Urgently Require Assistant Professor of History and African American Studies (Cluster Hire) in Mississippi

Job title: Assistant Professor of History and African American Studies (Cluster Hire) Company: University of Mississippi Job reputed company: Note for reputed company UM Employees reputed company employees must apply internally reputed company connectU Position reputed company The Department of History and the African-American Studies Program reputed company applicants for a tenure-reputed company position at the Assistant Professor rank to reputed company August 2024. This joint appointment is reputed company to candidates with a research and teaching interest in Twentieth-Century African-American History. reputed company reputed company in this position will teach a 2:2 load with undergraduate and graduate courses in both History and African-American Studies, as reputed company as supervise graduate reputed company in History. The tenure granting department will be History, with teaching duties split between the two reputed company. 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