Tenure-Line Position - Assistant Professor - Education, Culture, and Society

Tenure-Line Position - Assistant Professor - Education, Culture, and Society


Location: Philadelphia, PA
Open Date: Sep 29, 2022
Deadline:

The Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Education, Culture, and Society Program.


Qualifications
As part of Penn GSE's institutional commitment to political, democratic, and civic equity in education, and the ECS program’s similar thematic focus, we seek candidates who have strong training in education and related social science and humanities disciplines (such as sociology, political science, anthropology, history, or philosophy) and whose scholarship focuses on the political and critical dimensions of education, broadly defined. Of special interest are scholars whose research addresses issues of race and urban education, gender and sexuality, immigration, critical disability studies or the politics of education, including the role of education in sustaining political and civic discourse and addressing social inequality, in the U.S. and/or internationally. The successful candidate will have strong disciplinary training, demonstrate clear scholarly promise, and will be able to teach courses in the social foundations of education as well as in qualitative and ethnographic methods. We seek an early career scholar with a strong commitment to research, publishing, and graduate teaching and mentoring. Candidates should have their Ph.D. degrees in hand by June 2023.

Penn GSE seeks candidates who, through their research, teaching, and service, will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community. We are strongly committed to Penn’s Action Plan for Faculty Diversity and Excellence and to establishing a more diverse faculty (for more information see: http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v58/n02/diversityplan.html). The University of Pennsylvania is an EOE. Minorities/Women/Individuals with disabilities/Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.


Application Instructions
Please send a letter expressing your interest and qualifications, curriculum vitae, short statement about teaching experience and approach, two representative manuscripts or dissertation chapters, and names of three references (please do not send reference letters at this time).

We will begin reviewing applications on November 1, 2022 and will continue to consider new applications until the position is filled.


To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/114122

The University of Pennsylvania values diversity and seeks talented students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds. The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected class. Questions or concerns about this should be directed to the Executive Director of the Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Programs, University of Pennsylvania, 421 Franklin Building, 3451 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6205; or (215) 898-6993 (Voice) or (215) 898-7803 (TDD).
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