Career Center

The newly created African American Studies program within the Division of Social Sciences, housed in the Marvin D. and June Samuel Brailsford College of Arts and Sciences at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), invites applications for a full-time, nine-month position for the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor (tenure-track) beginning Fall 2022. Teaching lecture and seminar courses at the undergraduate level, conducting research grounded in any aspect of African and African-American Studies, as well as service to the department, college, university, and field.   Specifically, we are interested in candidates whose research explores the Black experience that will engage our undergraduate students. We encourage applicants from various African and African American Studies-related fields whose work focuses on the interdisciplinary study of African-descended people, processes of racialization, or resistance in the US, the Americas, Europe, the Atlantic World, the Pacific World, and/or Africa.  The PVAMU African American Studies Program uses a public history, global, and cross-disciplinary approach to examine the historical, cultural, economic and political legacies of the largest forced migration in human history.

Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in African or African American Studies (or a discipline within the Humanities or Social Sciences), show a strong record of publication or a clear potential for such, and have an active research program. Candidates will demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring of undergraduate students, and a willingness to contribute to the scholarly life of the PVAMU African American Studies program.  The Assistant/Associate Professor will have an opportunity to contribute in the building of the visibility and impact of African American Studies, as the College has planned new investments in the program.   PVAMU is less than fifty-miles from Houston, Texasâ”a cultural center and dynamic city with rich Black cultural, social, and political opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Teach lecture, survey, and seminar lower and upper division undergraduate courses (both in-person and online formats).

• Conduct research which involves undergraduate students.

• Provide service to the department, college, university, and field.

• Advise undergraduate students.

• Participate in curriculum development.

• Pursue growth in enrollment.

• Work with diverse affiliate faculty across the college and university to grow interdisciplinary teaching and research.

• Cultivate and carry-out programming for faculty and students to promote the program and build community.

Required Education & Experience:

• Ph.D. in African or African American Studies (or any Humanities or Social Sciences discipline)

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Candidates must able to communicate effectively and work cooperatively with departmental colleagues in an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Scholarship in Africa or African Diasporic Studies, to include the processes of racialization; social, political, or cultural resistance to settler colonialism and imperialism; or issues of inequality and anti-Blackness using a variety of approaches (Black Feminist Theory; Racial Capitalism; Black Marxism; Scientific Socialism; Black Political Economy, Thought and Philosophy; Black Power Studies; Sociology of Race; Race, Media and Technology; Afro-Latin American studies; Environmental Justice; Race and Health; or Black Youth studies).

• Evidence of successful teaching of classes in Historical Preservation such as âœHistory and Theory of Historic Preservation,❠âœHistorical Research Methods,❠âœInvestigation, Documentation and Conservation,❠or âœConservation Laboratory Science.â

• Record of published research commensurate with years since receiving Ph.D. 

• Evidence of successful teaching of classes in African or African American Studies at the post-secondary level.

• The successful candidate will have the ability to develop and sustain an independent, externally funded undergraduate research program focused on advancing their expertise.

• A research program which complements the expertise of current faculty members and applies innovative methods to solve contemporary problems in their field of expertise.

• Inclusive excellence statement that addresses the applicantâ™s demonstrated past experience working on issues of diversity, equity and inclusion and/or working with diverse populations and/or cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture

Job Posting Close Date:

• Open Until Filled

Required Attachments:

Please attach all required documents listed below in the attachment box labeled as either âœResume/CV or Resume/Cover Letter❠on the application. Multiple attachments may be included in the âœResume/CV❠or Resume/Cover Letter❠attachment box.  Any additional attachments provided outside of the required documents listed below are considered optional.

• Resume or Curriculum Vitae

• Cover Letter

Application Submission Guidelines:

All applicants are required to apply via our Career Site on or before the closing date indicated on the job posting. Applicant inquiries received via email and websites such as Indeed, HigherEdJobs, etc. will not be considered unless the individual has applied to the available position via the PVAMU Career site.

The required documents listed in the above "Required Attachments" section must be attached to the application prior to the job closing date indicated to ensure full consideration for the application submitted. Please contact the Office of Human Resource on or before the closing date indicated above at 936-261-1730 or jobs@pvamu.edu should you need assistance with the online application process.

Background Check Requirements: