African & African American Studies 2025-2026

Wiki page for Academic Jobs in African & African American Studies advertised during the 2025-2026 hiring season. This page is for jobs that begin in 2026.

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Instructions[]

Please add jobs in the following format and order them alphabetically by institution.

Example University (State/Province, Country). Position Title. Specializations. Deadline. TT/NT. FT/PT. Link to Job ad(s). Updates:

TT/NT: Tenure-track or Non-tenure track.

FT/PT: Full-Time or Part-Time

For the sake of user-friendliness, please do not add more detailed content of the job ad on this page. (This is a departure from previous years, when these pages tended to become difficult to navigate. The new guidelines are modeled on more user-friendly Academic Wiki pages serving other disciplines.)

Add updates to the end of each entry as they come in: Additional materials requested, video interview scheduled, campus visit scheduled, offer extended, offer accepted, rejection received.

Please post "Have you heard?" questions above, under Word on the Street.

Jobs for 2026 (List by due date, with most recent at the top)[]

Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA, USA). Tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Africana Studies and History. We are seeking candidates with demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following minor fields: Ancient History, European History, or Latin American History. Deadline December 1, 2025 https://morehouse.peopleadmin.com/postings/13644

Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA, USA). Open-Rank, Tenure Track, Faculty Position In Critical Black Studies. Deadline November 1, 2025. TT.FT. apply at https://bucknell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Bucknell-University/Open-Rank--Tenure-Track--Faculty-Position-in-Critical-Black-Studies_R0000001901

California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA, USA). Assistant professor in Human Development with specialization in Environmental Justice. TT. FT. Application reviews will start Oct. 31, 2025. Apply at https://careers.pageuppeople.com/873/lb/en-us/job/551854/assistant-professor-of-human-development-environmental-justice

Haverford College (Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA) Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Socio-Cultural Anthropology. Specializations: Black feminist anthropology. Application Deadline October 24, 2025. TT. FT. Apply at: https://apply.interfolio.com/173861

Oglethorpe University (USA: GA): Tenure Track Assistant Professor History, expected to teach introductory history courses as well as upper-division courses in their specialty. Open to all fields, with the strongest consideration given to candidates whose expertise enables them to teach African American History and contribute to our African American Studies program. Candidates with multi/interdisciplinary, interregional, and transnational expertise that spans different historical periods, regions, or academic disciplines and who can demonstrate a readiness to develop courses beyond their area of specialty will be especially valued. Due 20 October, 2025. apply at https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=234448&clientkey=E89EC0BE36E642B4CF9B1208D8AFD807

Hollins University (Roanoke, Virginia, USA). Assistant or Associate Professor of Gender & Women's Studies. Specializations in transnational and diasporic feminisms, queer of color critique, comparative critical race theory, and/or post/decolonial studies. Initial review of applications begins is 15 September, 2025. TT. FT. Apply at https://www.hollins.edu/about-hollins/jobs/faculty-positions/.

Washington and Lee University: Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and Religion[]

The program in Africana Studies and the department of Religion at Washington and Lee University invite applicants for a full-time, tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor. The successful candidate will be trained in religious studies and able to contribute to the DeLaney Center, a university hub for the study of race relations, politics, and culture in the American South. We are interested in candidates who can offer courses in Religion in America, as well as intermediate and advanced courses in area(s) of expertise complementing existing curricula in the department of Religion and the program in Africana Studies. Candidates should be able to connect their research interests and specialties to the broader study of religion, as well as to the interests of the Delaney Center. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. All materials should be submitted via Interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/176701.

Western Washington University (Bellingham, WA, USA) Assistant Professor of Black Studies. Application review will begin November 3, 2025. TT. FT. Apply at https://hr.wwu.edu/careers-faculty?job=502737

Winthrop University (Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA) Assistant Professor of African American/Afro Caribbean Literature. Initial review of applications begins October 27, 2025. TT. FT. Apply at: https://apply.interfolio.com/173837

Yale University - Institute for Sacred Music - Interdisciplinary Fellowships Full time - Applications are due on October 15, 2025 for fellowships that begin in fall 2026. In addition to a competitive stipend, fellows receive research funds and relocation costs. More information and the application can be found at https://ism.yale.edu/ism-fellows. The application is now open and available. For questions, please contact the ISM Fellows Coordinator at ismfellows@yale.edu. The ISM also offers Short-term fellowships to work in Yale libraries and collections. More information can be found at: https://ism.yale.edu/fellowships/short-term-collections-based-fellowships

UMass Amherst (Amherst, MA, USA)[]

The W. E. B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in 20th Century African American History, with a focus on Black Women. A subfield examining Black Feminisms or Gender and Sexuality would also be of interest.

This hire would align with existing faculty strengths in history/politics in the department and enhance existing strengths in 20th century African American History. The position would support growing interest in Black Women’s History, Black Feminisms, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and Black Queer Studies. We are seeking a colleague who can aid the development of new courses (and strengthen existing courses) while directly supporting our undergraduate and graduate students. We are particularly interested in applicants with research and teaching focusing on Black Women in U.S. History, the Civil Rights Movement, and other areas of broad interest.

The successful candidate will demonstrate evidence of a promising research agenda and readiness to teach independent graduate courses by the second year of appointment as well as contribute to a collaborative Africana/Black Studies department. Additionally, the candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to Africana/Black Studies as an intellectual field with its own unique disciplinary characteristics.

To apply, applicants must submit 1) letter of application; 2) curriculum vitae; 3) one-page research statement; 4) teaching statement/portfolio; 5) a statement from the candidate indicating how their work aligns with the University's “For a Common Good” Strategic Plan. This statement should outline your advising values and demonstrate how they align with the University of Massachusetts Amherst “For the Common Good” Strategic Plan. To learn more about the Strategic Plan, please visit: https://www.umass.edu/strategicplan/; 6) writing sample, up to twenty-five pages; and 7) list of three current references with full contact information, including valid email addresses that will be willing to provide a letter of reference upon request.

The application priority deadline is December 1, 2025, and review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

Applied x1
15 Dec: LORs requested

Washington University in St. Louis (Missouri, USA). Postdoctoral Fellowship in African and African American Studies and Center for Humanities. January 31, 2026. NT. FT. https://apply.interfolio.com/177073

Word on the Street[]

13 Oct: anyone heard from Bates (history) or Smith (africana) about zoom interviews?

21 Oct: still nothing from Smith (africana).

22 Oct - Smith sent Zoom requests on 20 Oct

Re: Smith zoom: good luck and congrats!

23 Oct: re: question - yes if people are getting interviews you are out. Only a handful of schools will send a rejection letter before an offer has been made and accepted. I’ve experienced it only tree times out of probably 70 apps over a few years. So, if you see people on here getting requests for additional info or getting zoom interviews, then you’re rejected. It sucks and it is extremely rude.

Nov 22- any word on campus visits for smith?

23 October: Has anyone head from the Assistant Professor of Black Visual Culture position at University of Toronto Mississauga?

University of Maryland - Black Feminisms

December 19 - any updates?
Jan 9- anything?
Jan 13- Haven't heard anything either
Jan 20- any updates?
Jan 22-Haven't heard anything.
Jan 22-Rejection received (x3)

UC Berkeley - Global Black Geographies[]

Oct 26 - any news on interviews?
Nov 7 - No news on my end.
Nov 7 - I wasn't notified but my letter writers told me they got requests last week
Nov 17 - that's interesting to hear (above). does that mean long-list or shortlist? R1: No idea...I don't think they specified.
Nov 20 - any interview news?
Nov 26 - campus invites sent
Dec 1 - congrats to those invited.

Notre Dame - Africana Studies

11/14 - any updates?
12/4 - none here
12/18 - none here as well
Had zoom interview Dec 1.
Thank you for sharing.
Jan 20- any updates?
Jan 27 - rejection.
Feb 9 - Any updates? Any campus visits?

Bucknell University- Critical Black Studies[]

11/16: any updates?
Nothing yet for me (11/17)
Zoom interview request (11/19)
1/20: has anyone heard back after their zoom interview?
2/6: Haven't heard anything since my zoom interview back in dec.
2/6: Campus visit has been happening since mid-January. 5 candidates brought to campus

Oglethorpe University- Af/Am history

11/16: any updates?
12/2: any news for interviews for this?
12/12: I received an invite for zoom interview around mid-November

Western Washington University - Black Studies

2/2: any updates?
11/24 any word from WWU?
11/24- Zoom interview request on Nov 12

Washington and Lee

Nov 24 - anyone heard anything from W&L?
- Not here (11/26)

16 Dec 25 - zoom interview invitation
14 Jan 26 - invited to campus visit
12 Feb 26 - Anyone heard anything since campus visits?

Cornell Mellon Post-Doc in African American Lit

12/4 - any updates?

UC Davis - Assistant Professor of African American, African Diasporic, and/or African Studies

12/30 - anyone hear anything?
1/5 - nothing yet here
1/10 - still nothing
1/15 - nothing here
1/20 - nothing on my end (x2)
1/26 - still nothing x2
2/4- nothing yet here, too! x4
2/12 - received campus interview invitation

Princeton University - African American Studies, Visiting Research Scholar

2/10 - anyone hear anything?