Seattle, WA

Position Title: Assistant Professor of Law, Societies, and Justice

Organization: University of Washington

Location: Seattle, WA

Position Overview:  The Department of Law, Societies and Justice (LSJ) at the University of Washington’s Seattle campus invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position focusing on environmental justice. Positive factors for consideration include, but are not limited to, work illuminates the role of race and its intersections with class, gender, sexuality, disability, indigeneity, nationalities, and/or other axes of inequality in struggles for environmental justice.

This position is part of multiple hires aimed at enhancing LSJ’s excellence in law, rights, and justice. The successful applicant will be expected to support LSJ’s commitment to inclusive teaching, mentorship, community engagement, and research excellence. As part of an interdisciplinary liberal arts education, LSJ features dynamic classroom conversations with diverse undergraduate students and experiential learning opportunities that enable their students to explore and tackle various inequities and injustices. LSJ’s undergraduate student body is approximately ⅓ first-generation and ¼ Pell-eligible, and their department is administrative home to the Disability Studies Program. LSJ also offers a graduate certificate for PhD students from a variety of disciplines. They welcome applications from candidates with all types of social science training, including, but not limited to, scholars who take humanistic and/or interdisciplinary approaches. The successful candidate will teach a large introductory course and upper-level courses, including courses focusing on environmental justice. Tenure track faculty at the University of Washington engage in teaching, research, and service, and have an annual service period of nine months (Sept 16-June 15). This position is a 100% FTE and tenure eligible position.

Positive factors for consideration include research quality and productivity (as demonstrated through publications and/or presentations, for example); excellence in undergraduate teaching; contributions to DEI; and a record of service such as public scholarship, community engagement, and/or service to the profession.

Minimum/Preferred Qualifications: 

• Evidence of an active research agenda foregrounding environmental justice and its relation to race/racialization
• Evidence of experience or preparation to teach on environmental justice
• A plan for successful teaching with students from diverse backgrounds.
• Candidates should have completed all requirements for a Ph.D. in a social science or related interdisciplinary field (or foreign equivalent) by the appointment start date, although applicants at the ABD level will also be considered.

Start Date: September 2024

Salary/Pay: $9,250 – $13,500 per month on a 9-month basis ($83,250 – $121,500 annually)

Application Deadline: September 17

How to Apply: Please use the online application to view the full job description as well as how to apply.