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Journal of Academic Freedom Editor Search
The AAUP invites applications for a faculty editor or faculty coeditors for the next two volumes of the Journal of Academic Freedom, an online journal that seeks to develop international discussion of academic freedom and related issues. Featuring scholarship on academic freedom and its relation to shared governance, tenure, the structure of the academy, and collective bargaining, the journal invites submissions on all aspects of academic freedom—from philosophical reflections to social science studies of contemporary issues such as academic freedom challenges related to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, and from historical case studies to analyses of escalating political interference in higher education. Faculty editors are appointed on the basis of their expertise, commitment to academic freedom, broad understanding of concerns related to the academic profession, and ability to welcome and engage with a diverse range of authors and perspectives.
The Faculty Editor Position
Working with AAUP staff members and the editorial board, the faculty editor is responsible for the selection and substantive editing of the articles that will appear in the journal’s one annual issue. Each year, the editor should draft a call for papers for the next volume, actively solicit submissions, conduct initial screening of manuscripts, advise about peer-review referrals, work with authors on recommended revisions, write a brief introduction to the volume, and promote the journal.
Qualifications
The editor should be an AAUP member who is a faculty member or higher education professional with editorial experience and a record of publication and activism around academic freedom issues. We will consider joint applications from two individuals who wish to collaborate as coeditors. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Term
The editor will serve a two-year term, renewable for up to a total of four years. The faculty editor is not an employee of the AAUP and receives an annual stipend of $3,500 per year. Coeditors working together on a volume split the stipend.
How to Apply
Please submit a current CV, a short writing sample, and a letter of interest with topic suggestions for the call for papers for the 2026 volume—to [email protected] by June 1, 2025.
More Information
You can find past volumes of the journal and additional information here.
