[Air-L] Job Posting: Executive Director, Antiracist Research and Policy Center

[Aram Sinnreich]

Today the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University 
in Washington, DC is formally announcing its call for applications for 
the permanent Executive Director position. We would sincerely appreciate 
your help in spreading the word.

The Antiracist Research and Policy Center (ARPC) 
<https://www.american.edu/centers/antiracism/> at American University 
(AU) invites applications and nominations for a full-time Executive 
Director. The successful candidate will join a vibrant and collegial 
community of scholars, professionals, authors, advocates, activists, 
organizers, and creators at the University. The Executive Director will 
continue building a new vision for the Center, and help cohere and 
amplify the work of other scholars on AU’s campus, while advancing their 
own scholarly agenda related to antiracist, research, praxis, and/or 
policy. Research should include an active antiracist agenda, including 
the study of racial inequalities and racial disparities. The director 
must be committed to working collaboratively with the Center faculty, 
fellows, and other partners on campus and in the Washington, D.C. 
region. Qualified candidates may be eligible for a tenured appointment 
in an appropriate academic unit with teaching obligations subject to 
negotiation. The appointment begins July 1, 2021. Apply here: 
https://www.american.edu/provost/arpc.cfm

Qualifications

Our ideal candidate will be an emerging or established thought leader in 
the field(s) of race, racism, racial inequality, colonialism, and 
related fields, as well as a thought leader in antiracism and related 
frameworks with a track record and established trajectory of high-impact 
scholarly, professional, and/or creative work that focuses on antiracism 
and equity. A focus on the specific experiences of historically 
marginalized racial groups in the U.S., particularly Black, Indigenous, 
and Latinx groups, and/or a comparative focus on racial oppression and 
liberatory movements within and beyond the U.S. is welcome, as are 
interdisciplinary approaches. Our ideal candidate will shape the 
Center’s strategic vision and goals while contributing to fundraising 
efforts for research, outreach, and events. In these and other 
activities, the Executive Director will be supported by a full-time 
Managing Director and the university’s Development Office. ARPC’s 
Executive Director should have a significant record related to 
antiracism which they will continue to pursue while leading the Center, 
while also working collaboratively with the AU faculty, students and 
staff to help define and deepen innovative, pathbreaking, and 
intersectional approaches to antiracism-related research and praxis, 
policy analysis and advocacy, and creative projects on and beyond AU’s 
campus. To browse the eight thematic areas in which faculty affiliates 
conduct antiracism work across academic disciplines, please see: 
https://www.american.edu/centers/antiracism/faculty-affiliates.cfm.

Application Instructions

Salary and benefits are competitive (for an overview of AU’s benefits 
for full-time faculty and staff, visit: 
https://www.american.edu/hr/benefits/). Please submit applications via 
Interfolio. Include a letter of application which addresses: 1) the 
candidate's leadership style, 2) the candidate’s understanding of and 
approach to antiracist research, praxis, and policy and 3) how the 
candidate's style and approach will complement and grow the existing 
focal areas and activities of the Center. In addition to the cover 
letter, all applications must include a curriculum vitae with an 
appended list of three references and copies of three recent 
publications or equivalent antiracist projects. Letters of 
recommendation will be requested at a later stage. Reviews of 
applications will begin October 30. Please direct any questions to Sara 
Biggs (sbiggs at american.edu).

(apologies for cross-posting)

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*Aram Sinnreich <http://www.sinnreich.com>*

Professorand Chair
Communication Studies
American University <http://www.american.edu/soc/>
School of Communication <http://www.american.edu/soc/>

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