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Associate Professor - Black and Latino Studies

FACULTY VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

"At Baruch College we believe that student success is everyone’s responsibility”

The Black and Latino Studies Department at Baruch College, CUNY, invites applications for a Tenured Associate Professor specializing in the intersection between race and sexuality, beginning in Fall 2026. We seek an interdisciplinary scholar with a strong record of teaching, research, and publishing experience in Queer Studies, and/or LGBTQ+ studies at the intersection of Black and/or Latino Studies.

The successful candidate will contribute to building the department's mission of fostering rigorous, accessible scholarship while serving CUNY's diverse student body and commitment to public education. This candidate should also demonstrate a strong record of funding, teaching, advising, and mentoring students.

This position includes a secondary appointment at The Graduate Center (CUNY) as part of the faculty in the new discipline-plus Ph.D. and M.A. programs in Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies (BRES). This position is part of a Mellon Foundation-funded faculty cluster hire in BRES at CUNY. The BRES program offers innovative and substantive approaches to the study of race and racial formations, as well as the comparative examination of global blackness and the analysis of ethnicity and ethnic formations on a planetary scale. Launched in 2025, this new Ph.D. Program—conceived with the twenty-first-century university and student in mind—brings together a dynamic faculty, including scholars trained in traditional disciplines and those whose intellectual formation originated in interdisciplinarity. As scholars addressing societal concerns from the vantage point of the humanities and the social sciences, the faculty are equally committed to pedagogy and the training of pioneering thinkers and actors. The commitment to bold, interdisciplinary, and intersectional analysis, which offers explanations and solutions to pressing societal concerns, situates BRES in constant dialogue with various publics.

Research and Scholarship:

+ Conduct innovative interdisciplinary research using diverse methodological approaches

+ Maintain an active publishing agenda

+ Pursue external funding opportunities

+ Present work at professional conferences

+ Engage with community partnerships and public-facing scholarship

Teaching:

+ Teach undergraduate courses in the Black and Latino Studies curriculum

+ Teach graduate students at the CUNY Graduate Center

+ Develop new courses that advance the field and respond to student demand

Institutional Leadership:

+ Contribute meaningfully to departmental, college, and university service

+ Participate in academic community building and mentorship

+ Engage with CUNY's mission of accessible, transformative public education

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

+ Ph.D. in Black Studies, Latino Studies, Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, American Studies, Critical Theory, History, Sociology, or any related field

+ Specialization in race, gender, sexuality, and intersectionality

+ Evidence of excellent teaching, including experience working with diverse student populations

+ Demonstrated research productivity and potential for continued scholarly excellence

+ Commitment to interdisciplinary approaches and community-engaged scholarship

Preferred:

+ Experience developing innovative curriculum

+ Experience in community engaged learning with LGBTQ+ communities

+ Multilingual capabilities

+ Experience with public humanities or community-based research

COMPENSATION

$105,816- $129,041

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.

HOW TO APPLY

Visit www.cuny.edu, access the employment page, log in or create a new user account, and search for this vacancy using the Job ID or Title. Select "Apply Now" and provide the requested information.

Applications must include:

+ Cover letter addressing research agenda, teaching philosophy, and vision for curriculum development

+ Curriculum vitae

+ Writing sample (20-30 pages)

+ List of three references with complete contact information

CLOSING DATE

December 5, 2025

JOB SEARCH CATEGORY

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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.

Job ID

31235

Location

Baruch College