adjunct Professor in Science & Technology Studies: Racial Just

adjunct Professor in Science & Technology Studies: Racial Just

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Job Summary
The Department of Science & Technology Studies (STS) in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute seeks a tenure-track adjunct Professor with research and teaching interests in racial justice, racial equality, and structural racism in science, technology, and policy.


We seek a dynamic, innovative scholar who will contribute to the STS Department's broader commitments to social justice and participatory design of alternative futures. candidates should have research skills focused on 1) structural and other forms of racism in science, technology, the environment, and/or connected policies, 2) the creation of racially just and equitable science and technology, and/or 3) how science and technology can be used to address structural and environmental racism. this job offer involves facilitation of classroom dialogue as a vehicle for inclusive excellence in higher education. The prosperous candidate will be skilled at dialogic facilitation as a pedagogical technique. practice in and/or commitment to public-facing, participatory, or community engaged scholarship is preferred.


candidates must have a Ph.D. or foreign equivalent at the time of appointment, along with evidence of effective teaching, and the capability to demonstrate, through accomplishment, promise of academic, scholarly and/or research achievement in area of skills. Applications are welcome from a wide variety of fields, including historians, sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, geographers, media scholars, and related disciplines and interdisciplinary programs.
The Department of Science and Technology Studies offers undergraduate programs in STS, Sustaincapability Studies, and Design, Innovation & Society and graduate programs at the M.S. and Ph.D. level. Follow this link For more information about Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer. Questions about the STS Department may be addressed to Department Head Nancy D. Campbell ([email protected]).


Application instructions


Follow the on-screen prompts to create a brief online profile and contact information for three (3) referees. Please be ready to upload the following required documents:
• Letter of interest
• CV
• Statement of teaching evidence of effective teaching
• Diversity statement
• Research statement


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Job Posted Date
Position posted on October 18, 2022. Applications received by December 15, 2022 will receive first consideration.


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