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Location: Winona, MN

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Employment Condition: Probationary/Tenure-Track (9 Month Appointment)

Job Description:

•  Teach introductory and midlevel courses in comparative race and ethnic studies in addition to upper-level ethnic studies seminars. 
• Engage in scholarly research or creative achievement to enhance knowledge in the interdisciplinary field of Ethnic Studies.
• Provide evidence of continuing preparation and study in the field to enhance teaching abilities and other professional contributions to the field of Ethnic Studies including the WSU Ethnic Studies program
• Contribute to student growth and development including student advising with a particular emphasis on supporting marginalized student populations.
• Provide service to the university and community, which may include the program, department, college, university and greater intellectual or other communities

Required Qualifications:

•  Earned PhD in Ethnic Studies or a closely related field by date of appointment.
• Experience teaching college-level courses in Ethnic Studies and/or on U.S. experiences of race 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Research experience focusing on U.S. experiences of race, especially using a diaspora/immigration/transnationalism framework
• Ability to teach Ethnic Studies Courses in one or more related subfields, including African American Studies, Chican@/Latin@ Studies, and American Indian/Native American Studies 
• Critical intersectional approaches to teaching and/or research 
• Institutional and/or community diversity/equity/inclusion service and/or teaching experience 
• Racial justice community/institutional/academic discipline engagement and leadership service experience
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching and support for student development

Other Requirements:

About:

• The WSU Ethnic Studies Program is currently housed in the Department of Political Science, Public Administration, and Ethnic Studies, and has 30+ undergraduate minors 
• Typical WSU teaching assignments consist of four courses per semester (24 credits/year), with a mix of upper- and lower-level undergraduate courses. 
• Successful candidates will need to earn tenure at WSU regardless of rank at hire.
• Founded in 1858, Winona State University is a teaching-focused public university with about 6500 students. It is a predominantly white institution; Hmong and Latina/o/x populations reside in the area, and WSU also draws Somali American, Sudanese American, and South Asian American students. 
• The WSU faculty are unionized; the union includes a Faculty of Color Caucus, an LGBTQ+ Caucus, and a Women's Caucus whose purpose is to advocate for better working conditions for marginalized faculty within the union and our institutions. 
• Founded in 1858, Winona State University is the oldest member of the Minnesota State System of colleges and universities. Today WSU serves approximately 6500 undergraduate and graduate students across two campuses in Winona and Rochester, Minnesota.  Winona State was the highest ranked public institution in Minnesota in the 2022 U.S. News & World Report's