Assistant Professor - Black Studies

About the role

The Black Studies Unit of the Humanities Department at Hostos Community College (CUNY) seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Black Studies position. The appointment is full‑time, on‑campus/in‑person.

Responsibilities

• Teach various levels of Black Studies and interdisciplinary Humanities courses.
• Develop new courses and plan extracurricular activities.
• Engage in research and scholarly activities leading to professional growth.
• Mentor and cultivate students to prepare them for senior college, professional degrees, and their intellectual journey.
• Participate in the evaluation of institutional goals in the context of Middle States accreditation, and assist in assessing the progress of curricular goals at the Department, Unit and individual course levels.
• Participate in departmental and college assignments.
• Perform other tasks normally associated with the responsibilities of a full‑time faculty appointment.

Requirements

• Ph.D. degree in Black Studies or equivalent.
• Ability to teach successfully.
• Demonstrated scholarship or achievement.
• Ability to cooperate with others for the good of the institution.
• Demonstrated record of Afrocentric thought and practice.
• Demonstrated original research, pedagogical innovation, and professional community impact through specific contributions.

Skills

• Experience teaching in Black Studies or a related area.
• Ability to teach and develop curriculum, as well as co‑curricular activities.
• Demonstrated success teaching and mentoring students in an urban public higher‑education setting, particularly multilingual, first‑generation, and culturally diverse student populations.
• Familiarity with CUNY students and the educational mission of an urban public university.
• Strong interest in interdisciplinary collaboration with related scholarly areas such as Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Film Studies, History, Art History, and/or Digital Humanities.
• Availability to teach evening and weekend courses.

Benefits

• Health insurance.
• Pension and retirement benefits.
• Paid parental leave.
• Savings programs.
• Mentoring and support for research, scholarship, and publication as part of ongoing faculty professional development.

Pay

$79,630 – $85,556; salary commensurate with education and experience.

Schedule

On‑campus/in‑person position with availability to teach evening and weekend courses.