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The School for Workers seeks candidates for this full-time, twelve-month, tenure-track appointment who are committed to social justice and the empowerment of working people.
Responsibilities:Duties will include individual and classroom teaching in labor relations and working-class studies in adult noncredit education settings, with potential for teaching at the for-credit undergraduate and graduate levels; scholarly research in one or more area(s) of labor relations and working-class studies; service to the department, college, university, and academic community, nationally or internationally. In addition, faculty are evaluated in part on their ability to contribute to the department's program revenue requirements. They will be supported in their work necessary to meet UW-Madison Tenure requirements.
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Required
PhD
Appointment as Assistant Professor requires possession of a Doctorate in a field related to labor education such as industrial relations, adult education, organizational behavior or organizational development, sociology, or a similar social science degree.
The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years experience in union and community organizing, labor relations (including collective bargaining), labor research, applied or community research or university-community partnerships. Candidates will also be evaluated on a demonstrated track record of developing, promoting, and delivering education and outreach programs to diverse audiences. Proven success in writing and securing grants is highly desirable.
Required:
- Track record of research and publication in peer-reviewed journals in field(s) of expertise.
- Track record of adult labor education, providing programming in non-credit settings with labor unions and worker organizations.
- Evidence of knowledge of the research literature related to labor relations or labor education and demonstrated potential to impact their field of study.
- Demonstrated ability in teaching both traditional university courses and adult education programs in both face-to-face and online modalities.
- Record of successfully leading community-based participatory or action research projects with non-English dominant working communities.
- Documented record of writing, receiving, and successful administration of grant-funded projects.
- Ability to travel and conduct programming off-campus.
- Highly effective teaching and presentation skills.
- Capacity to conceive, design, coordinate, and teach in both in-person and online adult education programs that contribute to the department's program revenue requirements.
- Occasional lifting of boxes of teaching materials, computers, and projectors, with assistive devices.
Full Time: 100%
This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.
Ongoing/Renewable
Anticipated Begin Date:JUNE 01, 2024
Salary:Negotiable
ANNUAL (12 months)
A competitive recruitment and selection process was conducted for this employment opportunity and a U.S. worker was not selected. An application for Alien Employment Certification is being filed on behalf of an alien to fill the employment opportunity. Anyone with documentary evidence relative to the application, or available workers, wages and/or working conditions, may contact the Regional Certifying Office of the Department of Labor at the following address:
U.S Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Office of Foreign Labor Certification
200 Constitution Avenue, NW Room N-5311
Washington, DC 20210
The position has been filled. This posting is mandatory to meet a United States Department of Labor requirement. See the job posting for more details.
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Assistant Professor(FA040)
Department(s):A93-DIVN OF CONTINUING STUDIES/SCHOOL FOR WORKERS/SFW-DLE
Employment Class:Faculty
Job Number:297449-FA
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
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