Faculty Hiring!

Title: Assistant Professor, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies

VP Area: Provost

Department: Critical Race and Ethnic Studies

Employee Classification: Tenure Track Faculty (Full-time)

Appointment Percentage: 100

Months per year: 9

Recruiting Salary Range: The budgeted annual salary that the University reasonably expects to offer this position is $69,348; commensurate with education and experience. The full internal salary range is $69,348 - $73,971.

Is this position eligible for relocation reimbursement or a signing bonus?: Yes

Job Purpose:

The Department of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (CRES) at Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA., invites applications for an assistant professor tenure-track position beginning the fall 2025 semester. Gonzaga University is an internationally prominent university with a faculty dedicated both to innovative teaching and ongoing teaching development and to socially transformative and justice-oriented research. We have a branch campus in Florence, Italy, as well as a robust study abroad program.

Our department seeks an individual with teaching experience and scholarly interests in the fields of Ethnic Studies, Critical Race Studies, American Studies, or related interdisciplinary field. Expectations include teaching introductory and upper-division undergraduate courses as well as supervise and mentor students in upper-division research projects. The Department of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies is a small department founded in 2019 and created because of student activism. CRES currently offers a minor with plans on expanding toward a major in the future. We look forward to collaborating with a colleague who has strong pedagogical abilities, with particular sensitivity to inclusive, equity-minded teaching practices and who has demonstrated experience or interest in teaching and mentoring undergraduate students from a variety of backgrounds and identities, including those historically marginalized in the academy. We value collegiality and have regular interdisciplinary collaboration with affiliate faculty across departments in the College of Arts and Sciences including Communication Studies, English, Film Studies, History, Philosophy, Political Science, and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies.

All members of the department contribute to and participate in student advising, reflective and effective teaching that includes equity, inclusive, and diversity-minded teaching practices, department assessment and evaluation, academic citizenship, program development, and recruiting. The person hired in this position will be able to engage in meaningful critical race/ethnic studies research of their liking. Gonzaga has several strategic initiatives which could further support the experiences of interdisciplinary scholars grounded in critical race and ethnic studies, including those scholars who study race, climate, water, and the environment, critical race and ethnic studies approaches to health sciences, critical race and ethnic studies approaches to data science and algorithmic sciences, and critical approaches to race and sports.

The department welcomes candidates eager to contribute to the College’s goal of inclusive excellence in teaching and to pursue scholarly interest in an environment that values and practices cura personalis, or care for the whole person, for all community members.

To learn more about the College’s commitment to inclusive practices, please visit: https://www.gonzaga.edu/casjobs
For information on Gonzaga University’s mission, please visit: https://www.gonzaga.edu/about/our-mission-jesuit-values/mission-statement
For more information on the Department of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies please visit: https://www.gonzaga.edu/college-of-arts-sciences/departments/critical-race-and-ethnic-studies

Essential Functions:

• Teach a 3-3 course load (equivalent to 18 credits per academic year) on intersectionality and race, race and popular culture, and an introductory course on critical race and ethnic studies.
• Provide supervision and mentoring for student-led research projects in capstone coursework. 
• Advise CRES minors. 
• Hold four office hours per week. 

Minimum Qualifications:

Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies, Critical Race Studies, American Studies, or related interdisciplinary field. ABDs will be considered with the expectation of degree in hand by July 16, 2025.

Evidence of current and future research in critical race and/or ethnic studies.

Evidence of ability to teach Introduction to Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Race and Popular Culture, Racing Space and Place, Intersectionality in CRES, and Race, Resistance, and Resilience, as well as develop and teach courses in their area of specialty.

Evidence of inclusive, equity-minded teaching practices.

Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated excellence and equity in teaching at the undergraduate level (i.e., through course evaluation data, teaching observation reports, sample syllabi, assignments, etc.).

Demonstrated excellence and equity in mentoring students from underrepresented communities.

Demonstrated potential for scholarly productivity (i.e., conference presentation, research statement, works in progress, community-engaged or public scholarship, collaborative work, scholarship of teaching and learning).

Demonstrated commitment to service (community, university, and/or professional).

Educational Requirement:

Terminal Degree

Certifications and/or Licensures:

None

Physical & On-Campus Requirements:

In-Office Presence - Ability to work on-site in typical office setting and participate in in-person meetings with colleagues: 5 days/week

Standing/Sitting - Ability to remain in a stationary position for a prolonged period: Daily (>75% of time)

Walking - Ability to move about on foot to accomplish tasks: Daily (>75% of time)

Lifting/Carrying - Ability to move or transport objects up to a specified weight: Often (50%-75% of time)

Attention to Detail - Ability to focus on detailed tasks for extended periods: Daily (>75% of time)

Problem-Solving - Ability to identify and resolve issues effectively: Daily (>75% of time)

Required Application Materials: Applicants must complete an online application and submit:
(1) a cover letter addressing the required qualifications and job duties with an emphasis on the candidate’s ability to develop courses and engage in reflective teaching practices that emphasize learning in an inclusive environment,
(2) a curriculum vitae,
(3) evidence of teaching effectiveness and teaching equity (sample syllabi, teaching evaluations, and/or teaching philosophy)
(4) copies of undergraduate and/or graduate school transcripts.

Names and contact information for three academic references will be collected for advancing candidates during the interview process. References will be sent a link to upload a confidential letter of recommendation.

For information about the institution, visit Gonzaga on the internet at http://www.gonzaga.edu. For more information about inclusive excellence in the College of Arts and Sciences, visit us at https://www.gonzaga.edu/casjobs. Questions about the position can be directed to Dr. Shalon Parker, Interim Chair of the Department of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, parker@gonzaga.edu.

Review of applications will begin February 28, 2025, open until filled. For assistance with your online application, call 509.313.5996.