Academic Coordinator of Africana Studies

2 weeks ago


WilkesBarre, Pennsylvania, United States Wilkes University Full time

Wilkes University seeks a tenure-track assistant or associate professor of Africana Studies and coordinator of the Africana Studies minor.

The successful candidate will have a unique opportunity to provide crucial guidance and leadership for this new minor program.

The coordinator will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the program, including working with University Chairs to engage instructors to teach courses that serve the program and encouraging the development of new courses.

The coordinator will also oversee program assessment and review of curriculum.

The successful candidate will have expertise in Africana Studies or a related discipline and will be able to teach required courses for the minor, including Introduction to Africana Studies.

The coordinator will also contribute other courses that serve the minor and should have a high level of competence in at least one of the following areas as they relate to Africana Studies:

  • History
  • Literature and the Arts
  • Social Theory

The coordinator will join the Academic Department or Division most appropriate to their particular area of specialization and will report to the Chair of this unit.

A Ph.D. in an appropriate discipline in hand by the time of appointment is required.

This is a 9-month position with a half-time teaching component and an additional summer stipend.

Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The University is located in a revitalized city that is located on the Susquehanna River and is within two and one-half hours driving distance of New York City and Philadelphia.

The University is constantly seeking to become a more diverse community and to enhance its capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings.

The University strongly encourages applications from persons with diverse backgrounds.

Wilkes University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.

Employment at Wilkes is contingent upon the results of a thorough background screening.

PA Act 153 requires that persons working in positions with regular and unsupervised contact with minors complete additional clearances, including FBI fingerprinting and PA criminal and child abuse clearances.



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