Assistant Professor, Transnational American Studies

University of Minnesota; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid holidays and time off

Regents Tuition Benefit Program

Job summary

University of Minnesota–Twin Cities invites applications for a joint tenure-track Assistant Professor in American Studies and the Institute for Global Studies. Start date Aug 31, 2027.

We seek a transnational American Studies scholar focusing on Global Souths with interdisciplinary approaches to race, empire, and capital across historical scales. Preferred candidates engage with environmental humanities, refugee studies, digital humanities, and diaspora studies, and connect research with Twin

Qualifications

• Ph.D. must be completed by August 31, 2027 start date.
• Ph.D. in American Studies required.
• Demonstrated expertise in transnational American studies.
• Demonstrated expertise in comparative and multi-sited Global Souths (Latin America, Southeast Asia, U.S. South).
• Expertise in settler colonial studies and relational race/ethnic studies.
• Expertise in studies of empire, war, colonialism, and capital.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an active research program with publications.
• Teach courses in area(s) of specialty and core American Studies curriculum.
• Advise undergraduate and graduate students.
• Contribute service to department, college, university, and broader communities.

Skills

Transnational American Studies

Global Souths studies

Interdisciplinary research

Environmental humanities

Digital humanities interest

Relational race/ethnic studies

Education

Ph.D. in American Studies

Job description

University of Minnesota–Twin Cities invites applications for a joint tenure-track Assistant Professor in American Studies and the Institute for Global Studies. Start date Aug 31, 2027.

We seek a transnational American Studies scholar focusing on Global Souths with interdisciplinary approaches to race, empire, and capital across historical scales. Preferred candidates engage with environmental humanities, refugee studies, digital humanities, and diaspora studies, and connect research with Twin