Assistant Professor - Career Track (Teaching) | Comparative Ethnic Studies (Pullman, WA)

About the role

The School of Languages, Cultures, and Race (SLCR) at Washington State University invites applications for an Assistant Professor, Career track (Teaching subtrack) faculty position in Pullman, WA, with a specialty in Comparative Ethnic Studies (CES). This is a fixed-term, nine-month, three-year appointment with possibility of renewal. The workload distribution is 80% teaching and 20% service. The anticipated start date is August 16, 2027. Position is full-time, not eligible for work visa sponsorship. Department: School of Languages, Cultures and Race, College of Arts and Sciences.

Responsibilities

• Teach 12 in-person undergraduate credits per semester
• Courses may include: Hip Hop as a cultural movement; social, cultural, and institutional processes that attach meaning to notions of race and racial differences, especially in U.S.-based corporations; race, ethnicity, and racism within social, cultural, and historical structures and systems in the United States; critical examination of the history, methodology and theoretical concepts of Ethnic Studies; political and cultural practices that define whiteness through history, popular culture and everyday life; global cultural practices rooted in nationalism, colonization, empire-building, racism, ethnic conflict, and class inequality; racial and ethnic diversity of the Pacific Northwest; Black resistance and popular culture; African American literature and film
• Develop undergraduate curriculum
• Serve on committees, including recruitment and retention efforts
• Participate in CES program meetings
• Participate in SLCR faculty meetings

Qualifications

• Completed Ph.D. in Comparative Ethnic Studies or a similar field by appointment date
• Native or near-native fluency in English
• Demonstrated record of successful teaching at a college or university level in foundational and/or introductory courses in Ethnic Studies, Black Studies, and/or related fields
• Demonstrated commitment to student recruitment initiatives
• Demonstrated commitment to student retention and success initiatives
• Demonstrated commitment to, or potential to support, access and opportunity in teaching and service in alignment with WSU’s land grant mission

Pay

9-month Academic Year Salary: $47,000.00 to $52,000.00 | Commensurate with experience and qualifications. In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position. Successful candidates typically begin up to mid-point of the salary range.

Benefits

WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts.

Schedule

Fixed-term, nine-month, three-year appointment with possibility of renewal. Workload distribution: 80% teaching, 20% service. Full-time. Anticipated start date: August 16, 2027.