[Linganth] Latinx Folklore Position with correct address

[Galey Modan]

Hi everyone,

The job listing I sent out last week had the incorrect url to upload the
application. Below is the listing with the correct address.

Galey

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> *Department:*   English
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> *Position:*  Latinx Folklore, with secondary expertise in ethnographic
> methods and literature
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> *Rank:*  Assistant Professor or Early Career Associate Professor
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> *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.
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> 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.
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> For more information on the center, see https://cfs.osu.edu/
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> 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.”
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> *Qualifications:*
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> 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.
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> *About Columbus:*
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> 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
> 14th 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.
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> *Application Instructions:*
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> Apply to Academic Jobs Online at:
> https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/22397. 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.
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> *About The Ohio State University*
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> 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.
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> 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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