Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

For more than fifty years UNC’s Department of American Studies has explored US American culture from local, regional, national, and global perspectives. We are committed to interdisciplinary approaches that place American institutions as well as the histories, cultures, and contemporary experiences of American people at the center of academic study. Graduates of our department build careers in public history, arts, museums, and non-profits in addition to law, health, and business. The department serves as the home for undergraduate and graduate program in American Indian and Indigenous studies and a doctoral program in folklore.

Position Summary

The Department of American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks a scholar to teach two sections of AMST 175: Introduction to Food Studies: From Science to Society. This introductory course examines a wide range of topics, including the history of food consumption, land use and aquaculture, food in the arts, food and culture in the American South, food politics, and nutrition science.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Candidates must possess a Ph. D. in American Studies or a related degree with demonstrated expertise in Food Studies. Teaching this course will involve developing the syllabus and reading assignments as well as planning and evaluating the research and writing assignments.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

N/A

Special Physical/Mental Requirements

N/A