[Commlist] Assistant Professor of Critical Race Studies Position at George Mason University

George Mason University is hiring an Assistant Professor of Critical 
Race Studies to teach in the Cultural Studies PhD Program, the 
Philosophy Department, and the Women and Gender Studies Program. See the 
full job at <https://jobs.gmu.edu/postings/49041 
<https://jobs.gmu.edu/postings/49041>> — details also posted below.

*Tenure Track Assistant or Associate Professor*

The George Mason University College of Humanities and Social Sciences 
(CHSS) invites applications for an interdisciplinary full-time, 
tenure-line position (assistant or associate level) with a research and 
teaching specialty in critical race studies, and an emphasis on how race 
and racialization interact with other forms of socially constructed 
identities, including but not limited to, gender, sexuality, class, and 
disability. George Mason University has a strong institutional 
commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its 
faculty and staff, and strongly encourages candidates to apply who will 
enrich Mason’s academic and culturally inclusive environment.

*Position Description:*

This position is a part of the College of Humanities and Social 
Science’s diversity cluster hire initiative designed to create a cohort 
of faculty across departments whose scholarship focuses on issues 
related to inequalities; underrepresented regions and languages of the 
world; underserved, vulnerable populations; race, racism, and 
antiracism; and intersectional approaches to the study of difference, 
diversity, discrimination, and social justice. This cohort will 
contribute to interdisciplinary programs and enhance the mentorship of a 
diverse student population. The College and the University are committed 
to providing a robust structure to support this cohort of 
interdisciplinary positions and those who hold them. Agreements will be 
worked out to ensure an equitable and just allocation of teaching and 
service responsibilities across participating units.

We seek applicants whose work addresses such matters as environmental 
racism; connections between racial formations and capitalism; 
indigeneity; blackness and the afterlives of slavery; whiteness, 
colonialism, and decolonization; neoliberalism; or the prison-industrial 
complex. Disciplinary training is open. Preference will be given to 
approaches in the critical Humanities, including critical race studies, 
cultural studies, gender/sexuality/queer theory, media, globalization, 
articulation theory; or in philosophical approaches that connect 
directly with one or more of these fields.

The appointment will begin in August 2021.

*Home Department:*

  * Departmental home in Cultural Studies, Philosophy, or Women and
    Gender Studies, to be determined based on disciplinary expertise of
    candidate;
  * 2:2 teaching load, with releases as appropriate for administrative 
work.

*Responsibilities:*

  * Sustain an active program of scholarly research in their areas of
    expertise, produce peer-reviewed publications, and participate in
    professional organizations and societies;
  * Complement existing faculty expertise in critical race studies and
    intersecting areas;
  * Contribute to interdisciplinary research and teaching collaborations
    within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences;
  * Teach courses in the BA and MA programs in Philosophy and/or Women
    and Gender Studies, and/or the PhD program in Cultural Studies, and
    develop new courses that will expand the College’s offerings and
    serve students in related disciplines;
  * Mentor undergraduate and graduate student research; serve on thesis,
    field, and dissertation committees;
  * Advise students and contribute to the College’s commitment to
    fostering a diverse and inclusive academic community.

*Required Qualifications:*

  * Ph.D. in relevant field with evidence of completion by August 2021;
  * Area of specialization: critical race studies;
  * Demonstrable potential for excellence in scholarship and in graduate
    and undergraduate teaching.

*Preferred Qualifications:*

  * Teaching expertise in areas that complement existing teaching
    capacity in at least two of the participating units (Cultural
    Studies, Philosophy, Women and Gender Studies);
  * A commitment to activism, community engagement, and/or public-facing
    scholarship that reaches beyond the classroom to the wider community.

*Information about the University and College:*

George Mason University is a Carnegie Tier 1 Research [R1] university 
located in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, and is the 
largest public university in the state of Virginia, with the most 
diverse student body in the state.

In the summer of 2020, the Presidential Initiative on Anti-Racism and 
Inclusive Excellence (ARIE) was established to ensure that George Mason 
University creates an inclusive and equitable campus environment in 
which every member of our community, without exception, is valued, 
supported, and experiences a sense of belonging. The primary purpose of 
this initiative is to position the university to become a national 
exemplar of anti-racism and inclusive excellence through its own 
reconciliation work.

To ensure the greatest collective impact, the work of the task force is 
anchored in the scholarly, teaching and learning, and administrative 
expertise that exists within Mason’s colleges and schools around issues 
of diversity, inclusion, equity and social justice, conflict resolution 
and analysis, and the histories and social identities of individuals 
from marginalized groups.

The Programs in Cultural Studies and Women and Gender Studies and the 
Department of Philosophy at Mason are committed to excellence in 
teaching and research across diverse perspectives and disciplinary lines.

Each of these departments or programs collaborates with one another and 
with many other departments and units including African and African 
American Studies, Economics, Global Affairs, the Carter School for Peace 
and Conflict Resolution, and the Schar School of Policy and Government, 
as well as the Center for Climate Change Communication and the Institute 
for a Sustainable Earth.

  * The PhD program in Cultural Studies was the first standalone
    Cultural Studies PhD program in the US.
  * The Philosophy department is home to the Institute for Philosophy
    and Public Policy (IPPP) and to faculty who work on pressing issues
    of public and global concern, including climate change,
    international criminal law, global health justice, bioethics, and
    philosophies of race and gender.
  * The program in Women and Gender Studies is based on an integrated,
    co-curricular model, serving as both an academic unit in the College
    of Humanities and Social Sciences and as a student affairs unit in
    University Life. Its undergraduate minor in LGBTQ studies was one of
    the first in the state.
  * George Mason University has recently chartered a Center for
    Humanities Research, which will both support faculty research
    through study leaves, and serve as an intellectual hub on campus.


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