AFRICAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION SEEKS INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Applications are invited for the position of Interim Executive Director of the African Studies Association (ASA), for a term of six months, while the ASA Board of Directors searches for a permanent Executive Director. The Interim Director also is welcome to apply for the permanent position, which offers a three-year contract and will be advertised in the fall of
2002.

QUALIFICATIONS: ABD or Ph.D. preferred (M.A. required). Research or work experience in Africa or related to Africa, and administrative experience required.
PREFERRED STARTING DATE: September 2, 2002.
SALARY: commensurate with qualifications and experience.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: August 12, 2002. Review of applications will begin immediately.

HOW TO APPLY: Applicants should send ** c.v.; a letter outlining qualifications, interests and experience; and names and contact information of three referees** to the following two ASA officers:

1) Beverly Grier (ASA president-elect), Dept. of Government, 950 Main Street, Clark University, Worcester, MA 01602; email:
[email][email protected]

2) Allen Isaacman (ASA president), Dept of History, U of Minnesota, 214 Social Science Tower, Minneapolis, MN 55455; email:
[email][email protected]

RESPONSIBILITIES: The Executive Director is responsible for the administration of the ASA Secretariat in New Brunswick, NJ. S/he organizes and manages the association's annual meeting, four member publications, the ASA Press, and membership services; and performs other duties assigned by the Board of Directors. The Executive Director represents the association to Rutgers University, the membership, Africa scholars and policy-makers in the United States and abroad, and the wider public. S/he manages a substantial budget and endowment and supervises the ASA staff under the authority of the Board of Directors, to whom the Executive Director is accountable.

The African Studies Association has more than 2,500 individual and institutional members and is the largest professional association of Africa specialists in the world.

The ASA is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

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Loree D. Jones Executive Director African Studies Association Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Douglass College
132 George Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1400 USA T: 732-932-8173 F: 732-932-3394 Email: [email][email protected] Web: www.africanstudies.org