Assistant Professor of Latina/o/x/e Studies

Assistant Professor of Latina/o/x/e Studies

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The Division of Ethnic Studies in The School for Cultural & Social Transformation at the University of Utah invites applications for the position of faculty (assistant professor, tenure-line) in the Division of Ethnic Studies. We are enthusiastic to invite promising scholars and educators to join Ethnic Studies as a tenure-line faculty who will advance the field through scholarship, teaching, service, and community engagement, with particular attention to Latina/o/x/e. We invite scholars at the forefront of their field of inquiry that embraces the interdisciplinary nature of our fields, and committed to theorizing, researching, teaching, and building community partnerships with research that benefits diverse Latinx communities. We invite applicants whose expertise in Latina/o/x/e and Chicana/o/x and studies includes, but is not limited to: Afro-Latinidad; Indigeneity and Latinidad; the environment, health, and community wellness; race and religion; gender and sexuality; social movement theory and labor; literature, culture, performance and the arts; immigration and border theory; criminology, carceral systems, and structural violence; race and Latinidad. We invite applications from across the disciplines. Faculty applying for this position will be housed in Ethnic Studies, home to a dynamic group of scholars, pedagogues, and community collaborators.

The Division of Ethnic Studies is the only degree and tenure-granting Ethnic Studies division in the intermountain west offering courses and scholarly expertise across ethnic and racial sites of inquiry (American Indian Studies, Asian American Studies, Black Studies, Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies, and Pacific Island Studies). Ethnic studies faculty are award winning scholars with strengths in decolonial theories, diaspora and migration studies, feminist studies, critical mixed-race studies, and indigenous studies and the Division has taken concerted efforts to expand into a global consideration of race and ethnicity. The cutting-edge research across the disciplines is exemplified in how ethnic studies faculty hold joint or shared appointments across campus and with faculty in the fine arts, humanities, social sciences, and education. As an R1 institution, Ethnic Studies tenure-line faculty teach a 2:2 load.

The Division of Ethnic Studies is housed in the School for Cultural & Social Transformation (Transform), an interdisciplinary college committed to cutting-edge research about shifting sexualities, changing genders, dynamic migrations, identities, abilities, and emergent struggles against racist thought and action. In addition to the Divisions of Ethnic and Gender Studies, the school is home to programs in Disability Studies and the Mellon Foundation Grant-funded Pacific Islands Studies Initiative. Since the school's emergence, innovative research activities have occurred through internal and external grant funded activities such as the Transformative Intersectional Collective, the creation of the Center for Pasifika Indigenous Knowledges, the queering STEM postdoctoral training program, the establishment of a Black Feminist Eco Lab, the creation of the University of Utah Gender-Based Violence Consortium, among other projects. Currently, Transform is home to Frontiers, A Journal of Women Studies, one of the oldest feminist journals in the country. Faculty in ethnic studies at the University of Utah seek a dynamic scholar whose research, teaching, and service will contribute to its core goals of innovating scholarship and putting theory into practice.

The University of Utah is the flagship institution of the Utah System of Higher Education and has been classified by the Carnegie Foundation among research universities with the “highest research activity.” The University provides numerous opportunities for internal research funding and offers a generous benefits and retirement package: https://www.hr.utah.edu/benefits/. The University is located in Salt Lake City, the center of a metropolitan area with a population of approximately 1.25 million residents. Salt Lake City is home to sizable and diverse immigrant populations (11.5% of residents). Utah is also home to varied communities of Latinidad, 19.7% of the population in Salt Lake County identifying as Hispanic, and 14.1% of the University population also identifying this way. The city's proximity to the Wasatch Mountains, world-class ski resorts, and national parks makes it an ideal location for outdoor recreation. The Salt Lake City International Airport is Delta Airlines hub with direct flights to most U.S. cities and direct international flights to a number of major cities. SLC has extensive arts and cultural activities. The area has received international recognition for its light rail system, foodie culture, Sundance Film Festival, professional sports driven downtown renewal, increasing population diversity, and the state will host the 2034 winter Olympics. In 2023, U.S News and World report ranked Salt Lake City as the best place to live in the nation.

Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications

• PhD or Ph.D by July 1st, 2025 in Ethnic Studies and/or related fields
• Application materials (cover letter and/or CV) demonstrate record of commitment to engaging with and supporting various backgrounds and intellectual perspectives in both teaching and research
• Evidence of successful teaching experience and a record of scholarship in fields of Latina/o or Chicana/o studies, Ethnic Studies and/or related fields

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with faculty, staff, and students
• Proficiency in field related language

Applications should include:

• A letter of intent describing the applicant's interest in and preparation for the position
• Curriculum Vita
• Names of three professional references. We will notify candidates prior to contacting references

Applications deadline: Applications will be reviewed as received. Priority deadline is November 1, 2024. Candidates will be considered until the position is filled.

For any questions, please contact the chair of the committee: Dr. Annie Isabel Fukushima at mailto:a.fukushima@utah.edu.

Department: 00007 - Ethnic Studies

City: Salt Lake City, UT

Track: Tenure Track

Close Date:

Open Until Filled: Yes

Requisition Number: PRN01270CF

To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/5640572

All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans' preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran's status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (OEO/AA). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator's office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at:
https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/
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