The Educational Studies Department at Macalester College is seeking a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in the area of Educational Philosophy, Policy, and Advocacy to begin in September 2022. We seek candidates who study education through inter/trans-disciplinary critical philosophical, historical, political, and/or cultural perspectives. We are particularly interested in hiring a colleague whose scholarship, teaching, advising, and service draw from justice-based, liberatory, and transformational knowledge systems that address the broad material educational conditions faced by the least-advantaged youth and communities, both historically and today. These emphases include, but are not limited to anti-racism/oppression in education, critical race theories, ethnic studies, queer studies, gender and sexuality studies, diaspora/migration/immigration studies, critical disability studies, environmental sustainability/land-based pedagogies, indigenous studies, and/or decolonial studies in education. Additionally, candidates who engage in forms of community-engaged/participatory scholarship and research are highly encouraged to apply.
Responsibilities include teaching courses in Educational Studies spanning from curriculum and pedagogy, to public policy, to research methods that reflect department guiding principles of integrative theory, engaged inquiry, youth/community-centered praxis, pluralism and equity, and social advocacy. Successful candidates would also advise undergraduate students and have opportunities to design courses that not only engage Educational Studies majors but also contribute to relevant general education requirements (e.g., U.S. Identities & Difference and/or Internationalism) and attract undergraduates from a wide range of disciplinary or interdisciplinary curricular programs across campus.
Required Qualifications: The successful candidate will possess an earned doctorate in Educational Philosophy, Educational Foundations, Educational Policy or other applicable disciplines and fields.
Macalester College is committed to student and faculty diversity, equity, and inclusion. Strong candidates will have a record of experience or demonstrated commitment to teaching diverse students. In addition to the materials noted below*, applicants should also submit a diversity statement (no longer than 2 pages) that discusses past experiences and/or potential future contributions to inclusive excellence in the areas of research, teaching, service, and/or outreach. In the diversity statement, applicants should reflect upon their experience and vision regarding the teaching and mentorship of students from diverse backgrounds.
Macalester College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college in the vibrant Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, with a population of approximately three million people and home to numerous colleges and universities, including the University of Minnesota. Macalester's diverse student body comprises over 2000 undergraduates from all 50 states and the District of Columbia and 98 countries. The College maintains a longstanding commitment to academic excellence with a special emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and service to society. As an Equal Opportunity employer supportive of affirmative efforts to achieve diversity among its faculty, Macalester College strongly encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented minority groups.
*To apply, electronically submit a letter of application describing your research and teaching interests, C.V., graduate school transcript, a pedagogical statement, a diversity statement, evidence of effective teaching (e.g. syllabi, student feedback) and a list of three references including contact information to Academic Jobs Online. References will be contacted to provide letters of recommendation for short-listed applicants. Applications received by October 1st, 2021will receive first consideration. |