For a list of panelists at the Weatherhead Conference click here.

The Association for Feminist Anthropology will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year, marking our inception as a formal AAA Section.  Since 1988 AFA has had an impressive history fostering critical inquiry related to women and gender, a history that intersects with other disciplines, discourses, and social categories.  Today feminist anthropology has permeated our epistemology and pedagogy.

To mark this important anniversary, the Association for Feminist Anthropology will author an annotated history of the AFA, using the AFA Archives housed at the Smithsonian and other sources.  Research will be conducted by a student intern through the AAA Summer Internship program.  The finished product will be a useful guidebook for research and scholarship related to our mission:  pedagogy and scholarship in feminist anthropology.

To defray the costs of hosting an AFA Summer Intern estimated at $4,000, the AFA is embarking on a fund-raising drive.  We ask you to donate to the AFA Summer Internship Program through the AAA, using the attached form.   All donations are fully tax-deductible.  On-line donations may be made through the AAA Internship program at:  <>

•       Donation Categories:
$50             Enthusiastic Feminist
$100           Courageous Feminists
$200+         Visionary Feminist
•       Donors contributing $100 or more  will receive a copy of an AFA Publication (email Sfaimansilva@bridgew.edu with your selection):
–From Labrador to Samoa: Theory and Practice of Eleanor Burke Leacock
–Gender and Race through Education and Political Activism: The Legacy of Sylvia Helen Forman
–Feminism, Nationalism and Militarism

Thank you very much for your support.  We know that you will be extremely pleased and impressed with the AFA History Project and Guidebook.

Sandra Faiman-Silva, Ph. D. AFA Treasurer
Chair, AFA Fund-Raising Committee
Info  sfaimansilva@bridgew.edu
508-531-2369

Over the next one to two years, the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) seeks to hire two anthropologists for tenure-track positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor level who will contribute theoretical and empirical innovation at the leading edge of the discipline. We invite applicants in any subfield(s) of anthropology and encourage applications from those whose work creatively bridges subfields. Our department is committed to building a more diverse faculty as it responds to the changing population and educational needs of California and the nation. We welcome candidates whose experience in teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence.

To apply, please visit http://recruitment.sscnet.ucla.edu/anthropology/opensubfield and submit (a) an application letter including statement of research and teaching interests, (b) curriculum vitae, (c) up to three publications or article-length writing samples (d) names and email addresses of three references who will write letters of recommendation.  Please reference Recruitment Job #1085-1213-01.  Review of applications will begin on January 31 and will continue until the positions are filled. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience; Ph.D. is required at the time of appointment. The appointment can begin as early as July 1, 2013.

The University of California is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer devoted to both excellence and diversity; women and members of other under-represented groups are encouraged to apply.

The Comparative American Studies Program at Oberlin College invites applications for a full-time non-continuing faculty position in the College of Arts and Sciences. Appointment to this position will be for a term of one year, beginning in the Fall semester of 2013, and will carry the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor.

The incumbent will teach a total of five courses in Latino Studies. For this position, preference will be given to candidates with training in the social sciences with research and teaching interests in comparative race and ethnicity, contemporary social movements, education, urban political economy, Latino politics and/or academically-based service learning. The Comparative American Studies Program is committed to interdisciplinary and theoretically informed intersectional pedagogy at the undergraduate level. Faculty are expected to integrate issues of gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and citizenship within comparative and/or transnational frames throughout their teaching.

Among the qualifications required for the appointment is the Ph.D. degree (in hand or expected by the first semester of 2013). Candidates must demonstrate interest and potential excellence in undergraduate teaching. Successful teaching experience at the college level is desirable.

To be assured of consideration, a letter of application, including a curriculum vitae, graduate academic transcripts, course syllabi if available, title and brief descriptions of 2-3 courses the candidate could teach, and at least three recent letters of reference should be sent to: CAST LST Search Committee, Comparative American Studies Program, Oberlin College, 10 N. Professor Street, King 141D, Oberlin, OH 44074 (Phone: 440-775-8982; fax 440-775-8644) by March 15, 2013. Application materials received after that date may be considered until the position is filled. Salary will depend on qualifications and experience.

Oberlin College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to creating an institutional environment free from discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, marital status, religion, creed, national origin, disability, age, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, family relationship to an employee of Oberlin College, and gender identity and expression.

Oberlin was the first coeducational institution to grant bachelor’s degrees to women and historically has been a leader in the education of African Americans; the College was also among the first to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals who would contribute to the diversity of our faculty in all respects.

University of California, Berkeley 

The Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley seeks to fill a tenure-track, junior position (Assistant Professor) in the area of the anthropology of media to begin July 1, 2013. Suitable applicants should be engaged in analytically rich and ethnographically-driven research on topics concerning the production, circulation, and uptake of media artifacts, aesthetic forms, and practices. Areas of specialization we are interested in span both “old” media (print, radio, TV, film) and “new” media (Internet, smart phones). Active participation in both undergraduate and PhD programs, teaching both introductory and upper division courses, as well as graduate seminars is expected.

Applicants should have the Ph.D. or equivalent at time of appointment and should send a CV, a succinct cover letter describing your research and teaching experience, and the names and full contact information of three people who would be able to provide letters of recommendation. All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e. dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality: http://apo.chance.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html

Applications must be received by February 15, 2013 and all supplemental materials must be received no later than March 1, 2013. Review of applications will begin on February 18, 2013 and will continue until the position is filled.

Apply at: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF00087

The University of California is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.

1) the study of the Dominican Republic and/or the Dominican diaspora, with a preference for substantive specializations in inequality, human rights, migration, immigrant rights, and the dynamics of U.S. Dominican communities; and

2) Latin American and/or Latino/a history, with a preference for the post-independence period, relations with the U.S., and the early development of U.S. Latina/o communities.

The LLS Department offers a Minor and Honors Minor and will be implementing in the next few years an innovative B.A. degree designed to offer students a program of study that integrates the fields of Latin American and Latina/o Studies consistent with the College’s theme of “Educating for Justice.” With eight full-time faculty lines, the Department is among the largest Latina/o Studies Departments in the City University of New York, and John Jay College has the largest enrollment of Latina/o students of any four-year college in the northeastern United States. The LLS Department is committed to expanding the intellectual development and career horizons of its students with excellent teaching and mentoring programs and strongly subscribes to the College’s goal of educating “fierce advocates for justice.”
Assistant Professors perform teaching, research and guidance duties in area(s) of expertise, and share responsibility for committee and department assignments and other functions.

John Jay College of Criminal Justice, a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY), is an internationally recognized leader in educating for justice, committed to the advancement of justice and just societies. It is a public liberal arts college that enriches the entire learning experience by highlighting themes of justice across the arts, sciences, humanities, and social sciences. Located steps from Lincoln Center at the cultural heart of New York City, the College offers bachelors and masters degrees and participates in the doctoral programs of the Graduate School of the City University of New York. John Jay College is also recognized for serving a broadly diverse student population. Under the leadership of its fourth president, Jeremy Travis, John Jay College has experienced unprecedented faculty hiring, an expansion of its curricular offerings, and the opening in 2011 of a new 600,000 square foot building complete with a black-box theatre, state-of-the-art lab space for students and faculty, a moot courtroom, and a variety of virtual learning settings. As evidenced by so many on-going developments, the College offers its many new faculty and staff the opportunity to shape the future of their institution.

Qualifications
Ph.D. degree in a field or discipline appropriate to the areas of specializations noted above. Candidates are expected to bring enthusiasm and demonstrated commitment to teaching and to develop an active research and publication agenda, and ability to cooperate with others for the good of the institution.

Compensation
CUNY offers faculty a competitive compensation and benefits package covering health insurance, pension and retirement benefits, paid parental leave, and savings programs. We also provide mentoring and support for research, scholarship, and publication as part of our commitment to ongoing faculty professional development.

How to Apply
Interested candidates should send a curriculum vitae, list of references, and a cover letter by the closing date to:
Lisandro Pérez, Professor and Chair
Department of Latin American and Latina/o Studies
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
City University of New York
524 West 59th Street, 8th floor, room 8.63.33
New York, NY 10019
loperez@jjay.cuny.edu

Closing Date: January 6, 2013

Equal Employment Opportunity
We are committed to enhancing our diverse academic community by actively encouraging people with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women to apply. We take pride in our pluralistic community and continue to seek excellence through diversity a

The ACUNS Dissertation Award recognizes students of extraordinary potential
who are writing graduate-level dissertations on topics related to the
United Nations system, including areas central to the organizations work
such as social justice and development, economic and social issues, human
rights, women’s rights, humanitarianism, international peace and security,
international criminal law, the environment, and the international
financial architecture.

Eligible candidates may be citizens of any country and must be at the
dissertation-writing stage of a Ph.D., J.S.D. or LL.M. level and engaged in
the writing stage of their program.

The Award is in the amount of $1,500 US. The winner is encouraged to attend
and to present her/his research at the 2013 ACUNS Annual Meeting, and will
receive an additional $500 reimbursement of costs after she/he does so.

The winner will be notified by February 15, 2013. Due to the large volume
of applicants, the Secretariat will contact only the Award winner. Details
of the winning research project will be posted on the ACUNS website after
February 15, and if in attendance the winner will be introduced at the
ACUNS Annual Meeting at Lund University, Sweden, June 17 – 19, 2013.

The winner is encouraged to submit some written product to the academic
journal, *Global Governance*, though use of any materials remains at the
discretion of the journal editorial team.

*Applications must be received in full by Thursday, January 31, 2013.*
An on-line application form can be found at www.acuns.org and must include
all of the following:

- Dissertation proposal, a representative dissertation chapter, or a
description of the research of no more than 25 pages in length;
- Curriculum vitae; and
- Two letters of recommendation from the applicant’s doctoral advisor or a
faculty member who knows his/her work.

Recommendation letters can be uploaded online at:
http://acuns.org/programsandissertati/

You will be notified by the online system when each recommendation letter
is uploaded by your reference. Please note that incomplete applications
will not be considered.

A Ph.D. in American Studies or field appropriate to the position is required. The successful candidate for the position should bring a distinguished record of scholarship and teaching in American Studies or one of these related fields: History, English, Anthropology or Sociology, with the successful candidate’s tenure home being in one of these four departments. The Director will be fully appointed in American Studies and will be responsible for directing a large affiliated faculty, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in American Studies, shaping curriculum and giving intellectual vision and direction to the program. Administrative experience is preferred but not essential.

Application materials should include a letter of application, CV, e-mail and telephone addresses for three professional references, and a sample of recent research not to exceed 40 pages. Materials should be sent to Delayne Graham, Program Assistant in American Studies via e-mail at dkgraham@purdue.edu Deadline for materials is January 15 2013. Starting date for the position is August, 2013. A background check is required for employment in this position. Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce.

The successful candidate will teach two courses each semester and direct senior honors theses; annual teaching responsibilities will include courses at all levels from first-year courses and core courses in the relevant departments to specialized advanced seminars.

Applicants should hold a Ph.D. and have broad intellectual interests and a proven track record of excellence in scholarship and in undergraduate teaching. To apply, please submit as PDFs tohttps://jobs.amherst.edu/view/opportunity/id/504 a letter of application that lists departments in addition to American Studies that would provide an appropriate affiliation for you at the College, a CV, syllabi for courses relevant to Latino Studies, one writing sample of approximately 8,000 words or not to exceed 30 pages, and the names and email addresses of three individuals to whom we may write to solicit recommendations.  Review of applications will begin December 1, 2012, and continue until the position is filled.  Candidates who submit their materials by January 15, 2013, will be assured full consideration.

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