Assistant Professor (Filipino American Studies Specialist)
Department of Ethnic Studies
College of Social Sciences
University of Hawaii at Manoa

Closing Date: Continuous with screening of first applications on August 15, 2008.

Position Description: Position Number # 82125, full-time, 9-month, tenure-track position in Ethnic Studies to begin January 1, 2009.

Duties: Teach undergraduate courses from a transnational perspective on Filipino diasporic communities in Hawai`i and the U.S.; the intersections of ethnicity, race, class and gender; and processes of migration. Advise and mentor undergraduate students; seek extramural funding; participate actively and provide professional service to the department, university and the community, particularly with the Filipino community in Hawai`i. The successful applicant should maintain an active program of research and scholarly publication that integrates innovative theoretical analyses with applied research.

Minimum Qualifications: Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies or related interdisciplinary studies, humanities or social sciences field at the time of the appointment, January 1, 2009. Demonstrated ability to teach and conduct research on Filipino diaspora/transnational communities in Hawai`i and/or the U.S.; evidence of excellence in research, teaching, and community service; and commitment to innovative educational strategies and to working with students with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Desired Qualifications: Evidence of research and university-level teaching about the Filipino American experience; ability to teach courses on immigration, transnational communities, and/or ethnic/race relations, Philippine political economy and US-Philippine relations; previous experience in interdisciplinary teaching and collaboration between programs such as ethnic studies and other social sciences or the humanities; evidence of outreach activities to minority communities; ability to contribute to the College of Social Sciences Public Policy Center; a record of peer-reviewed publications.

Salary Range: Actual salary commensurate with experience.

To Apply: Submit cover letter indicating how you can fulfill the duties and satisfy the minimum and desirable qualifications, a curriculum vitae, and three letters of references, to Ibrahim G. Aoude, Chair, Department of Ethnic Studies, University of Hawai’i at Manoa, George Hall 301, 2560 Campus Road, Honolulu, HI 96822.

The University of Hawai’i is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution. All qualified applicants will be considered, regardless of race, sex, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or status as disabled veteran or veteran of Vietnam era. Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Appointments to positions are subject to campus recruitment guidelines and the collective bargaining agreement.

The Department of Sociology and the International Studies Program
invite applications for a tenure track assistant professor position
with a cutting-edge research program in any of the following three
areas: global environmental sociology, global social movements, and
immigration. Scholars with expertise in any geographic area of the
world are invited to apply, particularly those with an Asian/Asian-
American Studies focus. The tenure line is housed in the Sociology
Department. The position, which begins in the Fall of 2009, entails
half-time teaching in International Studies, which is an
undergraduate major, and half-time graduate and undergraduate
teaching in the Department of Sociology, whose PhD program
specializes in Social Economy and Social Justice: Class, Race and
Gender in a Global Context. Boston College is an Affirmation Action/
Equal Opportunity employer. Applications from scholars of color and
women are strongly encouraged.

Send CV, a description of research plans, names of 3 referees, and 2
pieces of recent scholarship by October 15, 2008. Applications can be
submitted electronically to: socchair@bc.edu.

For additional information about the Boston College Sociology
Department and instructions for how to submit your application see
www.bc.edu/sociology.

Creighton University

Assistant Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs
The Assistant Director reports to the Director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs and is integral in assisting all staff in the overall daily operations of the office. A primary expectation is the creation and administration of new retention initiatives/strategies/programs that target under-represented multicultural students. Collaborations with faculty, the Director of
Retention, the Director of the Office of Student Success, the Office of Admissions, and other professionals are expected. Secondary expectations include the development of diversity programming and initiatives, academic success programming, student leadership programming, and overall support to our students.

The successful candidate for the Assistant Director opening needs to promote and support the Catholic, Jesuit Mission of Creighton University as well as have a commitment to students and their learning. The Assistant Director is also responsible for serving on university wide initiatives that promote diversity and cultural competency of the Creighton community in additional to
other departmental, divisional, and university assignments.

Essential Functions:
Create new retention initiatives/programs/strategies that target under-represented students working in concert with the Asst. Vice President for Student Retention and the Director of the Office of Student Success.

Responsible for organizing annual programs including but not limited to Multicultural Student Leadership Summit and Multicultural Communities in the Big O!

Develop academic support for multicultural students: to include organizing study groups, arranging tutors, time management workshops management of probation and Diversity Scholars caseloads. Coordinate midterm interventions
as necessary.

Ability to provide presentations on various topics related to cultural competency, multiculturalism, identity development, academic success, and leadership.

Assist students with crisis management to include financial aid, scholarship support and advocacy, personal and social issues that may disrupt their academic success. Serve on retention committee and coordinate efforts with the Director of Retention and the Academic Success Instructors.

Develops creative partnerships on campus and in the community that focus on increased educational and co-curricular intercultural interactions.

Serve as an advisor and/or moderator to various Multicultural Organizations

Serve on university-wide committees representing the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Division of Student Services.

Willingness to take on additional responsibilities as deemed appropriate by the Director of the Office of Multicultural
Affairs.

Minimum educational requirements:
Master’s degree with emphasis in Higher Education, Social Work, Education or Student Personnel Administration
required.

Minimum experience required:
3-5 years Higher Education and Multicultural Affairs experience required
Experience in Diversity related program design and facilitation
Must be a strong leader and passion for helping students
Commitment to the ideals of Jesuit education

Job open date: July 25, 2008 Job close date: Open until filled

To apply, contact: Ricardo Ariza, Director, Office of Multicultural Affairs ariza@creighton.edu (402) 280-2469

Job Number: 0801726
Job Title: Program Coordinator, Student Affairs Officer I
Hiring Unit: Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center (AA/PIRC)
Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz

Under direction of the Director, the incumbent will coordinate multiple programs, provide substantial administrative support, and perform supervisory duties for the Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center (AA/PIRC).

Position is open until filled; initial review of application materials will begin on: 08-06-2008
Appointment Type: Partial Year Career, 90% FTE with furlough
Start Date: 09-01-2008
Minimum Starting Salary: $3100/monthly; Proportionate to time worked.

For full job description and qualifications, go to: http://jobs.ucsc.edu, and search for Job # 0801726.

For questions about the position or the Asian American/Pacific Islander Resource Center, please contact me via email nikim@ucsc.edu; or by phone 831-459-3790.

Nancy Kim

Transnational Asian American Studies. The American Studies Program and the Department of English at Wesleyan University invite applications for a joint, tenure-track assistant professorship in Transnational Asian American Studies, beginning July 1, 2009. Interdisciplinary scholars working on aspects of the long history of cultural contact and migration between Asia and the Americas are encouraged to apply. We are particularly interested in scholars who are engaged in historically-grounded research in literary studies, cultural studies, media studies, critical race studies, and/or comparative ethnic studies. The successful candidate will teach four courses a year, two originating in American Studies and two in English. PhD should be in hand or near completion by July 2009. Submit letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, and a 25-40 pp. writing sample to:
Search Committee Chairs, American Studies Program, Center for the Americas, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT 06459. Applications received by October 1 will be given full consideration; preliminary interviews will be at the ASA annual meeting in Albuquerque, NM, October 16-19. Wesleyan University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

PLease contact me, Claire Potter, at cpotter01@wesleyan.edu if you have any questions that would help you decide whether to apply for this position and what strengths you would bring to our American Studies program.

Columbia University
The Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race and
The Anthropology Department
Open-Rank Search 2008-09

The Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race and the Anthropology Department at Columbia University announce an open-rank search for an innovative scholar working on race or ethnicity. A US-focus is preferred but not required; candidates working outside the US must have research interests that are relevant for students working on race and ethnicity the United States. Research in areas such as ethnicity and intellectual property rights; trauma, historicity and race; ethnography, embodied practice, and race; frontiers, borders and boundaries; sovereign power, governmental power and racial formation; geographies of inequality and race; immigration and democratic process; and new media and emerging cultures of circulation are some examples of areas of interest. The candidate’s tenure home will be in the Anthropology Department, while undergraduate courses will be taught at CSER (2/2 load). CSER is currently redefining its intellectual direction the successful candidate will play an active role in consolidating this effort. Application deadline is November 15, 2008.

An application consisting of a letter of inquiry describing teaching interests, a one-page statement about current research, curriculum vitae, sample of writing, and the names of three referees should be uploaded at the following website:

https://academicjobs.columbia.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1218131535206

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.

The Program in Critical Studies invites applications for part-time
teaching positions at California College of the Arts, a small fine
art, design, and architecture college with campuses in San Francisco
and Oakland. Salary and rank vary with seniority, and the maximum
number of courses that part-time faculty can teach in a year is 4. The
Ph.D. is preferred but advanced ABD students with teaching experience
will be considered. Experience working with art & design students or
other “non-academic” college populations is quite desirable but is not
required. The immediate opening is for two or three courses in spring
of 2009, but this position is renewable at the discretion of the chair
for up to seven semesters, after which a formal application for
promotion and retention is necessary. Part-time faculty are eligible
for participation in college-wide self-governance activities and in
helping to shape Critical Studies curriculum.

Scholars who wish to teach courses rooted in American Studies,
Cultural Studies, Diaspora Studies, Disability Studies, Ethnic
Studies, LGBT Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, or similar
interdisciplinary fields are encouraged to apply. The program has a
special interest in cultural history outside the US; in cross-cultural
and comparative courses; and in courses designed to teach research
skills.

If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity, please submit a CV
and letter describing your professional and teaching qualifications to
Julian Carter, Chair of Critical Studies, at juliancarter@cca.edu.
Attach sample course descriptions for three or four interdisciplinary
social science/humanities courses you would like to offer at CCA.
Please do*not* focus on literature or the visual arts, as these areas
are covered by different programs in CCA’s rather unorthodox
curriculum. Two of your sample course descriptions should be for
lower-division courses and two should be for upper-division courses.
Two may be focused on issues of race, ethnicity, and/nationality,
while the other two should be framed in more general terms (though
they may include ethnic-studies content, of course). The program chair
will be happy to answer questions or to email you copies of the
program’s course rubrics for each curricular area if you would find
that level of detail helpful.

The successful candidate may be asked to participate in a team-taught
Foundations in Critical Studies course, so if you have experience
working on teams, please do mention it.

Applications are due as soon as possible, but no later than August 15.

Julian Carter
Chair, Program in Critical Studies
California College of the Arts
1111 8th St
San Francisco, CA 94107
juliancarter@cca.edu

The English Department at The University of Texas (Austin) seeks to appoint an
Assistant or beginning Associate Professor in anglophone South Asian
literature, with additional interest in one or more periods of the English
literary curriculum. Candidates will also be expected to teach survey courses
in world or British literature. Applicants should have the PhD in hand (or
expected by August 2009), evidence of teaching excellence, and a clearly
defined research agenda that will contribute to our highly ranked programs in
Ethnic and Third World Literatures and to the South Asia Institute. The
selected candidate will be expected to teach at all levels of our curriculum,
to direct dissertations, MA reports, and honors theses, to publish actively,
and to offer service to the Department, the College, and the University.
Deadline for applications is October 1, 2008. Please send letter, CV,
dissertation abstract, writing sample and 3 recent letters of recommendation to
South Asian Recruitment Chair, Department of English, University of Texas at
Austin, 1 University Station B5000, Austin, TX 78712-1164. If your letters of
recommendation arrive after the deadline we will still accept them. The
position is subject to budgetary approval. The University of Texas is an EEO
employer: women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Background checks will
be conducted.

Internship Opportunity at Local Television Station

KBS, the biggest Asian-community television station in North America operating 5 platforms including 24-hour cable (KXLA) and satellite channels, is looking for an intern who has Korean, Japanese or Chinese ethnic background and speaks English as his/her first language. The station is located in Los Angeles Korea-town (Wilshire and Kingsley).

Intern duties includes:
- researching Asian-American community events and issues for the weekly show
- editing show script
- assisting field production (organizing camera/audio/light equipment)
- assisting post production (logging tapes, editing, sub-title inserting)

No skills in video production required. Internship length and weekly hours negotiable. Once agreed upon, these will be considered a commitment. College credit available.

Ideal candidate will have:
- Professional attitude, focus, patience, determination
- Native level spoken/written English
- Strong writing skill will be beneficial
- Reliable weekly availability

Interested candidates should send resume, contact info, and cover letter to us.
Contact: Hyun Oh, Producer hyunoh@kbs-america.com

Dean, Social Sciences
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) invites inquiries, nominations and applications for the position of Dean of Social Sciences.

The Division of Social Sciences is one of the four academic divisions of the UCLA College of Letters and Sciences, encompassing some of the university’s highest-ranked academic programs. These include nationally-ranked departments in the longstanding disciplinary fields of anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science and sociology. A leader in interdisciplinary studies, the division also contains departments with strong interdisciplinary cultures, including Asian American studies, Chicana and Chicano studies, communication studies and women’s studies, and three interdepartmental degree programs in African American studies, American Indian studies and archaeology. The division is home to aerospace studies (ROTC), military science and naval science and four organized research units: the Center for the Study of Women, the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, and the Institute for Social Science Research. The division also partners with the J. Paul Getty Trust to offer a master’s program in archaeological and ethnographic conservation.

With nearly 300 ladder faculty, 8,143 undergraduate majors, 767 graduate students, and 22 percent of all students enrolled at UCLA, the division of social sciences is the largest and one of the most distinguished academic units in the university. The faculty boasts 27 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, three members of the National Academy of Science, 26 Guggenheim Fellows, six Fulbright Scholars, two MacArthur Fellows and two Pulitzer prize winners. Annual expenditures come to $100M, and the division attracts approximately $19M in external funding annually.

As the chief executive officer for the division, the dean will set the standard for its intellectual engagement and accomplishment, provide strategic vision and operational leadership to all aspects of the academic and scholarly program, and create an environment and community that supports the division’s faculty and students. In particular, the dean will assure that the division continues to serve its students with academic programs of the highest quality and effectiveness, promoting excellence through diversity in undergraduate and graduate programs and faculty recruitment. Supporting the university’s research mission, the dean will promote opportunities to establish newer disciplines and advance the scholarly activities of the faculty, including the opportunities that interdisciplinary approaches afford. In pursuing these responsibilities, the dean, who reports to the executive vice chancellor/provost, will work collaboratively with the chancellor and executive vice chancellor/provost and with vice chancellors, other deans and department chairs at UCLA and throughout the University of California system. In particular, the dean will work closely with the other deans in the College, which includes the divisions of humanities, life sciences, physical sciences and undergraduate education, as well as social sciences.

The successful candidate will be a nationally-recognized scholar with demonstrated leadership in teaching, research and public service. Minimum requirements include: an earned doctorate in a social sciences field; a record of distinguished teaching and research; substantial administrative leadership, preferably in a research university; proven success in external fund development; and credentials that merit appointment at the rank of full professor.

Situated on 419 acres, five miles from the Pacific Ocean, UCLA is enriched by the cultural diversity of the dynamic greater Los Angeles area, as well as the geographic variety and temperate climate of Southern California. It is among the most distinguished research institutions in the world, public or private, with 4,000 faculty members who teach 37,500 students in the College of Letters and Science and 11 professional schools, and who in 2006-07 generated more than $900 million in research contracts and grants. UCLA is an international leader in the breadth and quality of its academic, research, health care, cultural, continuing education and athletic programs. Four UCLA alumni and five faculty members have been awarded the Nobel Prize.

Confidential review of applications, nominations and expressions of interest will begin immediately and continue until an appointment is made, with a preferred starting date no later than July 1, 2009. Compensation for the position is highly competitive. Electronic submission of materials is preferred. A cover letter, curriculum vita and list of five references should be forwarded to uclasocialscience@wittkieffer.com. Inquiries may be addressed to the Witt/Kieffer consultants supporting this search, Mary Elizabeth Taylor (212-686-2676) or Elizabeth Bohan (630-575-6161).

The University of California is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and seeks candidates who are committed to the highest standards of scholarship and professional activities and to a campus climate that supports equality and diversity.