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California State Polytechnic University Pomona: Theatre and New Dance, Assistant Professor of Latinx Theatre
The Department of Theatre & New Dance invites applications for a full-time, tenure track Assistant Professor of Latinx Theatre beginning in the 2022-23 academic year. The Department of Theatre and New Dance provides opportunities within a diverse and inclusive environment to explore and develop meaningful, innovative ideas that engage the interdependence of process and creation. Students develop critical thinking and disciplinary excellence through experiential learning, collaboration, and interdisciplinary practices to prepare them to be current and relevant artists. Students work within established and experimental processes using trends in new technologies, community, and contemporary performance practices.
Responsibilities will include teaching courses in Latinx Theatre, theatre history, literature & theory, and curriculum development in the area of Latinx Theatre and its intersection with Ethnic Studies. The successful candidate may engage in the creative work of the Department, including directing, dramaturgy, student production mentorship, performance, design, etc., depending on area of expertise. Responsibilities will also include participation in university, college, and department governance, student academic advising, career mentorship, committee work, and scholarly/creative activities. Finalists will be required to appear for an interview and deliver a fifty-minute classroom presentation.
The new faculty member will be a part of the Ethnic Studies Affinity Faculty and will have the opportunity to engage with a new and permanent Office of Ethnic Studies Affinity Teaching and Scholarship. This is a space for collaboration across disciplines and methodological vantage points, mentorship, and professional development programming. The Ethnic Studies Affinity Faculty, and the resources to support them, are a key element of CPP’s ongoing efforts to ensure the flourishing of our diverse students and faculty and be the leading inclusive polytechnic university in the nation.
Qualifications
Minimum requirements:
- Ph.D., DFA or MFA in Theatre, Performance Studies, or related field. Terminal degree must be earned by the start of the appointment.
- A Student Success Statement that demonstrates your commitment and record of contributions through applicant’s teaching, scholarship, or service, by addressing at least two of the inclusive excellence criteria listed above. (Limit to 2 pages)
- College teaching experience (instructor of record or teaching assistant) and/or professional theatre experience.
- Ability to develop and teach a general education course that meets the requirements for Area F Ethnic Studies courses, such as Latinx Theatre.
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, creative activities, teaching and/or service and work as well as experience working in an inclusive environment in a collegial manner.
- Demonstrated ability to promote the educational equity goals of the University
Preferred/Desired Qualifications:
- Ability to teach courses and develop curricula in one or more of these areas: Dramatic Literature, Text Analysis,Theatre History, or courses cross-listed with Ethnic Studies
- Ability to engage in the creative work of the Department
Application Instructions
A completed online application will consist of the following:
- A completed application form available at: https://www.cpp.edu/faculty-affairs/documents/acadapplication_feb2017.pdf
- A curriculum vitae
- A Student Success Statement (refer to criteria above: “Inclusive Excellence Criteria”)
- An unofficial transcript showing highest degree earned (official transcripts will be required of finalists)
- Three letters of reference written within the past two years
- Two additional names, addresses and telephone numbers of references
- A statement of teaching philosophy
- Application instructions can be found, completed and submitted through Interfolio
- The position is open until filled. First consideration will be given to completed applications received no later than December 13, 2021. All materials can and should be submitted via Interfolio.
Conditions of Employment:
The person offered this position is required to pass a background check.
Please direct inquiries (electronic only) to Chair of The Department of Theatre & New Dance, Bernardo Solano (bsolano@cpp.edu)
Cleveland State University Poetry Center: Anisfield-Wolf Fellowship in Writing & Publishing
FELLOWSHIP DESCRIPTION
The Cleveland State University Poetry Center is accepting applications for the Anisfield-Wolf Fellowship in Writing & Publishing, a two-year postgraduate fellowship that offers an emerging writer time to work toward a first or second book and professional experience teaching creative writing and engaging in community-oriented literary work in collaboration with the CSU Poetry Center.
The fellowship will encompass two academic-year (9-month) residencies of 30 hours per week, divided between writing, teaching one creative writing course per semester (for a total of four classes over two years), and engaging in publishing and community outreach work with the Poetry Center (for no more than ten hours per week). Publishing work may include reading manuscripts during acquisitions periods and attending editorial meetings; outreach work may include teaching a one-time community workshop, hosting a reading or colloquium at the Poetry Center, and/or contributing to local literary events.
The CSU Poetry Center is a 60-year-old independent nonprofit press that publishes 2–5 books of contemporary poetry, prose, and translation each year. The Poetry Center also hosts the Lighthouse Reading Series and the NEOMFA Writers at Work Colloquium and serves as a teaching lab for students at Cleveland State University and within the NEOMFA Program. The Fellow will be a two-year employee of the CSU English department. The salary is $42,000 per year with health insurance and benefits.
This fellowship is named for and supported by the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, which honor literature that confronts racism and explores the rich diversity of human cultures. These are administered through the Cleveland Foundation. Through the creation of this fellowship, the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards and the CSU Poetry Center support writers from backgrounds and with perspectives historically underrepresented in publishing and the teaching of creative writing. By providing teaching experience and professional development opportunities, the fellowship also aims to help address the longstanding lack of diversity in the US publishing, editing, and academic workforces.
Apply here through January 14, 2022. Questions? Write h.plum [at] csuohio [dot] edu.
CSU POETRY CENTER DIRECTORS
Caryl Pagel, Director
Hilary Plum, Associate Director (Interim Director, AY 2021/2022)
CURRENT AND PREVIOUS FELLOWS
Kamden Hilliard (2020–2022)
Leila Chatti (2018–2020)
ANISFIELD-WOLF FELLOWSHIP ADVISORY BOARD
Hayan Charara, Andrea Lawlor, Janice Lee, Adrian Matejka, and Prageeta Sharma
ABOUT ANISFIELD-WOLF
Cleveland poet and philanthropist Edith Anisfield Wolf established the book awards in 1935 in honor of her father, John Anisfield, and husband, Eugene Wolf, to reflect her family’s passion for social justice and the rich diversity of human cultures. Founded with a focus on combating racism in America, the Anisfield-Wolf Awards today maintain that commitment to equity and justice in an expanded, global context. Recent winners, for example, have also addressed religious identity, immigrant experiences, LGBTQ+ history, and the lives of people with disabilities. More info at www.anisfield-wolf.org.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
1. MFA in creative writing
2. Demonstrated progress toward a first or second book in any genre of creative writing
3. Strong interpersonal and communication skills
4. Potential to teach writing at the college level
5. Potential to complete community outreach work
6. Ability to contribute to the diversity, cultural sensitivity, and excellence of CSU and its surrounding community
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
1. Strong record of significant creative publication
2. Experience teaching creative writing at the college level
3. Experience in arts engagement/outreach projects with underserved communities
4. Demonstrated interest in small-press publishing
REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS
1. Cover letter describing your qualifications for the fellowship, including a description of your commitment to a fellowship with a focus on diversity in literary publishing and the teaching of creative writing
2. Teaching statement (1–2 pages), addressing your approach to teaching introductory and upper-level creative writing courses in a public university
3. Writing Sample (15–20 pgs max.), any genre of creative writing
4. CV
5. Names and contact information for three references
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN THROUGH JANUARY 14, 2022. APPLY HERE.
XVI Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Conference: Call for Proposals
CFP: XVI Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Conference
La Politiquera: Recovering Politics/Recovering Political Voices
We are pleased to announce the XVI Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Conference will convene virtually April 7-9, 2022. The meeting theme, La Politiquera: Recovering Politics/Recovering Political Voices, seeks to highlight voices in the archives that chronicle the agency of individuals and communities in navigating complex political environments and events, especially in the context of barred access to democratic institutions such as the courts and voting. What counts as politics when communities are deemed unrecognizable as a legitimate, enfranchised citizenry? Apart from the politics that appear in contesting the settler policies of a white, nationalist, Anglophone hegemony, what are other debates, controversies and ideologies that inform recovered archives? How do scholars approach and assess archives when politics in the past often underwrote issues, social practices and belief systems our communities no longer uphold?
Archivists, librarians, linguists, historians, critics, theorists and community members are invited to share examples of the legacy they are recovering, preserving and making available of Hispanic peoples—whether residents, immigrants or exiles—of the United States over the past centuries. We seek papers and posters in either English or Spanish that highlight these many contributions, but also offer critical ways to rethink issues of agency, gender, sexualities, race/ethnicity, environmental justice, class and power.
Recently, the end date for Recovery research and topics was adjusted to 1980 in order to give scholars, archivists, linguists and librarians the stimulus needed to begin the recovery of the documentary legacy of the 1960s and 1970s. In light of the vulnerability of the civil rights archives from these decades, we encourage papers that make use of archival research that provoke a revision of established literary interpretations and/or historiographies. Papers or posters on locating, preserving and making accessible political documents generated by Latinas/os/x in those two decades, and from prior centuries, are welcome.
We invite proposals on the following themes:
● Digital Humanities
● Analytical studies of recovered authors and/or texts
● Critical, historical and theoretical approaches to recovered texts
● Curriculum development: integrating recovered texts into teaching at university and K-12 levels
● Religious thought and practice
● Environmental justice as documented prior to 1980
● Folklore/oral histories
● Historiography
● Language, translation, bilingualism and linguistics
● Library and information science
● Social implications and cultural analyses
● Collections and archives: accessioning and critical archive studies
● Documenting the long road/struggle toward equality
● 1960-1980 only movement(s)-related research
We welcome general audiences, including graduate students. Undergraduate students are encouraged to submit proposals for poster presentations. A limited number of student bursaries may be available.
Submit your name, affiliation and 250-word abstract for presentations/posters by email to apprec@central.uh.edu by February 1, 2022.
Manos a la obra: Pre-conference Workshops on Digital Humanities and Archives
April 1, 2022
Additionally, the XVI Recovery Conference will offer two US Latino Digital Humanities (USLDH; #usLdh) pre-conference workshops open to conference attendees and members of the public. The workshop themes are: 1) Using archives for digital scholarship (theory, overview of applications, project and data management) and 2) Hands-on introduction to Digital Humanities (digital timelines, story maps and digital collections). Pre-registration is required, limited spots are available.
For details, visit https://artepublicopress.com/conference or email us at apprec@central.uh.edu.
Humanities Education and Research Association:”Only Connect’: Sites of Inclusion, Seclusion and Transformative Change and Creativity”
The mission of the organization is to promote the worldwide study, teaching and understanding of the humanities across a range of disciplines, including ancient and modern languages and literatures, written or oral history, philosophy and religion, the visual arts and architecture as well as the performing arts, including theater, dance, and music, media, including film, television, and the Internet. HERA also promotes related fields such as archeology, anthropology, ethnic studies, women’s studies, and history of science and engineering. HERA focuses support the application of the humanities to the human environment with particular attention to reflecting our diverse heritage, traditions, and history and to the relevance of the humanities to the current conditions of national life. Our conference encourages the interchange of research and the scholarships of knowledge, teaching and service in the humanities through conferences, publications, and related activities in a worldwide context. In addition, to provide additional forums for the exchange of ideas regarding humanities education in schools, colleges and universities, libraries and museums, and other contexts.
Virtual conference will be hosted by University of Houston, Downtown in partnership with the University of Texas at El Paso via Zoom
Conference Program: (Pending)
Proposal Submission Deadline: January 25, 2022
XXVI Juan Bruce-Novoa Mexican Studies Conference – Call for Proposals: Soundscapes of México
The Department of Spanish & Portuguese at U.C. Irvine and U.C. Mexicanistas announce the twenty-sixth Mexican Studies Conference to be held on April 28-30, 2022. This conference brings together academics from Mexico, the U.S., and other parts of the world who are conducting research on related themes. After two years of silence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this conference will study and celebrate the various Soundscapes of México. Unless circumstances change, our conference will be in-person. All participants must show proof of vaccination. Our primary goal is to examine how both oral and auditory traditions can lead us to reflect in innovative ways on sensory experiences, embodied memories, as well as suggest new forms of creation, experimentation, and critique.
We encourage submissions from across disciplines, including but not limited to: literary, visual, media, and performance studies, as well as sound studies, history, and anthropology. We are particularly, but not exclusively, interested in papers or panels that address the following themes:
• Spoken word
• Oral traditions
• Sound and indigeneity
• Music—composition, representation, reception
• Radio, podcasting
• Sound and film
• Dance, performance, and other embodied interpretations of sound
• Textual representations of sound
• Dissonances
• Silences
Keynote Speakers TBA.
GUIDELINES
Papers should be written in either Spanish or English. Presentations are limited to no more than 20 minutes (8 pages double-spaced). If you are interested in reading an original paper, please submit a 200-word abstract electronically by the deadline of Monday, January 31, 2022. Proposals should be submitted via Google Forms: submit your abstract HERE. Include the following information: Title of the presentation, name of the participant, affiliation, academic status, short-bio, telephone number, and email. If you have any problems with the submission process, please email: ucimexconf@gmail.com The selection committee will respond to all proposals by Monday, February 28, 2022.
REGISTRATION
This year’s conference fees will be $45 US DLLS for students and independent scholars and $55 US DLLS for faculty until March 28, 2022. Afterward, the cost will be $55 and $65 respectively.
If you have any questions, please contact:
ucimexconf@gmail.com
Jacobo Sefamí (jsefami@uci.edu) or Viviane Mahieux (vmahieux@uci.edu)
https://sites.uci.edu/jbncongresomexicanista/
Link:
https://sites.uci.edu/jbncongresomexicanista/2021/11/16/cfp-soundscapes-of-mexico/
Florida International University: Associate, Assistant or Professor – Modern Cuban History (post-1895 period)
Starting date: Classes begin August 22, 2022.
Review date: December 17, 2021.
Full or Part time: Full time.
The Department of History at Florida International University is searching for an open rank tenure-track or tenured (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor) in modern Cuban history (post-1895 period). A Ph.D. in History or related field is required and must be in-hand by August 12, 2022. The candidate will teach a regular 2-2 load and contribute to the Department’s undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as its strengths in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic. The person hired may also find community amongst colleagues working in numerous initiatives and centers across campus, including the African and African Diaspora Studies Program, the Cuban Research Institute, CasaCuba, the Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center, Wolfsonian Public Humanities Lab, the Digital Library of the Caribbean, and the Department of History’s Public History Program, among others. We strongly encourage historically underrepresented minorities and people with experience in teaching diverse student populations to apply and welcome applicants to reflect in their cover letter on how they could enhance the Department’s strengths and offerings.
In September 2021, the Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) received full membership in the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA). This prestigious organization includes the top 40 schools of international affairs in the world. The SIPA is among 25 in the US with this designation, 5th in the Southeastern United States, and the 1st and only in the State of Florida.
Qualified applicants should apply to Job Opening ID 525558 at https://facultycareers.fiu.edu/ . Please submit your cover letter, C.V., and a diversity statement (https://go.fiu.edu/diversitystatement) , in a single PDF file. Three letters of reference will be solicited from finalists at a later date. In your cover letter, please discuss your scholarly profile, your teaching expertise and pedagogical innovations, any externally funded projects, and how you envision your work enhancing and diversifying the Department’s strengths. Your cover letter should also speak to your demonstrated commitment to creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive campus community and your vision for contributing to this work at FIU. For more information about ongoing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at FIU, visit https://dei.fiu.edu/ and https://advance.fiu.edu/ . Please address any questions to the search committee chair, Dr. Julio Capó, Jr. at jcapo@fiu.edu . Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
| Closing Date | 12/17/2022 |
Link:
IUPLR/UIC Mellon Fellowship Program (academic year 2022-23)
The Inter-University Program for Latino Research is now accepting applications for the IUPLR/UIC Mellon Fellowship Program (academic year 2022-23). This is a comprehensive fellowship program that provides financial, writing, and professionalization support to doctoral students in the humanities who are writing dissertations in Latino Studies. The fellowship includes a $25,000 stipend, participation in virtual and in-person intensive workshops in the summer and fall, travel and participation in an academic conference, a year-long structured writing program, outside faculty mentorship, and ongoing professionalization support. Please read more about the mission of the fellowship here: https://mfp.lals.uic.edu.
Eligibility and Requirements
- Affiliation with one of the six designated research centers listed below.
- ABD status with significant writing progress made toward the dissertation and with the intention to complete their dissertation by the end of the fellowship year or shortly thereafter.
- Research and professional goals are in the field of Latino Studies and the humanities.
- Applicants should be planning to pursue an academic career in teaching and/or research.
- During the fellowship year, students must be enrolled at their home institution. Fellows must forego other employment during the year and plan to work full-time on the dissertation.
- Applicants must meet with and receive approval from the IUPLR director at their home institution before applying.
- Selected fellows are required to participate in a virtual summer and in-person fall series of workshops and intensives (dates and structure TBD), attend and present in a Latino Studies conference (pending), and take part in a year-long structured mentorship, professionalization, and writing program. Failure to participate in all aspects of the program may result in the loss of funding.
IUPLR will select fellows affiliated with the following six designated research centers:
- The Center for Mexican American Studies and the Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies at the University of Texas at Austin (Karma Chávez)
- The Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Houston (Pamela Quiróz)
- The Chicano Studies Research Center at UCLA (Veronica Terriquez)
- The Dominican Studies Institute at CUNY (Ramona Hernández)
- The Center for Puerto Rican Studies at CUNY (Yarmimar Bonilla)
- The Latin American and Latino Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago (Jonathan Inda)
To apply, please submit the following materials by Feb. 15 to the online portal at https://mfp.lals.uic.edu.
- CV
- Cover Letter that includes 1.) a description of your dissertation and its contributions to Latino Studies and the broader humanities 2.) your progress to completion with a detailed description of what you have finished already and your plan for finishing during the fellowship year. 3.) how the fellowship will help you achieve your goals.
- All completed or advanced in-progress chapters compiled into a single PDF. This must include an annotated outline with chapter titles, brief chapter summaries, and percentages of each chapter completed. If you do not have any chapters completed, you may just submit the projected outline.
- Two recommendation letters (one from the applicant’s dissertation chair) due by Feb. 20th. We will send your recommenders forms to upload their letters when you submit.
- Email of recognition by the IUPLR director of your home institution stating they have met with you and approve your intention to apply sent to jlboles@uic.edu before the February 15th deadline.
University of Nevada, Reno – Latino Research Center: Administrative Assistant 2
Job Description
The University of Nevada, Reno is recruiting for a part time Administrative Assistant 2 for the Latino Research Center (LRC). The position involves performing a series of fiscal and HR-related tasks. Other duties include, but are not limited to: coordinating the center’s travel; operating the front desk of the LRC and performing reception task such as answering the phone, regular checking of the LRC email account, answering questions, and greeting visitors; working with the LRC Coordinator and the Director; maintaining records and files; assisting to compile various reports and statistics for the center; coordinating committees, meetings, events and draft minutes; assisting with the onboarding and pay admin entries for student workers; assist and coordinate with subscriptions to the center’s journal Border-lines; communicating with various departments regarding co-hosting and sponsorship; ordering office supplies; and other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Graduation from high school or equivalent education and two (2) years of clerical and administrative support experience which included experience in one or more of the following areas: maintaining records and files; preparing a variety of materials using a personal computer or word processor; assisting customers in completing forms and applications; and/or performing secretarial duties in support of professional staff; OR one (1) year of experience as an Administrative Assistant I in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Additionally, this position requires that the candidate be bilingual in English and Spanish, both written and oral.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Workday
Schedule
The typical schedule is Monday through Friday from varying times; this is subject to change based on organizational needs. On-site work is required.
Compensation Grade
25
Classified Benefits
PERS retirement plan, health insurance options that include dental and vision, life insurance, long-term disability, annual and sick leave, along with other benefits. For more information, please visit: Classified Benefits
Classified Staff Grant-In-Aid Benefit
For more information about the Classified Staff Grant-In-Aid Benefit, please visit: Classified Staff Grant-In-Aid Benefit.
Classified Employee Family Opportunity Program
Additionally, we offer a Classified Employee Family Opportunity Program for spouses, domestic partners, and dependents of classified employees (working at least a 50% full-time equivalent).
For more information, please visit: Classified Employee Family Opportunity Program
Department Information
The Latino Research Center serves as a nexus between the Latinx communities in Northern Nevada and US Latinx communities more generally in order to foster research, student achievement, faculty collaboration, advocacy, and outreach in a manner that best meets the educational, intellectual, and cultural needs and goals of both the university and the State of Nevada. The university has a close relationship to the city of Reno, an emerging tech and innovation hub with a diverse population and a rich cultural history that hosts an active art and music scene. Known for its proximity to Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada mountains, Reno is close to Sacramento and San Francisco and has an international airport with direct flights to many U.S. transportation hubs and to Mexico.
Contact Information
Julie Lucero – julielucero@unr.edu
Link:
UH Center for Mexican American Studies: Communications Coordinator
Coordinates communications activities in support of a university program, including, but not limited to, publications, newsletters, annual reports, web site, and informational and solicitation materials.
- Coordinates various communications projects, to include compiling, editing, and layout of materials.
- Works with other departments to research, obtain material and organize the content of written communications.
- Provides content for regular updates of the program web site.
- May be responsible for producing regularly recurring communications such as annual reports, monthly publications or newsletters.
- Provides writing and editing services for other communication projects as assigned.
- Represents the program at conferences and community events.
- Performs other job-related duties as required.
EEO/AA
Bachelors and 3 years experience
Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed.Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience.
Additional Information/Preferred Qualifications:
- Proficiency in a variety of multimedia applications, including but not limited to web content management systems, social media channel management, and adobe creative suite, i.e., lnDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop.
- Uses multimedia software applications to create and publish graphic designs in accordance with departmental goals and objectives.
- Experience in engaging, editorial writing across a myriad of print and digital communications platforms, including social channels, mass email, online platforms, and promotional marketing and communications collateral.
- Ability to deliver innovative approaches and creative solutions while following departmental guidelines, policies and industry best practices.
- Creates and maintains a digital library of photographs, video, graphic designs and program collateral.
- Supports the Center in managing social media strategies and campaigns for diverse initiatives, collaborates with multiple departments, oversee print, digital and online communication platforms.
- Motivated, self-starter, detail-oriented, willingness to learn and creative individual with the ability to multi-task and prioritize work responsibilities and changes in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to deliver analytics and measurement reporting, trending and actionable data.
Employee Status: Regular/Benefits
UCLA Institute of American Cultures: Visiting Research Scholar Fellowship Program in Ethnic Studies
The 2022–2023 IAC Visiting Scholar will receive funding for one or more quarters and may receive up to $35,000 for three quarters (contingent upon rank, experience, and date of completion of their terminal degree). In the event that an award is for less than three quarters or a nine-month appointment, the funds will be prorated in accordance with the actual length of the award. Visiting Scholar appointments are for persons who currently hold a permanent academic appointment. The Visiting Scholar funds will be paid through their home institution and will be expected to continue their health insurance through that source. These funds may be used to supplement sabbatical support for the total that does not exceed the candidate’s current institutional salary. Awardees may receive up to $4,000 in research support. Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies will not have a Visiting Scholar this academic year.
Eligibility Requirements:
- U.S. citizenship or permanent residency
- PhD from an accredited college or university at the time of appointment, or in the case of the arts, an appropriate terminal degree
- UCLA faculty, staff, and currently enrolled students are not eligible to apply
Deadline:
Applications site will open on October 15, 2021. Completed applications must be received by 11:59 pm (PST) January 6, 2022. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. Applicants will be notified in March.
In the Upload Documents section of the application, please upload a blank document instead of a Course Description as this requirement is being waived.
Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor in Choreography
APPLICATION WINDOW
Open date: November 19th, 2021
Next review date: Saturday, Jan 1, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Saturday, Jan 1, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
The WACD Department offers a BA in Dance, a BA in World Arts and Cultures, an MFA in Choreographic Inquiry and a PhD in Culture and Performance. The candidate should be able to serve students in these degree programs, embracing the connection between practice and theory, between written scholarship and movement based art-making. In addition to maintaining an active profile in artistic practice, we seek candidates who are committed to public higher education and who will actively contribute to the Department and University by fostering and supporting an equitable campus community that is diverse in cultural and other backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints. We actively encourage assistant-level applications. To ensure full consideration, candidates should have a terminal Degree (MFA or PhD in related field) or equivalent professional experience of 4 years or more, and apply by January 1, 2022.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Clear evidence of professional activity as an artist
- Strong command of bodily training technique(s)
- Vision of what dance can contribute to society
- Experience at teaching
QUALIFICATIONS
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
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Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V. -
Cover Letter – A cover letter that explains the candidate’s research, teaching, and professional experience. -
Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion – An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate’s past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion. To learn more about how UCLA thinks about contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, please review our Sample Guidance for Candidates and related EDI Statement FAQ document. -
Work Samples – Links to 2 work samples of up to 10 minutes each. For work samples please provide cue points. If not provided, the committee will watch the first ten minutes of the link. Full works with cue points is preferred. Please do not send links to promotional reels.
- 3 letters of reference required
Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF07063
Call for Book Chapters: Critical Perspectives on Latino Education in Massachusetts
Edited by
Lorna Rivera, PhD, University of Massachusetts Boston,
Melissa Colón, PhD Bunker Hill Community College
Gastón Institute,University of Massachusetts Press
In 1993, UMass Boston’s Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development & Public Policy published the book, “The Education of Latino Students in Massachusetts: Issues, Research, and Policy Implications” (Edited by Ralph Rivera & Sonia Nieto, UMass Press). This was the first comprehensive book that focused on the educational outcomes, engagement, and experience of Latinx students and their families in Massachusetts. Scholars from various academic disciplines discussed their research about bilingual education, graduation trajectories, and best practices for engaging Latino students and families. The publication of the book was motivated by radical changes in the racial/ethnic composition of the Latino population in MA between the 1980s and early 1990s. Scholars collectively called for rapid and swift changes in policies and practices to fully address the magnitude of challenges that Latino students and their families were facing in Massachusetts public schools.
Thirty years after its initial publication, Massachusetts public schools have been nationally recognized as “leading the nation” in student achievement (MDESE, 2017), but this is clearly not true for Latino students. Latino students in Massachusetts public schools represent a diversity of diasporic Latinx communities from Central, South America, and the Caribbean. As the Gaston Institute’s demographic analysis of the ten largest Latino subgroup populations show, there are important socio-economic differences among Latinx communities in Massachusetts that affect their education and well-being. For example, Puerto Rican students are more likely to attend public schools in communities with significant academic achievement and opportunity gaps. Despite living in a state that is nationally recognized as an innovative leader in public education, data suggest that Puerto Rican students have some of the lowest educational attainment rates in the Commonwealth (Berardino, 2014, 2015; Rivera & Nieto, 1993; Nieto, 2000; US Census, 2015). The Gaston Institute’s research on the outcomes for bilingual students also suggests that when Massachusetts voters passed a statewide referendum to outlaw bilingual education in 2002, the subsequent Sheltered English Immersion programs that proliferated produced negative academic outcomes for Latinx immigrant students who were English learners. For these reasons, there is a need for updated research about the current challenges, issues, and opportunities for Latino education in Massachusetts.
The editors of Critical Perspectives on Latino Education in Massachusetts welcome manuscripts that critically examine the ideologies, policies, programs, and practices that shape Latino education in Massachusetts. The Critical Perspectives on Latino Education in Massachusetts book will examine contemporary educational issues affecting Latino students in MA, and it will offer critical recommendations for advancing liberatory Latino education in Massachusetts. We are seeking chapters that are guided by asset-based theoretical frameworks, including cultural wealth frameworks, that will enrich the next generation of research on Latino education. We are seeking chapters about Latino education in Massachusetts and the following topics:
Adult Basic Education
Critical Pedagogies
English Learners
Early Childhood Education
Elementary & High School Education
Family & Community Engagement
Latinx Cultural Wealth Frameworks
Latinx teachers
LGBTQ Youth
HiSet
Higher Education
Gender Inequities
Out of School Time
Student Leadership
Special Education
Social Determinants of Health
STEAM Education
Social Emotional Learning
Student Athletes
School Discipline/ Restorative Justice
Racialization in Schools
Vocational Schooling
Unaccompanied Youth
Interested authors should submit a chapter title, 500 word abstract (in Word Doc) to the editors by December 20, 2021. Abstracts should be in English and accompanied by a short biographical statement. Publication timeline is included below. Submissions and questions should be sent to: lornariveraphd@gmail.com and colon.melissa@gmail.com.
Book Timeline
500 Word Abstracts Due December 20, 2021
Manuscripts Due January 15, 2022
Peer Reviews Conducted January-April 15, 2022
Editors Send Feedback to Authors May 1, 2022
Revisions August 30, 2022
Anticipated Publication Spring 2023
IUPLR Members
Founded in 1983, the Inter-University Program for Latino Research became a national consortium of university-based centers dedicated to the advancement of the Latino intellectual presence in the United States. For more than 35 years, IUPLR has promoted core research on issues of importance to Latino communities and the broader US society. The consortium has become a respected national catalyst and facilitator of in-depth policy-relevant research and works to expand the pool of Latino scholars and leaders.
Headquarters at the University of Houston Center for Mexican American Studies.
