[Commlist] Tenure-Track Opening in Hip-Hop Studies, Seton Hall University

Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) of Hip-Hop Studies, Seton Hall University

LINK TO POSTING: 
https://jobs.shu.edu/cw/en-us/job/496162/assistant-professor-of-hiphop-studies-tenuretrack-chdcm-open-discipline 
<https://jobs.shu.edu/cw/en-us/job/496162/assistant-professor-of-hiphop-studies-tenuretrack-chdcm-open-discipline> 


Job no: 496162
Full time/Part time: Full-time
Location: South Orange
Categories: Faculty

The College of Human Development, Culture, and Media (CHDCM) at Seton 
Hall University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track 
assistant professor of Hip-Hop Studies with a focus in either 
Educational Studies, Education Leadership, Management & Policy, 
Communication, Media and Arts, or Professional Psychology & Family 
Therapy. The position will begin in August 2024.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The ideal candidate will have the potential for and/or a demonstrated 
record of quality, rigorous, practical, and community-based research 
within the field of Hip-Hop studies as well as across the spectrum of 
Educational Studies, Education Leadership, Management & Policy, 
Communication, Media and Arts, or Counseling/School Psychology. As a new 
innovative faculty line, candidates’ areas of expertise, teaching, and 
research background will determine which department (Educational 
Studies, Education Leadership, Management & Policy, Communication, Media 
and Arts, or Professional Psychology & Family Therapy) they may be 
housed within. The ideal candidate will be instrumental in establishing 
robust collaborations between the Hip-Hop Studies program and other 
departments, such as Educational Studies, Education Leadership, 
Management & Policy, Communication, Media and the Arts, or Professional 
Psychology and Family Therapy. Through these interdisciplinary 
partnerships, the ideal candidate is expected to create a holistic 
educational experience that blends cultural studies, artistic 
expression, and critical media literacy with practical skills and 
theoretical knowledge.

The college seeks applicants with a central commitment to diversity, 
equity, and inclusion (DEI). Ideal candidates, using established and/or 
emerging theoretical and methodological frameworks, will connect DEI 
expertise to Hip-Hop Studies and Educational Studies, Education 
Leadership, Management & Policy, Communication, Media and Arts, or 
Counseling/School Psychology. The candidate should have a terminal 
degree in education or a related field (e.g., psychology, communication, 
cultural studies). We invite candidates with expertise in quantitative, 
qualitative, or mixed methods research. Expertise in and experience with 
critical and creative methods is encouraged. A key role of this position 
will be to support the development of an interdisciplinary Hip-Hop 
Studies Program. As a result, the candidate will be expected to 
collaborate across the college and university to create course offerings 
that will exist as part of the newly developed Hip-Hop Studies program.

This successful applicant will be expected to conduct research, teach 
courses as assigned, engage in department, college, and university 
service, and advise students. The department chairperson may assign 
additional duties when necessary. Note: The below 
responsibilities/qualifications may be specified towards applicants' 
area of expertise (e.g., Education Leadership, Educational Studies, 
Psychology, Communication, Media and the Arts).

About the College and University

Launched in Summer 2023, Seton Hall’s College of Human Development, 
Culture, and Media (CHDCM) embodies the University’s commitment to 
pedagogical innovation, intellectual ferment, and community engagement. 
Uniting scholars and students from four dynamic 
departments—Communication, Media, and the Arts; Education Leadership, 
Management, and Policy; Educational Studies; and Professional Psychology 
and Family Therapy—the College is the new home of cutting-edge, 
transdisciplinary inquiry into the stickiest problems of our time.

The faculty, staff, and students of the College seek to improve the 
human condition by collaborating across distinct fields that uniquely 
complement one another, thereby preparing the next generation of dynamic 
leaders poised to tackle contemporary social challenges and 
opportunities. Expression underpins all facets of the integrated 
College’s portfolio — media as a form of education and artistic 
expression; teaching and learning as modes of creative expression; 
expression and expressibility as critical to counseling and therapeutic 
treatment; and self-expression as a vehicle of social agency. With 
enrollment at approximately 1,550 total students, both graduate and 
undergraduate, CHDCM is the second largest college at Seton Hall 
University, with approximately 70 full time faculty and 125 adjunct faculty.

Seton Hall is located in South Orange, New Jersey, just 14 miles from 
New York City. The University is the oldest Catholic diocesan 
institution of higher education in the United States, and the Carnegie 
Foundation classifies it as a doctoral university. It is home to 
approximately 6,300 undergraduate and 4,700 graduate students from every 
state in the United States and from more than 70 countries around the 
world. Nearly 40 percent of our undergraduates identify themselves as 
students of color, and this figure is increasing with each new 
graduating class. The University also prides itself on supporting first 
generation students, and 98% of our students receive scholarships and 
grants to fund their education. Given this exciting and rich, diverse 
community, Seton Hall pursues academic excellence and ethical 
development in a collaborative environment, and prepares its students to 
be servant leaders in their professional and community lives, capable of 
engaging effectively with diverse populations.

In keeping with Seton Hall’s emphasis upon those historically excluded 
from higher education, the College of Human Development, Culture, and 
Media embraces the value and power of diversity—and the critical 
importance of creating inclusive, welcoming forms of community. 
Reflecting the University’s mission, the College is committed to 
advancing social justice, championing equity and inclusivity, and 
working toward an anti-racist future, free of violence and oppression of 
all kinds. We are especially called by our mission to serve underserved 
communities in and around the Archdiocese of Newark, though we also 
recognize the need to attend to the intersection of the local, national, 
and global in questions of power and access. We therefore commit to 
addressing systemic inequality and injustice of all kinds, and we look 
forward to welcoming new colleagues similarly aligned to this mission.

For more information about the new College of Human Development, 
Culture, and Media, and Seton Hall University, please visit our website, 
https://www.shu.edu/human-development-culture-media/ 
<https://www.shu.edu/human-development-culture-media/>

Required Qualifications:

• An earned doctorate in education or a terminal-related field (e.g., 
psychology, communication, cultural studies).
• A demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion
• A demonstrated record of or potential for publishing 
practical/community-based research in the field of hip-hop studies
• A demonstrated record of or potential for quality teaching at the 
undergraduate and graduate levels
• A demonstrated ability to work/collaborate across academic departments

Desired Qualifications:

• Evidence of successfully designing, conducting, and publishing research
• Evidence of innovative teaching practices and successfully designing 
interdisciplinary courses
• Experience in leadership roles
• Experience mentoring doctoral dissertations
• Experience teaching in nontraditional environments (online and hybrid)
• Experience with grant writing and funding
• Evidence of experience of fieldwork specified to discipline (e.g., 
clinical work)
• Demonstrated expertise in interdisciplinary critical and creative 
methodologies, including (but not limited to) arts-based methods, 
autoethnography, community-based participatory research, and digital 
humanities.

Salary Grade:

FA01 - Faculty

Exempt/Nonexempt: Exempt

Physical Demands: General Office Environment

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Applications should include a cover letter detailing qualifications for 
the position and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion; 
curriculum vitae; the names and emails of three references; and 
unofficial transcript(s) from the highest degree earned.

Inquiries about the position should be sent to the search committee 
chair, Dr. Edmund Adjapong, (Edmund.Adjapong /at/ shu.edu) 
<mailto:(Edmund.Adjapong /at/ shu.edu)>

/Seton Hall University is committed to programs of Equal Employment 
Opportunity (EEO) and the principles of affirmative action./


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