Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Humanities invites applications and nominations for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position in the American Studies program effective Fall Semester 2012. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience to lead core courses in American Studies theory and methods, issues in American Studies, and a capstone research seminar. The program offers the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in American Studies and is home to the Encyclopedia of American Studies, Center for Pennsylvania Culture Studies, and Eastern American Studies Association. Research and teaching areas should complement the program’s fields of study: folk and popular culture; ethnography and society; public heritage and museum studies; interdisciplinary history and politics; regional and environmental studies. Areas of special interest for the position include technological and business/consumer studies; digital humanities; religion and culture; American popular music and media (film and television); environmental and landscape studies. The successful tenure-track candidate will be expected to teach and advise at the undergraduate and graduate level; have a significant record of scholarship and an active research agenda; and render service commensurate to the level of appointment. Involvement in American Studies organizations and/or centers is desirable. Service expectations include participation in curriculum development and program management, as well as involvement in outreach initiatives. For more information on the American Studies program, please our website at www.hbg.psu.edu/hum/amst
