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Central Washington University Assistant Professor in Interdisciplinary Studies in Ellensburg, Washington
Job Summary Central Washington University is recruiting an Assistant Professor in Interdisciplinary StudiesInterdisciplinary Studies to join our College of Arts and Humanities (CAH) team in Ellensburg, Washington. This role is an important member of our team as they enhance the vision for the University. The role is a campus-based position, which means you get to see the lives you are impacting. We're offering a salary, depending on education experience, from $63,000 - $65,000 plus the awesome CWU benefits. Who we are: We are a team of individuals committed to Changing Students' Lives. No matter what job, each of us plays a part in supporting and empowering our students to fulfill their dreams. Working in higher education provides career growth and career choice. Think of a university campus like a mini city, operating across 380 acres. You'll find diverse academics, libraries, athletics and sporting events, full service and quick serve dining, conferences and events from small to large, recreation centers, housing, health services, police and public safety for the campus population of 10,000 students. Central Washington University has been named a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Top Producing Institution for the 2022-2023 academic year. In addition, for the seventh time in eight years, CWU is a recipient of the prestigious Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. Come join us on our journey to encourage, inspire, and create spaces where all identities thrive on campus. Tour our campus in Ellensburg here. What we offer: Our investment in you begins the day you join our team, a healthy and successful future for you is important to us. We offer medical, dental, life and disability insurance, retirement and optional savings plans, tuition assistance for you and your dependents, discounts across town, an employee assistance program for individualized counseling, and a wellness incentive program. Learn more: CWU Benefits, Perks & Discounts Overview The Role: The CWU College of Art and Humanities is seeking to hire a permanent, full-time, nine-month, tenure-track assistant professor position to support the development and sustainability of the three Interdisciplinary Programs (IDPs): Latino & Latin America Studies (LLAS), American Indian Studies (AIS) and Africana and Black Studies (ABS). The faculty member will teach in three programs, with majority of the courses in LLAS, utilizing high-impact practices, antiracist pedagogies, and anticolonial curricula. We especially welcome scholars who specialize in Critical Latinx Indigeneities, Afro Latinx Studies and Critical Race Studies. This interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary position focuses on the knowledge production and contributions by people of the Chicano, Latin American, Caribbean, Indigenous communities and African diasporas in the United States and globally. We seek scholars with teaching experience in settler colonialism, racial capitalism, immigration, racialization, and structural and systemic racism. The position will teach classes for our interdisciplinary programs and will be based in one of the eight departments that make up the college: Art + Design, Communication , English, History, Music, Philosophy/Comparative Religion, Theatre/Film, and World Languages and Cultures. We welcome applicants whose work could situate them within any of these departments and would contribute to the interdisciplinary programs in the ways described above. This position is based in Ellensburg, WA, Campus. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will begin the appointment in September 2024. Central Washington University (CWU) is committed to building a model learning community of equity and belonging. CWU nurtures culturally sustaining practices that expand access and success to all students. We are committed to fostering high impact pra