Open Positions
Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies at Northwestern University
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.
The Northwestern campus sits on the traditional homelands of the people of the Council of Three Fires, the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa as well as the Menominee, Miami, and Ho-Chunk nations. We acknowledge and honor the original people of the land upon which Northwestern University stands, and the Native people who remain on this land today.
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.
Application Instructions
Applicants should submit a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three references to the position application portal.
Deadline to submit applicant materials is January 10, 2025.
Applicants may be asked for additional materials, including but not limited to a writing sample, a statement of teaching philosophy and experience, teaching evaluations, and sample syllabi.
Inquiries about the position may be sent to Dr. Shalini Shankar, Search Chair, at sshankar@northwestern.edu. Questions about the submission portal should be sent to asianamerican@northwestern.edu.
Salary
The expected base pay range for this position is $90,000 - $130,000. This base pay range is for a nine-month academic appointment, does not include summer salary, and is subject to negotiation.
Northwestern University has provided a pay range representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for the position. The pay offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors including (but not limited to) the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree, training, and field or discipline; departmental budget availability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs.
Benefits
At Northwestern, we are proud to provide meaningful, competitive, high-quality health care plans, retirement benefits, tuition discounts and more! Visit us at https://www.northwestern.edu/hr/benefits/index.html to learn more.
Please read ALL instructions and make preparations before proceeding to the application page:
- Applications will only be accepted via online submission (see link below).
- Please prepare all documents in advance as Adobe PDF files, and please be sure all information is entered correctly and accurately (especially names and email addresses), as there will be no opportunity for online revision after your application has been submitted.
- Please also prepare a list of names and email addresses for your external academic references; your references will be contacted directly by the online system and invited to upload their letters on your behalf.
- All required fields in the application form are marked with an asterisk and must be filled before clicking the “Submit” button.
- Be aware that incomplete applications cannot be saved.
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The Northwestern campus sits on the traditional homelands of the people of the Council of Three Fires, the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Odawa as well as the Menominee, Miami, and Ho-Chunk nations. We acknowledge and honor the original people of the land upon which Northwestern University stands, and the Native people who remain on this land today.
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Click for information on EEO is the Law.