
15 percent of students of color and nearly 1,000 international students
from 122 countries. Diversity is a core value of the IU School of Liberal
Arts at IUPUI. In Liberal Arts, we believe that the educational
environment is enhanced when diverse groups of people with diverse ideas
come together to learn. Liberal Arts is home to eleven departments
(Anthropology; Communication Studies; Economics; English; Geography;
History; Philosophy; Political Science; Religious Studies; Sociology; and
World Languages and Cultures) and interdisciplinary programs that include
African American & African Diaspora Studies, Museum Studies, Women's
Studies, and American Studies. For more than 25 years our African American
& African Diaspora Studies Program (AAADS) has sought to enhance
undergraduate education and develop educational partnerships between the
campus and local black institutions and communities. All three faculty
positions that will be affiliated with our AAADS Program as the result of
School of Liberal Arts becoming the recent recipient of $500,000 in new,
annual base funding to expand such ties and create a national model for
innovative undergraduate education as well as civic engagement.
PUBLIC SCHOLAR IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND MUSEUM STUDIES
Job Description: The Program seeks a scholar to be appointed jointly in
the Department of History and Museum Studies, with an affiliation in the
African American & African Diaspora Studies Program. This scholar's
primary responsibility will be to develop relationships and sustainable
partnerships with area museums and other cultural institutions, and to
involve IUPUI students in meaningful ways in those collaborations. Tenure
will be earned or granted in the Department of History. Community
engagement and undergraduate education will constitute the core of the
faculty member's research and teaching agendas. Building on existing
partnerships between the community and the university, this scholar is
expected to nurture these relationships between local museums and other
cultural organizations and institutions. The faculty member's central
mission will be that of involving undergraduate students, especially
students of color, in research and to encourage them to pursue graduate
training and careers in Public History and Museum Studies. This scholar
will work especially closely with the other Public Scholars in African
American Studies, Undergraduate Research and Civic Engagement. Successful
applicant will be expected to teach some courses in the AAADS Program.
PhD in history or closely related field by time of appointment required.
Search committee will be interviewing at the AHA.
PUBLIC SCHOLAR IN AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES AND UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Job Description: The Program seeks a scholar to be appointed jointly in an
IU School of Liberal Arts department and AAADS. This scholar's chief
responsibility will be to develop a strong cohort of undergraduate
students who engage in meaningful research and creative activity with
local community organizations. Primary duties will include direct
mentoring of students as well as promoting and facilitating relationships
between student researchers and other university faculty in AAADS and
allied disciplines. He or she will also administer research funds that
support undergraduate research, including internships at the university's
community partnership institutions. In so doing, this scholar will
coordinate their activities closely with the university's office of
Student Life and Diversity, the Director of Research and Learning, and the
School of Education to promote undergraduate research, especially among
students of color, to enhance students' academic achievement and scholarly
potential. Ph.D. or comparable degree and experience required by time of
appointment.
PUBLIC SCHOLAR IN AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Job Description: To be appointed jointly in an IU School of Liberal Arts
department and AAADS, this scholar's primary responsibility will be that
of crafting relationships and sustainable partnerships with institutions
at the center of African American life in Indianapolis. These include area
schools, businesses, government agencies, media outlets, performing arts
and civic organizations, and religious institutions. This scholar may also
coordinate with the School of Education in establishing and sustaining
community relationships. While open to all AAADS scholars, preferred
applicants are those with research centered on African Americans and
education, media, health care, technology, business, sports, public
policy, or entertainment. This scholar models life-long engagement in the
community and will involve students in his or her outreach to local
African American institutions. Ph.D. or comparable degree and experience
required by time of appointment.
Application deadline: Priority will be given to applications received by
11/10/06
Appointment begins: 8/1/07
QUALIFICATIONS AND APPLICATION PROCESS
The rank of each position is open (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor)
Applicants are expected to teach at least some courses in the AAADS
Program. Ph.D. or comparable degree and experience required. History and
Museum Studies position requires a PhD in history or closely related field
by the time of appointment.
Please send a detailed letter of application (indicate position[s]
sought), curriculum vitae, and at least three recommendation letters to:
Office of the Dean, IU School of Liberal Arts, Attn. Becky Renollet, 425
University Blvd. Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA by November 10, 2006.
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
IUPUI is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution M/F/D
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