ASWAD: job announcement

The Department of African and Afro-American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor. The position seeks candidates from the humanities particularly those whose work focuses on the intersection of gender, religion and history in sub-Saharan Africa.
Ph.D. qualifications are preferred and the successful candidate will assume their responsibilities on July 1, 2009. Qualified applicants should provide 1)an application letter which describes research interests and articulates the candidate’s teaching interests; 2)a CV;
3)4 letters of reference; and 4)a sample of written work. All materials, except letters of reference, should be submitted online at _http://hr.unc.edu/jobseekers_. Search for positions listed in African Studies. Please send letters of reference to Search Chair, African and Afro-American Studies, CB#3395, 109 Battle Hall, UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3395. The department’s web address is:
http://www.unc.edu/depts/afriafam/. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The deadline for this position has been extended to December 31, 2008.