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Professional Opportunities
The Department of History at the University of Michigan invites applications for an open-rank tenured or tenure-track position (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor) in Indigenous North American History, 1500-1860. The application deadline for full consideration is November 1, 2023.
Utah State University (USU) Libraries seek a collaborative, innovative, and service-oriented professional to serve as the Community & Oral History Archivist within the Libraries’ Special Collections & Archives (SCA) section. The position is open fall 2023 and the start date is negotiable.
Grants of up to $2,500 for organizations in South Arts' nine-state region (AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, and TN) are available to make arts programs accessible to persons with disabilities. Applications are awarded on a rolling basis until May 15, 2024.
South Arts is accepting applications for the remote position of a contractor to evaluate the initiative In These Mountains, Central Appalachian Folk Arts & Culture. The deadline is September 15, 2023.
South Arts seeks an Assistant Director for the Traditional Arts. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, South Arts is a nonprofit regional arts organization empowering artists, organizations, and communities, and increasing access to arts and culture.
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NABS 2023 Black Appalachian Storytellers Fellowships will provide six (6) $5,000 awards (with limited restrictions) to support experienced practitioners and culture bearers with opportunities to examine, research, develop, perform, and/or document the Black Appalachian storytelling tradition. Applications are due August 20, 2023.
Apply for the American-Scandinavian Folk Arts & Cultural Traditions 7th annual competition hosted by the American-Scandinavian Foundation. The deadline is September 1, 2023.
The National Endowment for the Arts seeks a Folk & Traditional Arts Director to serve as the agency's nationally recognized leader and authority for the field of Folk and Traditional Arts, which are rooted in and reflective of the cultural life of a community.