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Assistant or Associate Professor of Critical Approaches to History of Education
Position overview
Position titles:Assistant Professor of Critical Approaches to History of Education
Associate Professor of Critical Approaches to History of Education
Application Window
Open date: November 14, 2024
Next review date: Wednesday, Jan 8, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Monday, Jun 30, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The School of Education (SOE) at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant or tenured Associate Professor of Critical Approaches to History of Education. The position will commence on July 1, 2025, or as negotiated.
Our Program, School, and University
The UCR School of Education (SOE) is a growing community that serves both undergraduate and graduate students. Located in a region rich in racial, cultural, and linguistic diversity, SOE serves majority Students of Color with a high percentage of working class and first-generation college students, and boasts the most diverse faculty of a School of Education in the UC system. Divided into area groups devoted to higher education, leadership and policy, social, cultural, linguistic, and racial analysis, learning theory, school psychology, and special education, our collective mission is to advance equitable and transformative educational systems and practices that are reflective of and responsive to our local racially and economically diverse communities. [https://education.ucr.edu/about/mission]
UCR is a member of the American Association of Universities (AAU). A Minority Serving Institution, and ranks among the top public universities for Making a Public Impact (No. 20, Princeton Review). It was also 1st among public universities in the U.S. for social mobility four years in a row. UCR has several designations, which underscore its commitments to inclusion, equity and diversity, including being a Hispanic Serving Institution and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution (AANAPISI). As the only public research university in diverse inland Southern California, UCR’s School of Education is positioned to shape effective leaders of education for historically and multiply marginalized young people locally and across the state. [https://www.ucr.edu/]
Position Description
We are seeking an Assistant or Associate Professor whose scholarship takes a critical approach to a history of education, centering how systems of education have impacted historically, racially marginalized communities in the U.S. (e.g., Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Black, Latina/o/e, Chicana/o/x, Indigenous communities). We are open to scholars who come from a range of (inter)disciplinary backgrounds, including History, Ethnic Studies, American Studies, and Education. We are interested in applicants who engage disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and/or transdisciplinary methods; with preference for scholars who 1) recognize the complex articulations of race, gender, sexuality, dis/ability, racial capitalism, and/or coloniality through systems of marginalization, displacement, institutional violence, and oppressive power; and 2) study the liberatory possibilities of education in its various forms.
The hire would be joining an interdisciplinary program of scholars who currently examine issues of power and in/equity in education through focal areas including, race and Ethnic Studies, raciolinguistics/linguistics, gender, migrant education, and prison education. In addition to a robust research agenda and training of doctoral students in critical approaches to history of education, the scholar would be expected to teach courses focused on History/Histories of Education to master’s and doctoral students, as well as to undergraduate students in the Education, Society, and Human Development. This could include campus-wide courses, and/or courses in our teacher education or higher education M.Ed. programs.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualifications (required at time of application):
● Ph.D. in Education, Ethnic Studies, Public History, American Studies, History, or a related field.
● Scholarship takes a critical approach to a History of Education, centering how systems of education have impacted historically, racially marginalized communities in the U.S (e.g. Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Black, Latina/o/e, Chicana/o/x, Indigenous communities)
● Takes a social-structural analysis of educational in/equity and in/justice, with an asset-based focus on racially and multiply marginalized communities
● Has potential for a robust and impactful publication record (New Assistant) or has evidence of a robust and impactful publication record (Advanced Assistant/Associate)
● Has experience working effectively with diverse and historically marginalized students
Preferred Qualifications
Engages their work in applied ways (e.g., with K-12 educators, in teacher education, or within community-based contexts)
Inquiries about the position should be directed to the search committee chair, Rita Kohli (rita.kohli@ucr.edu).
Interested candidates should submit an electronic application to https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF02022. Review of applicants will begin January 8, 2024, and may continue until the position is filled.
School: https://education.ucr.edu/
Qualifications
● Ph.D. in Education, Ethnic Studies, Public History, American Studies, History, or a related field.
● Scholarship takes a critical approach to a History of Education, centering how systems of education have impacted historically, racially marginalized communities in the U.S (e.g. Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Black, Latiné, Indigenous communities)
● Takes a social-structural analysis of educational in/equity and in/justice, with an asset-based focus on racially and multiply marginalized communities
● Has a robust and impactful publication record
● Has experience working effectively with diverse and historically marginalized students
Engages their work in applied ways (e.g., with K-12 educators, in teacher education, or within community-based contexts)
Application Requirements by Level
Assistant Professor
Position title: Assistant Professor of Critical Approaches to History of Education
Interested candidates should submit an electronic application to https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF02022. Review of applicants will begin January 8, 2025, and may continue until the position is filled.
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Research
Statement of Teaching Philosophy
Statement of Past and/or Planned Future Contributions to Advancing Diversity and Inclusive Excellence - In a “Statement of Past and/or Planned Future Contributions to Advancing Diversity and Inclusive Excellence”, we ask applicants to describe their past and/or potential future contributions to promoting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, which is a key requirement of the role of every faculty member and administrator at UCR. There are numerous ways to contribute, and a commitment to this part of our mission can be reflected through research, teaching, supervision, mentoring, community engagement, service, and any of the other varied activities that are a part of an academic career.
Recent Teaching Evaluations
- 3-5 letters of reference required
Applicants will be asked to name references, and the applicant must request letters to complete their application.
Associate Professor
Position title: Associate Professor of Critical Approaches to History of Education
Interested candidates should submit an electronic application to https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF02022. Review of applicants will begin January 8, 2025, and may continue until the position is filled.
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Research
Statement of Teaching Philosophy
Statement of Past and/or Planned Future Contributions to Advancing Diversity and Inclusive Excellence - In a “Statement of Past and/or Planned Future Contributions to Advancing Diversity and Inclusive Excellence”, we ask applicants to describe their past and/or potential future contributions to promoting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, which is a key requirement of the role of every faculty member and administrator at UCR. There are numerous ways to contribute, and a commitment to this part of our mission can be reflected through research, teaching, supervision, mentoring, community engagement, service, and any of the other varied activities that are a part of an academic career.
Recent Teaching Evaluations
- 4-6 required (contact information only)
Applicants should include information for at least 4 people who can be contacted for letters of recommendation. References will be contacted if the applicant advances to the shortlist.
Help contact: victoria.anaya@ucr.edu
About UC Riverside
The University of California, Riverside is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. UCR is a member institution of the American Association of Universities (AAU) as well as the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities (HSRU). Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status.
For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy please visit: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-035.pdf.
For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, State, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.