Just the messenger: Associate Professor Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey <http://www.rutgers.edu/> Newark, NJ Apply on Institution's Website <https://www.higheredjobs.com/clickthru/redirect.cfm?JobCode=177577554> <https://www.higheredjobs.com/myHigherEdJobs/Organizer/saveJob_action.cfm?JobCode=177577554> Type: Full-Time Posted: 08/12/2021 Application Due: 09/15/2021 [image: Logo] Salary: Open Posting Summary The Department of Urban Education at Rutgers University-Newark is seeking an Associate Professor of Critical Disability Studies in Education. The Department of Urban Education is committed to equity that is grounded in valuing a racially, socioeconomically, and linguistically diverse society, and we are looking for a like-minded, justice-oriented faculty member. Specifically, we seek a faculty member that can teach inclusive special education courses in a "generalist" program but can also work to develop and execute a Critical Disabilities Studies minor for the department, among other programmatic offerings that attend to the racialization of ability and dis/ability, among other intersections. The faculty member needs experience teaching *i*nclusive special education and disability studies undergraduate and graduate courses through the lens of DisCrit, LQBTQ+ studies, critical race, and critical whiteness. Moreover, this person should have extensive experience doing field observations for preservice teachers, developing and sustaining partnerships with urban schools, qualitative research methods, and a robust scholarly agenda that is focused on intersectional experiences of disability in K-16 settings. Since Rutgers University-Newark is an anchor institution for the city, we seek a faculty member that has experience building longstanding partnerships with urban high schools and has a demonstrated commitment to publicly engaged scholarship. This person should have a record of external grant awards and want to actively seek funding in order to build and strengthen the department's urban school partnerships. A Ph.D. in Education or other related discipline required. Anticipated start date is January 1, 2022 or September 1, 2022. Posting Open Date: 08/06/2021 Posting Close Date: 09/15/2021 Minimum Education and Experience Ph.D. in Education or other related discipline Overview The School of Arts and Sciences-Newark (SASN) is a place where exploration, discovery, and imagination come together to form the core of a liberal arts education. We serve all undergraduates at Rutgers University-Newark (RU-N); and offer a broad selection of more than 2,000 undergraduate and graduate courses a year in more than 40 subjects. SASN combines the best of a large research university with a small liberal arts college. RU-N is a remarkably diverse, urban, public research university that is not just in Newark but of Newark-an anchor of our home city. Special Instructions to Applicants Applicants must provide a cover letter, curriculum vitae, 2 writing samples, statement of teaching philosophy and the names and contact information for 3 references. Campus: Rutgers University-Newark Home Location Campus: Rutgers University-Newark Rutgers is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer