Assistant Professor of Community and Justice Studies September 3rd 2024
Tagged: Community and Justice Studies

ROLE TITLE: Assistant Professor in Community and Justice Studies

POSITION REPORTS TO: Community and Justice Studies Department

Summary of Position

The Community and Justice Studies Department (COMJ) at Allegheny College invites applications for a tenure track, assistant professor beginning in August 2025. COMJ is a critically conscious, cutting edge, interdisciplinary endeavor that grew with support from faculty and staff across a variety of curricular and co-curricular programs. Additionally, the department was also created as a result of grassroots student organizing. As one of few academic departments in the nation with this unique title, Community & Justice Studies exposes students to both theoretical and practical approaches to lifelong learning. COMJ's goal is to create Allegheny students who are critical citizens. Critical citizens are defined as individuals who commit to ethical civic action while engaging in critical analysis of social structures. Critical citizens interrogate, both within themselves and society, the forms of structural oppression, injustices, and privilege that limit participation in public life and decision-making.

The ideal candidate for this position is an individual (with at least 2 years of college/university experience) with expertise in two or more of the following areas: community organizing, global justice initiatives, reform movements, racial theory and justice, and/or critical civic engagement. This teacher-scholar could also contribute to our two academic minors, Black Studies and Education Studies, both of which have deeply rooted histories at the College. The ideal candidate for this position would possess expertise in at least one of those fields of study.

As a teaching intensive institution, full-time faculty are asked to deliver 6 courses per academic year. Teaching responsibilities for this position include an introductory course on the foundations of Community & Justice Studies, a critical theory course, and a junior seminar course that teaches students about research methods in community and justice studies. Faculty are also active participants in a holistic advising model at the College whereby faculty support senior Allegheny students as they complete their comprehensive project at the conclusion of their undergraduate careers.

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THE HIRING PROCESS

Applications are welcome from all Ph.D. fields for this position, including but not limited to: American Studies, Education, Black Studies, Ethnic Studies, Sociology, Gender Studies, International Studies, and Justice Studies. Candidates are expected to have a Ph.D. in hand. The deadline for applications is November 15th, 2024. In order to apply, please submit a Letter of Interest, C.V., Teaching Statement, and contact information for three references electronically to
employment@allegheny.edu

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ALLEGHENY COLLEGE

Allegheny College, founded in 1815, is one of the nation's oldest and most innovative four-year colleges where multidisciplinary learning breaks the conventional mold. It is one of the few colleges in the United States with a unique requirement to choose both a major and minor for graduation, to provide students with a cross-disciplinary path in the sciences and humanities for educational depth and intellectual growth. Located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Allegheny College is one of 44 colleges featured in Loren Pope's "Colleges That Change Lives." In its 2025 rankings, U.S. News & World Report recognized Allegheny College as one of the country's 100 top national liberal arts colleges - and including in the top 25 Undergraduate Teaching, Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects, First-Year Experience, and Senior Capstone.

Allegheny's undergraduate residential education prepares students for successful, meaningful lives by promoting students' intellectual, moral, and social development and encouraging personal and civic responsibility. Allegheny's faculty and staff combine high academic standards and a commitment to the exchange of knowledge with a supportive approach to learning. Graduates are equipped to think critically and creatively, write clearly, speak persuasively, and meet challenges in a diverse, interconnected world. Allegheny College is deeply committed to creating an inclusive community that actively challenges racism, sexism, heterosexism, religious bigotry, and other forms of bias (see Allegheny College Statement of Community).

Allegheny College is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity. The College does not discriminate, and will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, creed, national/ethnic origin, ancestry, veterans, handicap or disability as those terms are defined under applicable law, or members of other underrepresented groups.

Allegheny College is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact the Director of Human Resources

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posted 9/3/2024