Tenure Track Position in Urban Multicultural Education--Educational Studies - Macalester College

Educational Studies - Macalester College
Tenure Track Position in Urban Multicultural Education

Macalester College invites applications for a tenure-track appointment
as Assistant or Associate Professor of Educational Studies to begin
September 2015. We are seeking candidates with strong interest,
preparation and experience in urban and multicultural education
theory, policy and practice. Candidates should have solid disciplinary
(sociology, anthropology, history, political science, economics,
psychology) or interdisciplinary (curriculum and pedagogy;
social/cultural/historical foundations of education; policy studies in
education) academic training. K-12 teaching or administrative
experience in urban public school settings is required; teaching
experience on the college level desirable. Completion of a PhD,
demonstrated scholarly potential and commitment to undergraduate
teaching in an environment that values diversity, creativity and
social justice are also required.

Responsibilities include teaching courses in urban and multicultural
education spanning the continuum from curriculum and pedagogy to
public policy and reform and reflecting department guiding principles
of integrative theory, engaged inquiry, youth development, pluralism
and equity, and social advocacy. Our new colleague will have
opportunities to design courses that not only engage Educational
Studies majors but also contribute to general education requirements
(e.g. U.S. Identity & Difference) and attract undergraduates from a
wide range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary (e.g. American
Studies, Urban Studies) curricular programs across campus.

Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2014 with fullest
consideration devoted to those received by October 15th. Please upload
a letter of application including a detailed statement of teaching
philosophy and research interests, CV, and three letters of
recommendation to: www.academicjobsonline.org. Questions may be
addressed to Dr. Ruthanne Kurth-Schai, Chair, Educational Studies:
kurthschai@macalester.edu.

Macalester College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college
in the vibrant Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, which has a
population of approximately three million and is home to numerous
colleges and universities, including the University of Minnesota.
Macalester’s diverse student body comprises over 1900 undergraduates
from 49 states and the District of Columbia and over 90 nations. The
College maintains a longstanding commitment to academic excellence
with a special emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and
service to society. We are especially interested in applicants
dedicated to excellence in teaching and research/creative activity
within a liberal arts college community. 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.