"Faculty Open Rank - (Assistant or Associate Professor), Literary Cultures-- Africana, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Department (AFPRL), School of Arts & Sciences"

FACULTY VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Hunter College Department of Africana, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies located on the 68th Street campus on the Upper East Side of Manhattan offers students a critical understanding of the political, cultural, social, and ideological forces that have shaped the experiences of people of African, Puerto Rican and Latinx diasporas. Hunter College has both a teaching and research mission.

The Department of Africana, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies at Hunter College of The City University of New York invites applications for an assistant or associate professor specializing in the literatures and expressive practices of the African diaspora with a focus on the Caribbean. This is a full-time tenure track or tenured appointment (depending on the rank). The position will begin in the Fall 2026 semester.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain an active research agenda and publication record in the field of African diasporic Caribbean literatures and cultures.
• Teach introductory, intermediate, and advanced level courses in the interdisciplinary field of Africana Studies with a preferred focus on diasporic Anglophone Caribbean literatures, cultures and expressive practices.
• Pursue professional development to remain current with scholarship in areas of research and teaching responsibility; contribute to long-term curricular development and offerings in the department.
• Serve on programmatic, departmental, divisional, and college committees as needed.
• Hunter is committed to active engagement with students and the community at large, and embraces equity, inclusiveness, and global awareness in all dimensions of our work. Applicants must also demonstrate commitment to work in culturally diverse and urban education settings.

QUALIFICATIONS

For Assistant or Associate:

The Department seeks a candidate with expertise in Anglophone Caribbean literary cultures and expressive practices who is equally conversant with Hispanophone and/or Francophone literary cultures and expressive practices. To qualify for this position, applicants should have an earned a Ph.D. in English, Comparative Literature, or related field (e.g., Africana studies, Black studies, Black and Latinx studies, Caribbean studies, American studies, or Women, Gender and sexuality studies). All candidates must provide evidence of commitment to teaching excellence, demonstrated pedagogical success as evidenced in teaching evaluations, a record of sustained scholarship (for associate professors) or scholarly promise (for assistant professors), and the ability to cooperate with others for the good of the institution.

While the preferred area of expertise is the Anglophone Caribbean, pan-Caribbean literary and cultural histories will also be considered. We seek a scholar with an interdisciplinary research profile and an ability to engage with Caribbean and diasporic cultural and literary studies through a variety of literary and expressive media; colonialism and cultural imperialism; postcolonial studies; gender and sexuality studies; and other fields of diasporic Caribbean inquiry.

We are particularly interested in applicants who can teach introductory and advanced-level interdisciplinary courses grounded in literary studies and expressive practices, and cultural studies.

The following qualifications are preferred: knowledge of the global African diaspora, evidence of strong student and peer evaluations, a record of service, commitment to mentoring students, and productive scholarly and pedagogical engagement with technology, digital humanities, and new media.

COMPENSATION

CUNY offers faculty a competitive compensation and benefits package covering health insurance, pension and retirement benefits, paid parental leave, and savings programs. We also provide mentoring and support for research, scholarship, and publication as part of our commitment to ongoing faculty professional development.

Assistant Professor Salary: $90,838- $109,025

Associate Professor Salary: $102,408- $118,070

We also provide mentoring and support for research, scholarship, and publication as part of our commitment to ongoing faculty professional development.

CUNY is in the process of implementing salary schedule increases. Once implemented, salaries of eligible employees will increase by approximately 9.54% with an additional increase of 3.5% effective 9/1/26, in accordance with the terms of the PSC-CUNY collective bargaining agreement.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications must be submitted online by accessing the CUNY Portal on City University of New York job website www.cuny.edu/employment or https://cuny.jobs/ and following the CUNYfirst Job System Instructions. To search for this vacancy, click on Search Job Listings, select More Options To Search For CUNY Jobs and enter the Job Opening ID number.

Click on the "Apply Now" button and follow the application instructions. Current users of the site should access their established accounts; new users should follow the instructions to set up an account. Please have your documents available to attach into the application before you begin. Please note that the required material must be uploaded as ONE document under CV/ Resume (do not upload individual files for a cover letter, references, etc.). The document must be in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, or text format and name of file should not exceed ten (10) characters - also DO NOT USE SYMBOLS (such as accents (é, è, (â, î or ô), ñ, ü, ï, -, \_ or ç)).

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Please include:

• Cover Letter or Statement of scholarly interests
• Curriculum Vitae/ Resume
• Names and contact information of 3 references

Upload all documents as ONE single file-- PDF format preferred.

CLOSING DATE

The search will remain open, and screening and review of applications will be ongoing-- until the position is filled. The committee will begin reviewing complete applications on Jan. 19, 2026. Applications submitted after the deadline will only be considered if the position(s) remain open after initial round.