Instructor - Social Justice and Human Rights

Position Description:

The Social Justice and Human Rights (SJHR) Program at Arizona State University invites applications for a full-time Instructor to teach existing courses for the BA and MA Programs in both the online/digital immersion and campus immersion programs beginning in Fall 2023. The successful candidate will teach 10 courses per year (5-5).

SJHR is a growing interdisciplinary program emphasizing the intersections of theory, method, and practice in the social sciences, and innovative research and engagement around timely and pressing issues. Our recently launched online BA and MA programs currently enroll approximately 200 majors, with an additional 50-60 majors attending our campus programs.

Faculty trained in Anthropology, Political Science, and Sociology collaborate in the development and teaching of online and campus courses that emphasize our combined expertise in the areas of (im)migration, refugees and asylum seekers, humanitarian intervention, gender equity and gender violence, human trafficking, international law and organizations, global justice, and grassroots advocacy and activism. The SJHR Program aligns with the Global Human Rights Hub, a pan-ASU research consortium comprised of working groups in the areas of Migration, Gender, International Law, and Trafficking.

About the School:

The School of Social and Behavioral Sciences is a vibrant school that explores the intersection of human behavior and science. One of three schools situated within ASU’s New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, our unit consists of 85 faculty and eight staff involved in teaching and conducting cutting-edge research to better understand the world through understanding people – their beliefs, stories, cultures, organizations, friends, family, thoughts, hopes, feelings, and actions. A founding premise of the school is that the study of human behavior, social institutions, and culture can be best understood through interdisciplinary perspectives that integrate diverse intellectual and methodological systems of inquiry.

The School of Social and Behavioral Sciences is one of the schools within ASU’s New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. For more information about ASU’s School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, please visit our website at https://newcollege.asu.edu/ssbs. For more information about New College, visit https://newcollege.asu.edu.

ASU is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 80,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.

New College strives to uphold values of cultural and intellectual diversity and to provide a welcoming and inclusive environment where all can thrive, share ideas, and pursue their goals.

Essential Functions of the Position:

Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in-person and online, primarily in the Social Justice and Human Rights programs.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. at time of appointment, in Anthropology, Political Science, Sociology or closely related discipline or interdisciplinary program or field.

Desired Qualifications:  

• Demonstrated teaching excellence at the university level Ability to teach scheduled courses in the BA and MA SJHR programs (often cross-listed with other social sciences), including methods Experience teaching online courses Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including first-generation college students

Application Instructions

Application Deadline: 

The initial application deadline is June 10, 2023 at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.  Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool.  Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received until the position is filled. A background check and official transcripts are required prior to employment. For assistance with your application, or for position-related questions, contact lavonne.morris@asu.edu

Application Procedure:

Only electronic submissions via Interfolio will be reviewed. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please submit all application materials to http://apply.interfolio.com/125893 

Applications must contain:

• Cover letter that addresses the required and desired qualifications Curriculum vitae with contact information, including telephone number and e-mail address One page statement of teaching philosophy Evidence of teaching effectiveness – e.g., student evaluations, syllabi, peer observation, annual evaluations, etc.  Unofficial graduate transcripts Information for three professional references (their position, title, e-mail, phone number); one reference must be from your current employer A statement with specific examples and indication of impact that describes how your teaching interests and experience have intersected with and/or will contribute to matters of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion

ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

A background check is required for employment. Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

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