Assistant Professor of Global Studies

Assistant Professor of Global Studies

Job no: 529427
Work type: Faculty - Tenure Track
Location: Eugene, OR
Categories: Foreign Languages/Linguistics, Humanities, Social Science, International Studies, Instruction

Department: Global Studies (formerly known as International Studies)
Rank: Assistant Professor
Annual Basis: 9 Month
Application Deadline

October 15, 2022; position open until filled
Required Application Materials

Applicants should submit the following:
1) A cover letter describing their research and teaching interests,
2) Curriculum vitae,
3) One-page or less statement outlining their commitment and contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The search committee will request letters of reference and supplemental materials from candidates who advance after the first round of review.

Queries should be addressed to Dr. Jo Weaver, GLBL Search Committee Chair, Department of Global Studies, 5206 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403-5206, ljweaver@uoregon.edu.
Position Announcement

The Department of Global Studies at the University of Oregon seeks a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Global Political Economy to start in Fall 2023. We seek a scholar who holds a Ph.D. in a relevant social science, humanities, or interdisciplinary program by the time of appointment and whose expertise addresses one or more of these areas in qualitative and/or quantitative perspective: economic globalization and its political and social impacts; international political economic institutions and processes; debt, dependency, and the legacies of colonization; and the relationships between global political economy, human development, and development strategies and policies. We are especially interested in candidates who take critical, interdisciplinary, and decolonial approaches to the global political economy; and whose teaching and research complement core foci in our department, including food systems, education, global health and wellbeing, and environment and climate change. In their application materials, candidates should address how their work supports the diversity and equity goals of the department and the university, should describe a robust research agenda, and should demonstrate a high degree of proficiency in a language appropriate for their regional specialization. We particularly welcome applications from scholars who identify with populations historically underrepresented in the academy and/or who have a proven record of mentoring students from underrepresented backgrounds.

The standard teaching load is five courses on the quarter system, with course reductions usual for pre-tenure faculty. In addition to teaching a core undergraduate course, Globalization and the Global Economy, the successful candidate will develop other undergraduate and graduate courses that explore political and economic transformations and their consequences in global comparative and regionally specific perspectives. Global Studies students bring a rich array of backgrounds, identities and experiences to the Department, including but not limited to international students, first-generation students, Dreamers, differently abled and non-traditional students and students from underrepresented ethnic and gender identities. The successful candidate must therefore have a demonstrated ability to work effectively and respectfully with students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds and a strong record of professional activities that contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Department or Program Summary

The Department of Global Studies thrives as an interdisciplinary undergraduate and Master's program with connections across all colleges and schools of the University of Oregon, and is a pivotal component of the new School of Global Studies and Languages. We are known for our curricular and research innovation and ethically informed community engagement. Department faculty and students conduct research fundamentally oriented toward intercultural understanding from their differing social science perspectives. Opportunities exist for research and teaching in connection with the UO's regional research programs and centers, for example in Latin American, African, and Asian Studies. New faculty are supported through the UO's year-long professional development program, access to the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity “bootcamp” program, and a structured departmental mentorship.
Minimum Requirements

• PhD by the time of appointment
  
• Proficiency in a language appropriate to the candidate's geographic area of focus
  
• Ability to teach Globalization and the Global Economy
  
• Successful record of peer-reviewed publications as relevant to level of seniority
  
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
  Preferred Qualifications
  
  
• Proven record of mentoring students from underrepresented backgrounds
  
• Interdisciplinary, critical, and/or decolonial foci in scholarship
  
• Successful record of external support for research as relevant to level of seniority
  About the University
  
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