Faculty Openings

The Department of Cultural Studies at Claremont Graduate University invites applications and nominations for one or more tenure-track or tenured positions in Cultural Studies to begin in Fall 2022. One of these positions is open in terms of specialization; the other will be a possible joint appointment in the departments of Cultural Studies and Applied Gender Studies with a specialization in Africana Studies. We will look with special interest at candidates who are at the advanced assistant or associate rank and who can complement our department’s current strengths in Museum Studies and/or Media Studies. Desired specializations include Africana Studies, Critical Ethnic Studies, Latinx Studies, Indigenous Studies, and Feminist, Queer and/or Trans Studies. We welcome interethnic, transnational and comparative approaches as well as public humanities work.

We expect the candidate to contribute to our departmental curriculum by teaching required foundational courses in Cultural Studies theory and by helping to expand programs in the school of Arts and Humanities. In the spirit of an “applied humanities,” these programs combine rigorous scholarly research and training in academic theory with praxis-based experience at both the M.A. and Ph.D. levels. We will look with special interest at candidates who can help to build the internship and practicum components of the interdisciplinary programs in the School of Arts and Humanities, particularly the Applied Gender Studies M.A. program, and the museum studies and media studies concentrations.

As a graduate-only research university in the tradition of the liberal arts, CGU values scholarly production, teaching, and mentoring. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in hand and maintain an active research agenda in their field of expertise, with a demonstrably strong record of publications commensurate with rank. The successful applicant will have a strong track record or impressive promise in mentoring and advising diverse students, especially women and historically under-represented minorities.

Intellectual breadth is important in our department and university. We seek candidates eager to help graduate students who possess a wide range of interests develop expertise in and make connections across fields and topics in their scholarly work. Applicants can learn more about our department and how they may complement and bolster our current strengths by visiting https://www.cgu.edu/departments/cultural-studies/.

Claremont Graduate University, a private, free-standing graduate school, is part of the Claremont College Consortium.  Nestled in beautiful Claremont, CA, the seven-college consortium offers a diverse, university-sized faculty set within a liberal arts college atmosphere, all within 35 miles of downtown Los Angeles.

CGU is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, religion, ancestry, sex, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, marital status, or any other basis protected by applicable laws in its employment or hiring practices.

Claremont Graduate University is committed to increasing the diversity of our campus. As a community, we assertively strive to achieve equity. Candidates who can contribute to that goal are encouraged to identify their strengths and experiences in this area via their diversity statements. Applicants who have a demonstrated commitment to issues of diversity and inclusion are particularly encouraged to apply as are individuals whose underrepresentation in the professoriate has been severe and longstanding.

Please submit a cover letter, cv, writing sample, a diversity statement (1 page), research statement (1 page) and teaching statement (1 page) along with three letters of recommendation to https://claremont-graduate-university.workable.com/jobs/2081878. The priority deadline is January 18^th, 2022.

The Department of Psychology at Claremont Graduate University seeks an Instructor to teach two regularly scheduled courses in our new MA program, Applied Cognitive Psychology: User Experience. These courses will be taught live on the Claremont campus; this is not an online program. Each class will meet once a week for 3-hours. The two courses are:

• User Experience Design & Strategy (4 units)
• Interaction Design and Usability Testing (4 units)

The User Experience Design & Strategy course will be offered Spring, 2022. Thereafter, these courses will rotate with each being offered once a year in the Fall. In addition, the instructor will offer an independent study practicum to supervise students’ portfolio projects begun in the context of one of these courses. These are small classes with less than a dozen graduate students each. Salary will be commensurate with background and experience.

We prefer an instructor with a PhD and some background in cognitive psychology. However, an experienced UX researcher without a PhD is also desirable.

For more information about the program, visit the Applied Cognitive Psychology: User Experience program page.

Please email your resume to Kathy Pezdek, Professor of Psychology at kathy.pezdek@cgu.edu if you would like to arrange a time to talk about this opportunity.