Position Title: Specialized Teaching Faculty I (Non-Tenure Track)
Start Date: August 2026
Review Begins: October 15, 2025

The African American Studies Program at Florida State University invites applications for a permanent 9-month, non-tenure track Specialized Teaching Faculty I position, effective August 2026. We seek a dedicated educator with a passion for undergraduate teaching and a strong commitment to African American Studies as a field of inquiry and praxis.

The successful candidate will teach both lower and upper division undergraduate courses and contribute to the development of new and innovative offerings within the curriculum. We welcome applicants with a broad range of scholarly interests that center the Black experience. Preference will be given to candidates who can contribute courses in one or more of the following areas:

• African diaspora studies
• Social Relations
• History
• Research methods
• The criminal justice system
• Applied or community-based learning

In addition to teaching and mentoring undergraduates, the position entails meaningful service to the African American Studies Program, including participation in curriculum development, student engagement initiatives, and support for activities such as the Ankh Maat Wedjau Honor Society, AFA internship program, and community outreach efforts.

Applicants should submit:

• A letter of application detailing teaching experience and ideas for course development
• A curriculum vitae
• Contact information for three professional references

Submit all materials online at https://hr.fsu.edu/facultyjobs (Job ID#: 60398) by October 15, 2025. Reference providers will be contacted directly by FSU and letters will be due by October 25, 2025.

For questions, contact Dr. Katrinell M. Davis, Search Committee Chair, at Katrinell.Davis@fsu.edu

Florida State University is an Equal Opportunity/Access/Affirmative Action/Pro Disabled & Veteran Employer committed to diversity and inclusion (diversity.fsu.edu). The College of Social Sciences & Public Policy values excellence in teaching and engagement, and encourages applicants whose work reflects the diversity of our students and communities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Completion of all Ph.D. requirements except the dissertation at the time of application
• Completion of Ph.D. by August 1, 2026

About Florida State University

Florida State University is proud to be recognized as a Preeminent University by the State of Florida. An acknowledged national leader in student retention and graduation, we help our students graduate with focused plans for careers or graduate degrees. Our preeminent faculty earn over $500,000 in external research grants every single day of the year.Our appetite for innovation shapes us.Florida State University invests to strengthen our national reputation and serve the citizens of Florida and beyond. These preeminent investments include:Adding FacultyHiring 62 new faculty members, largely in STEM fields, including recent hire Laura Greene, our new National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (MagLab) chief scientist and a National Academy of Sciences member.Career EnhancementInvesting in interdisciplinary programs that build on our research strengths and help solve problems important to Florida and the world:Energy and MaterialsBrain Health & DiseaseCoastal & Marine ResearchInstitute for Successful LongevityEntrepreneurial UniversityIncreasing funding for CARE, our program helping first generation/low socioeconomic students succeed, which recently was highlighted by the “Chronicle for... Higher Education” and received a $2.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education.Student ScholarshipsEmbedding 25 talented Entrepreneurs-in-Residence in our colleges to work with students and faculty to bring new ideas to market and invent the future.

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