For those of you on the job market, a Tenure-Track Assistant position in Critical Identity Studies has been announced at Beloit College.
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> Beloit College invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor
> in the Department of Critical Identity Studies (CRIS). This position is
> part of the ACM-CIC * Faculty Fellows Program for a Diverse Professoriate*
> <http://www.acm.edu/features/news/582> funded by the Mellon Foundation;
> candidates from backgrounds underrepresented in higher education and with
> doctoral degrees from “Big Ten” institutions are especially encouraged to
> apply.
> The successful candidate will:
> 1) hold a recent doctoral degree grounded in interdisciplinary,
> identity-based scholarship (such as ethnic studies, gender studies, or
> disability studies);
>
> 2) have demonstrated abilities in teaching and/or mentoring diverse (by
> way of race, socio-economics, disability, and/or first-generation status)
> students;
> 3) have a skill set for the development of collaborative partnerships and
> impactful programming for students, faculty, and staff related to social
> identities at the College.
> This full-time, tenure-track position starts August 2016 with a teaching
> load of four courses per year (4/5ths time) and responsibility for
> developing collaborative leadership and programming for students, faculty,
> and staff around issues of social identities at the College (1/5th time).
> Teaching duties will include one introductory CRIS course per semester
> along with a rotation of advanced theory, topics, and all-college courses
> that align with the candidate’s research, programming, and pedagogical
> interests. An important part of this position will be the ability to make
> strong and impactful relationships across campus that complement and build
> on the CRIS curriculum as well as the College’s Liberal Arts in Practice
> and Intercultural Literacy requirements. We are particularly interested in
> candidates whose research and teaching interests address race and
> embodiment as it applies to the College’s residential living and learning
> environment.
> Because equity and inclusion are central to our students’ liberal education
> and vital to the thriving of all members of our residential learning
> community, Beloit College aspires to be an actively anti-racist
> institution. We recognize our aspiration as ongoing and institution-wide,
> involving collective commitment and accountability. We welcome employees
> who are committed to and will actively contribute to our efforts to
> celebrate our cultural and intellectual richness and be resolute in
> advancing inclusion and equity. We encourage all interested individuals
> meeting the criteria of the described position to apply.
> Located in a diverse Wisconsin community close to Madison, Milwaukee, and
> Chicago, Beloit College is a highly selective liberal arts college of
> approximately 1250 students from 48 states and 40 countries. The College
> emphasizes excellence in teaching, learning beyond the traditional
> classroom, international perspectives, and collaborative research among
> students, staff, and faculty. Recognized as one of the Colleges that
> Change Lives, Beloit is committed to the educational benefits of diversity
> in our learning community and encourages all interested individuals meeting
> the criteria of the described position to apply.
> Applicants should send a single PDF or Word document that includes a letter
> of interest, curriculum vitae with names of references, and a statement of
> teaching philosophy and/or relevant syllabi to cris@beloit.edu. Preliminary
> interviews will be scheduled during NWSA in Milwaukee, November 13-15 for
> completed applications submitted by November 6th. Final application
> deadline: December 1, 2015.