[Linganth] Latinx Folklore Position

[Galey Modan]

Hi everyone,

My department is doing a hire for a Latinx Folklore position, at the rank
of either assistant or early career associate professor. Although the ad
says we're looking for someone who can teach literature, we're defining
that very broadly to include oral narrative. Ohio State has one of the
premier folklore programs internationally, with faculty and students
working across a range of departments in humanities, social sciences, and
arts. Feel free to share the ad, and I'm happy to answer any question about
the position, folkore program, English Department, or OSU in general.

thanks,

Galey
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*Department:*   English

*Position:*  Latinx Folklore, with secondary expertise in ethnographic
methods and literature

*Rank:*  Assistant Professor or Early Career Associate Professor


*Description: *The Department of English is partnering with the Center for
Ethnic Studies (CES) to hire a tenure-track assistant professor or early
career associate professor who is an interdisciplinary scholar with a
specialization in the area of Latinx folklore, which might include
religion, belief, material culture, legend, oral tale, spoken word, song,
festival, or public display. Consideration will be given to candidates who
also have training and experience in ethnographic methods and an expertise
in literature broadly defined, including oral narrative, and who can teach
folklore with attention to ethnography and everyday poetics and teach
literature, broadly defined, through a folkloristic lens. For the past
sixty years, the Center for Folklore Studies at OSU has conducted engaged
research with a diversity of communities in Ohio; the Latinx hire will have
the opportunity to enrich and expand that work by engaging with the
expressive practices and traditions of Latinx Ohioans. The ideal candidate
will demonstrate a record of contributions to a climate of diversity and
inclusion and a record of intersectional work with students commensurate
with experience. Experience and interest in collaborating within a nexus of
racial, ethnic, cultural, gender, and sexual diversity through research and
teaching is preferred.

The Center for Ethnic Studies is a collaborative research center at Ohio
State that encompasses three individual units: Latinx Studies, Asian
American Studies, and American Indian Studies. The center works with
partners across the university to advance the study of persistent
inequalities that fuel continued underrepresentation for many; to deepen
our humanities-based knowledge and understanding of American Indians,
Latinas/os, and Asian Americans; and to explore the dynamic
interconnections for these populations between their lives in the U.S. and
other parts of the globe. The center offers extensive academic programming
and engages in community-based research and outreach.

For more information on the center, see https://cfs.osu.edu/

The successful candidate will hold a 50% tenure track appointment in the
Department of English and will be jointly appointed with the Ohio State’s
Center for Ethnic Studies. The hire in the Department of English will be
part of a cluster hiring collaboration with the Department of History of
Art and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese; each will hire a tenure
track faculty member under the same research cluster entitled “Latinx
Studies.”



*Qualifications:*



Ph.D. in Folklore or a related field with degree in hand by August 15,
2023. ABDs welcome to apply. Appointment is contingent on the university’s
verification of credentials and other information required by law and/or
university policies, including but not limited to a criminal background
check. Finalists for any faculty position that carries tenure must sign an
authorization and disclosure form, which will allow current or prior
employer(s) to share information to the University regarding any findings
of employment-related misconduct or disciplinary proceedings against a
candidate and/or any pending investigations related to alleged misconduct.
Such information shall include findings and pending investigations with
respect to sexual harassment, violence, or harassment; research misconduct;
financial fraud or misconduct; foreign influence violations, grant misuse
or misconduct; and/or any other type of finding or pending investigation
relating to a candidate's employer's policies and rules governing faculty
conduct that may reasonably be expected to affect a candidate's
appointment. If the University becomes aware of any past finding of
misconduct or pending investigations that were not disclosed, Ohio State
will treat that as a serious omission and reserves the right to rescind an
offer or terminate employment.



*About Columbus:*



The Ohio State University campus is located in Columbus, the capital city
of Ohio. Columbus is the Midwest’s fastest-growing city and the nation’s 14
th largest city. Columbus offers a diverse array of welcoming neighborhoods
and a vibrant arts and culture scene. Additional information about all that
the Columbus area has to offer is available at
https://visit.osu.edu/experience.



*Application Instructions:*



Apply to Academic Jobs Online at: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/
*####* <https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/>. A complete application
consists of a cover letter that includes your research profile and a
description of Latinx course(s) you might teach, curriculum vitae, a
diversity statement, and three letters of reference. The diversity
statement should describe how you would contribute to the further
development of a diverse and inclusive learning community at Ohio State
through your teaching, research, service, outreach and engagement and /or
mentorship. Review of applications will begin on *October 31, 2022* and
will continue until the position is filled. We will ask finalists to
provide a writing sample and a sample course syllabus in Latinx
folklore. Inquiries
may be directed to Amy Shuman at shuman.1 at osu.edu. In addition, the
committee will be available for informal consultations at the 2022 Annual
Meeting of the American Folklore Society in Tulsa, Oklahoma.



*About The Ohio State University*



The Ohio State University is committed to enhancing academic excellence.
Recruiting, supporting, and retaining faculty of the highest caliber is a
core component of this commitment. In support of this, The Office of
Academic Affairs (OAA) has created the Office of Dual Careers and Faculty
Relocation (DCFR) to focus on supporting new and prospective faculty. This
support includes dual careers services, consultation and resources related
to relocation, as well as identifying opportunities to engage on campus and
the surrounding community. While employment opportunities are not
guaranteed, resources and consultation are available to support the
partners of new and prospective faculty as they are considering The Ohio
State University and throughout their transition.



The Ohio State University is committed to establishing a culturally and
intellectually diverse environment, encouraging all members of our learning
community to reach their full potential. Over the next few years, The Ohio
State University is committed to welcoming 350 new faculty hires, many of
which will contribute to growing our role as a premier research university
equipped to answer and interrogate the critical domestic and global
societal challenges that deter equality and inclusion. We are responsive to
dual-career families and strongly promote work-life balance to support our
community members through a suite of institutionalized policies.

*The Ohio State University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to
race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or identity, national
origin, disability status, or protected veteran status.*
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