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POSITION: Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)- Childhood Studies

LOCATION: Rutgers University-Camden, Camden, New Jersey

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Department of Childhood Studies, Rutgers University-Camden, New Jersey, invites applications for an Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Childhood Studies expected to commence on September 1, 2026.

Interested applicants should visit the official university position page for formal application: https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/260195.

The academic year salary for an Assistant Professor will not be less than $82,110 based on the most recent collective bargaining agreement between the faculty union (AAUP-AFT) and Rutgers University.

The Department of Childhood Studies seeks an outstanding scholar whose research and teaching interests address childhood and youth in the social sciences, broadly conceived. Applicants must have earned their PhD in Childhood Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, Geography, Indigenous Studies, Black Studies, Gender Studies, Global Studies, Latinx Studies, Urban Studies, or a related field, and have a demonstrated promise of research and teaching excellence. Successful candidates will have a robust qualitative and/or ethnographic research program that brings a critical lens to the experiences of children and youth. Priority will be given to scholars whose work centers age as a category of analysis, and questions the normative construction of childhoods, particularly those of marginalized youth in a global or transnational context.

The duties of a tenure-track assistant professor include engaging in an active research program, teaching two courses per semester (four courses per academic year) in the area of Childhood Studies, supervising graduate students, contributing to our innovative graduate program, and generally participating fully in the life of the department. We value research quality, the demonstrated appreciation for multidisciplinary approaches to the study of childhood and youth, and an eagerness to continue the department's mission of expanding childhood studies at the BA, MA and PhD levels.

Established in 2007 as the first doctoral program in childhood studies in the USA, the department graduated its first PhD students in May 2013. Childhood Studies offers a robust, multidisciplinary curriculum for BA, MA, and PhD degrees. Candidates may learn about the campus and the Department of Childhood Studies at and by contacting Dr. Susan Miller, department chair, at millersa@camden.rutgers.edu.

Applications received by December 1, 2025, will receive the fullest consideration. Applications must include: a cover letter indicating the ways in which the applicant's research adds to the department's strengths and focuses on how their teaching and research may enhance a multidisciplinary program, a current CV, three letters of reference, a writing sample of either published work or a dissertation chapter, and one or two course syllabi (these can be from courses already taught, or a course that the candidate might offer in our department).

Rutgers-Camden is a diverse, research-intensive campus of 6,000 students located in Camden,New Jersey, directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. Our campus is classified as a "Doctoral University: High Research Activity" (R2) institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, and it emphasizes civic engagement. As a designated Minority Serving Institution, we particularly seek faculty who can connect with our diverse student population (over 50% racial/ethnic minorities and over 25% first-generation college students). The teaching load for research active faculty is 2-2, and salaries and benefits are competitive. For additional information about Rutgers University-Camden, please visit https:// camden.rutgers.edu/. It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement.

POSITION: Assistant Professor - Global Black Geographies - Department of Geography

LOCATION: University of California, Berkeley

POSITION OVERVIEW

Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $80,800-$128,700 (9-month academic year salary); however, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions.

Anticipated start: July 1, 2026

Open date: August 13, 2025

Next review date: Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Wednesday, Oct 1, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Department of Geography at the University of California, Berkeley, invites applications for a tenure-track position in Global Black Geographies at the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin July 1, 2026. This position will engage with the spatial dimensions of life in African and/or Black diasporic communities in the Global South, examining how these communities have historically been shaped by and responded to changing social, political, and environmental conditions. Some relevant areas of scholarship might include, but are not restricted to, Black studies, race and empire, political economy and postcolonial geographies, racial capitalism, the Black diaspora, urban or agrarian studies, political ecology, and global science and technology studies.

This position contributes to the department's long-standing strengths in the geographies of Africa and its diaspora as well as their political economy and political ecology, and our commitment to the material study of Black life and thought.

The department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: http://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty

QUALIFICATIONS

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

A J.D., Ph.D., M.D., (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in a J.D., Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent international degree‐granting program at the time of application.

Preferred qualifications

Candidates are expected to demonstrate methodological innovation and theoretical rigor, with work that explores processes such as urbanization, democratization, displacement, land transformation, and economic and/or environmental change through grounded, place-based inquiry.

Successful applicants will support undergraduate and graduate teaching and mentoring, contribute to the department's collaborative academic environment, and advance research agendas that deepen scholarly understanding of uneven development and transformative spatial practices.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Document requirements

* Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

* Cover Letter

* Research Statement - Please discuss research accomplishments and proposed plans. This can include, for example, your publication record, awards, presentations, inclusive research practices that promote the excellence of your research, and areas for future research.

* Teaching and Mentoring Statement - Please discuss prior teaching experience, teaching approach, and future teaching interests. This can include, for example, specific efforts and accomplishments, and future plans to support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy. Please also discuss your mentoring experiences and approach. This can include, for example, past efforts and future plans to support the success of all students, and to foster an inclusive research environment that removes barriers and promotes equitable access and advancement of the research program.

* Service Statement - Please discuss specific prior and proposed academic, professional and/or public service activities. This can include, for example, participating in professional or scientific associations, serving on committees that advance department, campus or discipline goals, and conducting outreach activities that can remove barriers and increase participation of academics in your field.

* Publication/Writing Sample #1 - Journal article, book chapter, dissertation chapter, or other appropriate products.

* Publication/Writing Sample #2 - Journal article, book chapter, dissertation chapter, or other appropriate products.

* Publication/Writing Sample #3 - Journal article, book chapter, dissertation chapter, or other appropriate products.

* Authorization to Release Information Form - A reference check will be completed only if you are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. Download, complete, sign, and upload the https://apo.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/authorization_release_of_information_form.pdf.

Reference requirements

* 3 required (contact information only)

Letters will be solicited in mid-October for those candidates under serious consideration with a submission deadline of two weeks from when the request is sent for those applicants under consideration at that stage.

Apply link: https://apptrkr.com/6473953

Help contact: dmmolina@berkeley.edu

About UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/governance/policies/4400.html and University of California Academic Personnel policy (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-210.pdf). These values are embedded in our https://chancellor.berkeley.edu/about/principles-community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

For more information, please refer to the https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-035.pdf and the https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the http://apo.berkeley.edu/ucb-confidentiality-policy prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, or discrimination. Consistent with this commitment, UC Berkeley requires all applicants for Senate faculty positions to complete, sign, and upload an Authorization of Information Release form into AP Recruit as part of their application. If an applicant does not include the signed authorization, the application will be considered incomplete, and as with any incomplete application, will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, applicants will only be subject to institutional reference checks if and when they are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. More information is available on https://apo.berkeley.edu/misconduct-disclosure-review.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

* "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer.

* https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000385/SVSH

* https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination

* https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-035.pdf