Latin American History Job at Rutgers

Rutgers University-New Brunswick’s Department of Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies seeks applicants for a one-year, full time, non-tenure track teaching position for the academic year that begins in September 2008. The appointment will be made at the rank of instructor or assistant instructor. Ph.D. in History preferred, but ABD candidates will be considered. The successful candidate will be expected to teach courses on Caribbean history. Courses might include the Caribbean until 1898 (204), Caribbean since 1898 (205), History of Cuba (390), History of Puerto Rico (371), Women in the Caribbean/Caribbean Women in the US (210), and the interdisciplinary introduction to Caribbean Studies (101).



Applicants should send letter of application, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness including student evaluations, and three letters of recommendation as soon as possible to the address below. Simultaneous submission of available materials electronically is preferred (latcar@rci.rutgers.edu). Review of applications will begin on June 15^th 2008 and continue until the position is filled.



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Department of Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies
235 Tillett Hall, Livingston Campus

53 Ave. E

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Piscataway, NJ 08554-8040

Futher information on the department may be found at http://latcar.rutger.edu



Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer with a historic commitment to diversity and a strong interest in hiring scholars from historically under-represented ethnic and racial groups and female applicants.

Conference: Race in the Transnational Caribbean

In an attempt to develop an intellectual space for inter-disciplinary perspectives on Latinos and race, the Department of Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies has organized a day-long conference that will begin with a panel in which three scholars, Ginetta Candelario (Smith College), Jorge Duany (University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras), and Isar Godreau (University of Puerto Rico - Cayey) will showcase work on various topics related to race in the Caribbean and Caribbean communities in the U.S.

Through this conference we hope to begin a process of developing dialogues that transcend the traditional Black-white U.S. racial binary and recognize the nuanced ways in which Latinos have come to impact the country’s racial landscape.

The public panel is open to faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, and staff.

Coordinated by Ana Yolanda Ramos-Zayas & Carlos Decena
Department of Latino & Hispanic Caribbean Studies
Rutgers University/New Brunswick-Piscataway
Co-sponsored by the Center for Race & Ethnicity

Date: Friday, April 4, 2008
Time: 2:00 pm
Place: Graduate Student Lounge
College Avenue Campus Center
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

For more information contact
The Department of Latino & Hispanic Caribbean Studies at 732-445-3820
http://latcar.rutgers.edu

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