UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO – COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES TENURE-TRACK DIVERSITY CLUSTER HIRES
The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of San Diego will hire faculty in three thematic clusters through a multi-year hiring strategy. The clusters are designed to attract a diverse set of scientists, artists, humanists, social scientists, and mathematicians who will participate in campus and community collaborations with interdisciplinary, pedagogical, and community engagement approaches related to one of the clusters listed below.
Clusters- Climate Change & Environmental Justice
- Technology & the Human Experience
- Borders & Social Justice
USD’s Horizon Project includes initiatives to increase the diversity of faculty across all disciplines over the next five years. Each cluster will invite and include teacher-scholars who help build USD’s commitment to supporting faculty underrepresented in their discipline and in the academy. Qualified candidates dedicated to empowering students from underserved communities through teaching, research, creative and pedagogical scholarship, community engagement, service and/or mentoring are strongly encouraged to apply. Scholars of discovery, integration, engagement, and pedagogy are all important to the USD community.
Cluster DetailsClimate Change & Environmental Justice: Candidates from disciplinary perspectives may engage with questions about the impact of climate change on humanity, the environment, public policy, and the arts. Successful applicants will teach classes within their disciplinary expertise. Department curricular needs details are in the department-specific information linked below.
Technology & the Human Experience: Applicants with a promising program of research in the study of Technology and the Human Experience to prepare students to design, create, regulate and implement accessible and bias-free technologies for a diverse world. Successful applicants will teach classes within their disciplinary expertise. Department curricular needs details are in the department-specific information linked below.
Borders & Social Justice: Candidates with expertise in challenging and contesting the concept of borders as social, political, cultural, and physical constructs. Successful applicants will teach classes within their disciplinary expertise. Department curricular needs details are in the department-specific information linked below.
Departments ParticipatingWe aim to assemble a cohort of teacher-scholars who contribute to USD’s diversity and excellence through teaching, scholarship, service, and collaboration. Based on teaching and research expertise, candidates will apply to one of the listed departments. Faculty will be reviewed through the rank and tenure process within their academic department and encouraged to participate in interdisciplinary collaborations facilitated by the cluster. The College will support interdisciplinary opportunities through professional development, teaching reassigned time, writing retreats, casual lunches, and teaching and research grant opportunities linked to the cluster. Faculty members are expected to work within one of these interdisciplinary clusters to build opportunities for faculty/student collaboration and to promote interdisciplinary strengths within the undergraduate core curriculum. A college-wide mentoring program will support new faculty throughout the tenure process.
- Communication: Human Communication
- Communication: Organizational Communication/Public Relations
- Ethnic Studies
- Languages, Cultures, and Literatures
- Neuroscience, Cognition and Behavior
- Psychological Sciences
Please visit the University of San Diego, College of Arts and Sciences faculty hiring page and click on the discipline you are interested in to apply. Candidates are asked to submit the following materials. Most positions will be hired at the Assistant Professor level. Specific deadlines are outlined in the department ads.
- Letter of application, include reference to the cluster(s) of interest
- Curriculum vitae
- Teaching Statement and a sample syllabus
- Research Statement and a sample of scholarly or creative work
- Diversity statement, addressing A) values with respect to diversity, equity, and inclusion; B) experience working with minoritized populations and/or on issues affecting diverse populations; C) plans related to diversity and inclusion in teaching and research
- Contact information for three references who will be sent a link to upload letters
- Hold an advanced degree, preferably a doctorate or other terminal degree. ABD candidates will be considered on a case-by-case basis
- Have demonstrated a commitment to teaching and research, mentoring undergraduates, and fostering a climate of inclusion and diversity
The College of Arts and Sciences and the University of San Diego are committed to the Catholic intellectual tradition, free inquiry, diversity and inclusion, ethical conduct, and compassionate service. The University is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, age, disability, medical condition, veteran status, genetic information, or other characteristic protected by law. USD offers same-sex domestic partner benefits. Final candidates will complete a pre-employment background check.
The University of San Diego sits on the Indigenous homeland of the Kumeyaay people. USD welcomes people of all faith traditions and backgrounds. The university seeks to foster the development of engaged global citizens and to address humanity’s urgent challenges.
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