Description

 

The Departments of Environmental Studies and Race, Ethnic, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at St. Olaf College at St. Olaf College invite applications for a full-time, tenure track position in Critical Indigenous and Environmental Humanities at the Assistant Professor level to begin August 2025.

 

The departments seek an environmental humanist whose work is grounded in historical methods and Critical Indigenous Studies or related fields, focusing on Indigeneity or Indigenous communities. Candidates with demonstrated experience in or potential to develop teaching and research that engages with public-facing scholarship are particularly encouraged to apply.

 

Primary teaching responsibilities will include core courses in Environmental Studies (e.g., ENVST 237) and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies (e.g., RACE 121 and/or 252), upper-level integrative and capstone courses (e.g., ENVST 399 and RACE 396), and the development of courses in the candidate's area of expertise. A full-time teaching load at St Olaf College is five courses per year.

 

Qualifications

Candidates with a Ph.D. in Environmental Studies, History, Geography, Indigenous Studies, Critical Ethnic Studies, or a related discipline are encouraged to apply. ABD candidates are welcome and will receive full consideration.

 

About the Department

Our Environmental Studies and Race, Ethnic, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (REGSS) are both central, robust, and growing departments at St. Olaf. Located within our Interdisciplinary and General Studies division, they draw upon a wide variety of faculty and students who are invested in interdisciplinary methods that address major scholarly and social questions that impact communities and people. These departments are well supported and strongly positioned as the college redoubles its efforts in sustainability, equity, and inclusion. Faculty across both departments seek to create communities of critical thinkers and agents committed to reconciliation and reparation addressing the legacies of both environmental exploitation and colonization in the homelands of the Wahpekute Band of the Dakota Nation.

 

For more information about the departments, visit https://wp.stolaf.edu/environmental-studies/, and https://wp.stolaf.edu/race-and-ethnic-studies/.

 

Diversity

At St. Olaf, we are committed to equity and inclusion. We strive to be a campus of welcome where students, faculty, and staff thrive by bringing their full humanity—gender identity, sexuality, race, ethnicity, national origin, socioeconomic class, disability, religion, spirituality, and age—to the Hill each day. Our goal is to generate conversations and processes that over time create greater clarity, transparency, trust, cooperation, consensus, respect, and measurable outcomes. Practices that support this goal include listening, cultivating a growth mindset, respecting those with different views, being informed by data, and understanding that the work is ongoing, collaborative, organic, and ever evolving. We encourage applicants to familiarize themselves with our https://wp.stolaf.edu/equity-inclusion/ website to learn more about our commitment and to identify how you might contribute to these efforts.

 

How to Apply

 

A complete application includes the following:

 

References: Provide contact information for three professional references who can speak to your abilities in teaching and scholarship.

 

Supporting Documents and URLS:

• Cover letter outlining your qualifications and why you are interested in this particular position
• Curriculum vitae
• Diversity statement (500 word limit): Describe how you would contribute to the development of a diverse and inclusive learning community at our college through your teaching, research, and/or service. Include examples of your contributions when possible.
• Graduate transcripts (unofficial)
• Teaching Statement (no more than 1000 words) that offers insight into your pedagogical methods, values, and ambitions
• Professional Statement of research and interest (no more than 1000 words) that offers insight into your current projects and future directions for your scholarship
• Writing sample that represents your scholarship in an area of Indigenous and Environmental Humanities

Review of applications will begin on October 11, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. Applications received by that date will receive fullest consideration. Finalist interviews are expected in early December. Questions about the position, department, or College may be directed to the Search Committee Chairs, Nancy Thompson and Jake Grossman, at mailto:[email protected].  

About Us

 

Who We Are:

 

Founded in 1874, http://wp.stolaf.edu/ is a residential, coeducational liberal arts college with approximately 3,000 students and 800 faculty and staff. The college is located on a picturesque 300-acre campus in Northfield, Minnesota, a vibrant, historic river town of 20,000 located 45 minutes south of culturally rich and diverse Minneapolis and St. Paul.

 

The college offers an academically rigorous, nationally ranked liberal arts education that fosters the development of the whole person in mind, body, and spirit and emphasizes learning in an inclusive and globally engaged community. We encourage applications from candidates committed to multicultural understanding and the enrichment of our diverse community.

 

The college offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a 9% retirement match, monthly contributions to a retirement healthcare account, contributions to eligible employees' health savings accounts, a significant tuition discount (up to an 80% reduction) at ACM and ELCA colleges and universities for employees' children, and generous paid time off. For a full review of the college's benefits, please see the summary of our benefits here: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/benefits/

 

To provide a safe and secure educational environment, St. Olaf College verifies the accuracy of all credentials presented by applicants and conducts a criminal background check on every new hire.

 

A summary of the Flexible Work Policy for staff: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/flexible-work-policy/

 

A link to our DEI page: https://wp.stolaf.edu/equity-inclusion/

 

A virtual campus tour: https://www.stolaf.edu/multimedia/play/?p=483

 

An overview of Northfield: https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/northfield/

 

An overview of the Twin Cities: https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/twincities/

 

The college strongly recommends that incoming students and new employees complete the primary COVID vaccine series before beginning their studies or work on campus, and that all members of our campus community remain up to date with COVID vaccines, per https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/stay-up-to-date.html.

 

For Staff Application Assistance:

[email protected]

507-786-3068

For Faculty Application Assistance:

[email protected]

507-786-3356

 

Nondiscrimination Policy St. Olaf College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, creed, national origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, marital status, veteran status, or status with regard to public assistance. St. Olaf College prohibits discrimination and harassment based upon these and any other legally protected status in any education program or activity that it operates, including in admissions and employment.

 

Inquiries about this nondiscrimination policy may be referred to St. Olaf College's Director of Equal Opportunity, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights or both. St. Olaf's Director of Equal Opportunity (who serves as the College's Title IX, Title VI, and Section 504 Coordinator) is Pamela McDowell, Tomson Hall, [email protected], (507) 786-3465.

 

To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/5399080