Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies

Northwestern University

Due January 10

The Program in Asian American Studies at NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY invites applications for an open-field search for a full-time Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies, to begin September 1, 2025. We seek a scholar trained in the humanities or social sciences but are especially interested in those trained in interdisciplinary fields including Ethnic Studies, Asian American Studies, Pacific Islands Studies, Indigenous Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and/or American Studies. This position will be housed in the Council for Race and Ethnic Studies (CRES), the umbrella unit under which the Asian American Studies Program and the Latina & Latino Studies Program sit, within the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences.

Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate students in core and elective courses, advising students including majors and minors and the possibility of working with graduate students, and program building. Typical teaching load is four quarter-length courses per year. Ph.D. required by start date.

Learn more about this opportunity here.