College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Assistant Professor - African American Studies (F1100135) - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - myScience Jobs

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Candidates must have their PhD prior to the target start date of August 2012. To ensure full consideration, application materials must be received by the close date of November 18, 2011. For complete details see: SHORT URL. Illinois is an AA-EOE (www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu)</p> <p><strong>UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA?CHAMPAIGN</strong></p> <p><strong>DEPARTMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p>The Department of African American Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign seeks a tenure-track faculty member at the rank of assistant professor with a target start date of August 2012.</p> <p>We are seeking a scholar with a specialization in health among Black populations. The area of specialty is broadly defined and includes mental, physical, community, and/or social health in a national or transnational framework. We are particularly interested in scholars whose research is grounded in the discipline of Black Studies and who apply social science or humanities methods to areas such as health disparities, health economics, intersections between health and social policy, variances in health and healing practices as related to culture, comparative healthcare delivery systems, and children and adolescent health. Candidates must have their Ph.D. prior to the start date and they should have an established clear trajectory for a program of significant research with potential to attract external funding. Candidates also should be committed to both undergraduate and graduate teaching in African American Studies. Salary commensurate with experience.</p> <p>For full consideration, application materials must be received by the close date of November 18, 2011. To apply, create your candidate profile through http://jobs.illinois.edu and upload your application materials into one combined pdf file: letter of application, CV, up to 2 writing samples (25-30 pages each), and a statement of teaching and research interests. Also, enter the contact information for three professional references via the online application. Referees will be contacted electronically upon submission of the application. Only electronic applications submitted through https://jobs.illinois.edu will be accepted.</p> <p>For more information about this search please contact: Ms. Shirley Olson at sla [a] illinois[.]edu or 217-333-7781.</p> <p>Illinois is an Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and value diversity and inclusivity. 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