University of Washington - Bothell, School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Legal Studies – Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track (One Full-Time, 9-Month Position)
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Washington, United States |
Position: | Assistant Professor |
~~School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, University of Washington Bothell
Legal Studies, Faculty Search, 2015-16
Legal Studies – Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track (One Full-Time, 9-Month Position)
The School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences (IAS) at the University of Washington Bothell (UWB) seeks dynamic educators capable of integrating research, teaching, and practice in the field of legal studies. Preference will be given to candidate with expertise in one or more of these areas: indigenous studies; environmental justice; discrimination; queer studies; immigration; disability studies. Candidates should be prepared to teach “Introduction to Law” and related courses such as “Public Policy and Law” and “Institutions and Social Change.” Record of teaching excellence, evidence of commitment to working with diverse student and community populations, and PhD or JD or foreign equivalent terminal degree required at time of appointment. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
IAS houses undergraduate and graduate programs, is located in the Seattle metropolitan area, and provides faculty members with access to the research and funding resources of the UW as a whole. IAS houses fourteen undergraduate majors, including degrees in Law, Economics, and Public Policy and Society, Ethics, and Human Behavior. It also offers Master of Arts degrees in Cultural Studies and Policy Studies, and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Poetics. IAS as a whole stresses links among fields and methods of inquiry. UW Bothell has one of the most diverse student populations in Washington State: 64% of our incoming students are underrepresented minorities or first generation college attendees; 35% are Pell Grant eligible; 8% are international. We value engaged scholarship and experiential learning relevant to the diverse student populations and communities we serve. Successful candidates must have a demonstrated commitment to innovative and effective pedagogy, and should be prepared to teach upper-division core courses that introduce students to interdisciplinary inquiry in a portfolio-based undergraduate curriculum.
Diversity is a core value of IAS. We understand diversity as indexing actions undertaken to address relations of power and difference historically characterized by the social exclusion, marginalization, and oppression of one group and the unearned privilege and overvaluation of another. IAS actively works to eliminate barriers and obstacles created by institutional discrimination. Successful candidates will show evidence of meaningful engagement with diversity in previous teaching, mentoring, research, and/or service, and the potential to address questions of diversity in IAS and/or their field.
For more information about IAS, UW Bothell, and the position, go to http://www.uwb.edu/IAS/, or e-mail the search committee chair, Professor Keith Nitta: kanitta@uw.edu. Preferred deadline: 19 October 2015. Applications should include a letter addressing the candidate’s scholarly and pedagogical qualifications for working in IAS; CV; statement of research interests and research sample; evidence of teaching success or teaching dossier, statement about demonstrated commitment to diversity in research, teaching, mentoring, and/or service. Email applications should be sent as one electronic file to uwbiasfs@uw.edu. Three confidential letters of recommendation will be requested of candidates who advance in the search process.
All University of Washington faculty members engage in teaching, research and service. Candidates should expect to teach at all levels of the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. The University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
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~~For more information about IAS, UW Bothell, and the position, go to http://www.uwb.edu/IAS/, or e-mail the search committee chair, Professor Keith Nitta: kanitta@uw.edu. Preferred deadline: 19 October 2015. Applications should include a letter addressing the candidate’s scholarly and pedagogical qualifications for working in IAS; CV; statement of research interests and research sample; evidence of teaching success or teaching dossier, statement about demonstrated commitment to diversity in research, teaching, mentoring, and/or service. Email applications should be sent as one electronic file to uwbiasfs@uw.edu. |
Website: | http://ap.washington.edu/ahr/academic-jobs/position/aa13439/ |
Primary Category: | Law and Legal History |
Secondary Categories: | Ethnic History / Studies Human Rights Public Policy Women, Gender, and Sexuality |
Posting Date: | 09/11/2015 |
Closing Date | 12/10/2015 |