Associate/Full Professor Tenured Faculty Appointment

Wayne State University seeks an Associate/Full Professor in the History of Education and/or Cultural Studies in Education. The role focuses on research centered on Black education broadly defined, with responsibilities including graduate teaching, advising, and curriculum development. Applicants must possess a sustained, community-engaged research agenda in Black education and a doctoral degree.

• Exceptional candidates are humanities-oriented scholars whose research examines the historical, cultural, political, intellectual, and institutional dimensions of Black educational experiences in the United States and/or across the African Diaspora. Areas of specialization may include, but are not limited to:
• Histories of Black education and educational thought.
• Curriculum, pedagogy, and the politics of knowledge production.
• Black cultural studies and education.
• Black educational politics, policy, and social movements.
• Arts, humanities, and cultural production as sites of Black teaching and learning.
• Black independent schools and institution-building traditions.
• Informal, community-based, and out-of-school educational practices.
• Homeschooling, home education, and alternative educational formations within Black communities.
• Black abolitionist, and liberatory educational traditions.
• Afro-Pessimist, Black feminist, Africana, and other critical theoretical approaches to education.
• Rehumanizing, culturally sustaining, and community-centered methodologies in Black educational research.
• Interdisciplinary approaches that expand conventional understandings of schooling, education, knowledge, and Black intellectual life.
• A Record of Community-Engaged Research and Curriculum : We seek a scholar who has established a community-engaged and Black Studies-focused research agenda, preferably through works supporting the work of urban schools and cultural institutions, including museums and youth & community organizations.
• Scholars who have engaged in humanities-focused educational and curriculum initiatives and with a track record of ongoing engagement with educators, youth, community leaders and organizers, and/or cultural workers will be prioritized.
• Educational Experience : We are especially interested in applicants who have served as educators in K-20 schools, community-based organizations, or cultural institutions, particularly in urban and diverse settings.