Position Overview

The Department of Curriculum & Instruction in the College of Education & Human Development at the University of Minnesota seeks to fill a tenured/tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position. The successful candidate will be a field-shaping arts educator whose expertise in social justice-oriented arts teacher development centers on critical, interdisciplinary approaches to working at the intersections of social identities such as race, gender, languages, social class, and sexuality with a view to enhancing equity in classrooms, schools, and communities.

Strong candidates will have a demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with colleagues and students from a wide range of cultural, disciplinary, and academic backgrounds. The strongest candidates will have an established record of scholarship (commensurate with their career stage) that demonstrates conscientious and innovative ways of positioning the arts as ways of knowing in authentic learning settings, rigorous backgrounds in aesthetic based research methodologies, and success or promise in establishing a rich program of research. Successful candidates will contribute to the department's mission of dismantling injustices in education and challenging systems and structures of oppression by examining critical dimensions of arts learning creating pathways for addressing oppressive educational processes and advancing equity.

This is a 9-month, full-time appointment with a target start date of August 2023. Applicants must have earned a doctorate before the start date in education with prior study in arts education, dance education, theater education, or a related field. Rank is determined at the time of hiring and will be commensurate with experience.

The University of Minnesota encourages a healthy work life balance for employees. CEHD is committed to an excellent employee experience, offering a flexible work environment that meets the needs of students, staff, faculty, and the communities we serve. Flexible work arrangements may include flexibility in schedule and/or work location. All UMN employees are expected to follow applicable public health and safety procedures.

Job Responsibilities

Research (40%)

• Establish and build upon a strong Arts Education research agenda as it relates to equity and social justice
• Establish (or demonstrated potential to establish) record of externally funded projects

Teaching and Advising (40%)

• Teach and advise at both the undergraduate and graduate levels
• Faculty adviser, primarily in the Arts in Education program area, of Ph.D., M.A., and M.Ed. Initial Licensure and Professional Studies students
• Expected load of four courses per academic year with possible summer teaching opportunities available

Service (20%)

• Provide leadership in program area, department, college, and university activities, including service on internal committees and relevant professional organizations (state and national)
• Participate in community service and/or other outreach and public engagement activities