Endowed Associate or Full Professor Professorship in Black Studies
Middlebury College: Program in Black Studies
Endowed Associate or Full Professor Professorship in Black Studies
Fall 2025
Description
The Program in Black Studies at Middlebury College invites applications for the Deborah G. Thomas endowed professorship. The appointment will be at the rank of Associate or Full Professor with tenure based on experience. Candidates are expected to conduct innovative research that also enriches course offerings in the flourishing and dynamic Black Studies Program. The candidate will be expected to undertake a leadership role and make contributions to the administration of the program. The hired candidate will have substantial input into the program’s curricular development and direction and mentoring of tenure-track faculty. Incoming faculty will teach core courses in the program in addition to courses in their area of specialization.
This senior position is open in specialization and geographic areas of study in the humanities and social sciences. We particularly encourage applications from candidates whose scholarship and teaching agenda may encompass a broad spectrum of scholarship and creative activities grounded in Black Studies, Africana Studies, and/or Ethnic Studies.
The Program in Black Studies is a robust interdisciplinary program that was started in 2019. It has one tenured and two tenure-track faculty with several tenure-track and tenured contributing faculty in the Departments of History, Luso-Hispanic Studies, and Film and Media Culture. Black Studies at Middlebury is uniquely underpinned by global approaches within the field, deep connections to the languages, and interdisciplinary work. The successful candidate will be expected to also contribute regularly to the college-wide curriculum, including the first-year seminar program and winter term curriculum. All faculty at Middlebury are expected to contribute to service to the College including, but not limited to, committee membership and serving as Director or Chair of a Program or Department. Candidates should provide evidence of excellent teaching and scholarly accomplishment commensurate with the rank of Associate Professor or Full Professor. The teaching load for this position is 2(fall)-2(spring) and 2(fall)-1(winter term)-2(spring) in alternating years.
Middlebury College is a top-tier liberal arts college with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in both faculty teaching and research. It is also committed to fostering a truly inclusive, open, and supportive learning, teaching, and working environment. The College hires faculty from around the world and a myriad of life experiences, cultures, frames of reference, social identities, and learning perspectives to help cultivate and advance innovation in our curriculum and to provide a rich and varied educational experience to our talented and distinguished student body. To that end, Middlebury College seeks applications from people who would contribute to our increasingly diverse educational community not only through their backgrounds and interests, but in age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, national origin, religion, and physical ability. At Middlebury, we strive to make our campus a respectful, engaged community that embraces difference, with all the complexity and individuality each person brings.
Middlebury College uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically. Email and paper applications will not be accepted. Through Interfolio, send to Professor Jerry Philogene, Director of Black Studies: a letter of application; a curriculum vitae; a sample of scholarly or artistic production; a statement of teaching philosophy; a statement of research; a one-page statement that addresses how your teaching, creative practice, scholarship, mentorship, and/or community service engages with and supports inclusion and diverse learners from diverse backgrounds; and contact information of three recommenders who can later submit confidential letters of recommendation. Review of applications will begin on Monday, September 16th, 2024, and will continue until the position has been filled. The position will commence in Fall 2025.
Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information on our background check policy can be found here: http://go.middlebury.edu/backgroundchecks.
To apply, visit: https://apptrkr.com/5370731
