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About The Center for the Study of Southern Culture
Founded in 1977, the CSSC defines its mission as investigating, documenting, interpreting, and teaching about the U.S. South through academic inquiry and publications, documentary studies of film, photography, and oral history, and public outreach programs. The cross-disciplinary Southern Studies faculty and the undergraduate and graduate degree programs (MA and MFA) are the core of the Center’s work. Its curricula incorporate traditional disciplines of the arts, humanities, and social sciences to form an interdisciplinary framework for studying the South. The Center promotes research on the region’s varied cultures by supporting the work of its faculty, staff, students, alumni, and visiting scholars. For more information: https://olemiss.edu/southernstudies/
About Oxford and the University of Mississippi
Mississippi provides a rich environment for research opportunities in the humanities. The university is located in Oxford, which boasts a vibrant literary, musical, and arts-focused community and has been consistently ranked as one of the best college towns in the U.S. (In 2021, ESPN named Oxford the single best college town in America.) https://livability.com/ms/oxford
Founded in 1848, the University of Mississippi is the state's flagship university and is ranked among the nation's fastest-growing institutions. The Chronicle of Higher Education lists UM as one of the best colleges to work for in the U.S. The university has an R-1 Highest Research Activity Carnegie Classification and a student body of approximately 24,000 students, including 24% students of color and 4% international students from over 80 countries.
Job Summary:
The Southern Documentary Project (southdocs.org) is looking for an Assistant Professor of Practice in Documentary Expression with a specific interest in documenting African American experiences. We welcome applications from critical storytellers whose creative work centers on Black American and African Diasporic cultures, histories, and identities through a lens of informed practices and ethics. We encourage makers who honor lived experiences and models of cocreation in their media practice with a demonstrated understanding of the Black media canon.
SouthDocs is an institute of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture (https://olemiss.edu/southernstudies/) whose mission is to tell stories from the U.S. South, increase civic and cultural engagement, and train the next generation of storytellers enrolled in the Center’s academic programs. In addition to teaching and mentoring students, this person will actively contribute to the Center’s mission through creating original and collaborative work. This permanent nine-month, non-tenure track academic position includes a 2+2 teaching load with a clear path for advancement and promotion.
What We Value
With this hire, SouthDocs hopes to deepen our commitment to the diversity of our region. As part of an institution with a difficult history in regards to access, we take seriously our unique obligation to educate and lead the state with a commitment toward the goal of complicating our shared narratives.
Job Description:
About The Center for the Study of Southern Culture
Founded in 1977, the CSSC defines its mission as investigating, documenting, interpreting, and teaching about the U.S. South through academic inquiry and publications, documentary studies of film, photography, and oral history, and public outreach programs. The cross-disciplinary Southern Studies faculty and the undergraduate and graduate degree programs (MA and MFA) are the core of the Center’s work. Its curricula incorporate traditional disciplines of the arts, humanities, and social sciences to form an interdisciplinary framework for studying the South. The Center promotes research on the region’s varied cultures by supporting the work of its faculty, staff, students, alumni, and visiting scholars. For more information: https://olemiss.edu/southernstudies/
About Oxford and the University of Mississippi
Mississippi provides a rich environment for research opportunities in the humanities. The university is located in Oxford, which boasts a vibrant literary, musical, and arts-focused community and has been consistently ranked as one of the best college towns in the U.S. (In 2021, ESPN named Oxford the single best college town in America.) https://livability.com/ms/oxford
Founded in 1848, the University of Mississippi is the state's flagship university and is ranked among the nation's fastest-growing institutions. The Chronicle of Higher Education lists UM as one of the best colleges to work for in the U.S. The university has an R-1 Highest Research Activity Carnegie Classification and a student body of approximately 24,000 students, including 24% students of color and 4% international students from over 80 countries.
Job Summary:
The Southern Documentary Project (southdocs.org) is looking for an Assistant Professor of Practice in Documentary Expression with a specific interest in documenting African American experiences. We welcome applications from critical storytellers whose creative work centers on Black American and African Diasporic cultures, histories, and identities through a lens of informed practices and ethics. We encourage makers who honor lived experiences and models of cocreation in their media practice with a demonstrated understanding of the Black media canon.
SouthDocs is an institute of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture (https://olemiss.edu/southernstudies/) whose mission is to tell stories from the U.S. South, increase civic and cultural engagement, and train the next generation of storytellers enrolled in the Center’s academic programs. In addition to teaching and mentoring students, this person will actively contribute to the Center’s mission through creating original and collaborative work. This permanent nine-month, non-tenure track academic position includes a 2+2 teaching load with a clear path for advancement and promotion.
What We Value
With this hire, SouthDocs hopes to deepen our commitment to the diversity of our region. As part of an institution with a difficult history in regards to access, we take seriously our unique obligation to educate and lead the state with a commitment toward the goal of complicating our shared narratives.
Job Description:
- 2+2 teaching load with advising responsibilities
- Work directly with students in the classroom and in the field. See examples of student work at https://southdocs.org/showcase/