TENURE-TRACK PROFESSOR IN AFRO-LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

Position Description: The Department of African and AfricanAmerican Studies seeks to appoint a tenure-track professor inAfro-Latin American Studies. Scholars working on the study ofpeople of African ancestry and on processes of racialstratification in Latin America, regardless of period, region, ordiscipline, are encouraged to apply. The appointment is expected tobegin on July 1, 2024. The tenure-track professor will beresponsible for teaching at the undergraduate and graduatelevels.

Basic Qualifications: Doctoral degree required by the time theappointment begins.

Additional Qualifications: Demonstrated strong commitment toteaching, research, and advising is desired. We are looking for acolleague who wants to work with us to the develop the field ofAfro-Latin American Studies.

Special Instructions: Please submit the following materials throughthe ARIeS portal [LINK TO BE INSERTED] Applications must besubmitted no later than September 5, 2023 (with all referenceletters submitted by September 12, 2023).

1. Cover letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Teaching/advising statement (describing teaching philosophy andpractices)
4. Research statement
5. Statement describing efforts to encourage diversity, inclusion,and belonging, including past, current, and anticipated futurecontributions in these areas.
6. Names and contact information of 3-5 referees, who will be askedby a system-generated email to upload a letter of recommendationonce the candidate's application has been submitted. Three lettersof recommendation are required, and the application is consideredcomplete only when at least three letters have been received. Atleast one letter must come from someone who has not served as thecandidate's undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral advisor.
7. Publications and as much of the dissertation and otherunpublished material as is relevant.

The health of our workforce is a priority for Harvard University.With that in mind, we strongly encourage all employees to beup-to-date on CDC-recommended vaccines.

Harvard is an equal opportunity employer and all qualifiedapplicants will receive consideration for employment without regardto race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion,creed, national origin, ancestry, age, protected veteran status,disability, genetic information, military service, pregnancy andpregnancy-related conditions, or other protected status.

Contact Information: Alejandro de la Fuente, Chair of SearchCommittee, Department of African and African American Studies,Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA02138

Contact Email: micconi@fas.harvard.edu