"Tenure Track Faculty - Department of Applied Humanities"

TENURE TRACK FACULTY - DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED HUMANITIES

JOB NO: 552077
WORK TYPE: Instructional Faculty - Tenured/Tenure-Track
LOCATION: Northern California: Humboldt
CATEGORIES: Bargaining Unit: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Job Search Category/Discipline: Faculty - Letters/Humanities, Appointment Type: Tenured/Tenure-Track, Time Basis: Full Time

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

FACULTY TENURE-TRACK POSITION STARTING FALL 2026

DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED HUMANITIES

Cal Poly Humboldt is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) that strives to foster an equitable and inclusive community that supports our students of diverse backgrounds. Cal Poly Humboldt is committed to achieving the goals of equal opportunity and endeavors to employ faculty of the highest quality committed to promoting excellence for all students.

DESCRIPTION:

Cal Poly Humboldt and the Department of Applied Humanities invites applicants for a full-time, academic year, tenure-track faculty position with an emphasis in Applied Humanities. We seek a broadly trained candidate with a scholarly background in the humanities who possesses a deep commitment to community-engaged scholarship and pedagogies.

DEPARTMENT:

The Department of Applied Humanities is a new department in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences that houses four majors: Bachelor of Arts degrees in Philosophy, Spanish, French and Francophone Studies, and Applied Humanities. The Department also houses several minor programs: in Spanish, Spanish Media Studies, French and Francophone Studies, Environmental Ethics, four additional minor programs in Philosophy, and a minor in Arts in Health/Narrative Medicine. The department also plans to launch a new minor in Spanish Healthcare Interpretation. The Applied Humanities major is an innovative new program that will launch in Fall 2026 as part of Cal Poly Humboldt's polytechnic transformation. The major is designed with a multidisciplinary approach, reframing core Humanities competencies and knowledge in terms of contemporary workforce needs and student engagement. The three different emphasis areas of the major are intended to prepare students with professional assets, and include Technology and Human Values, Health Humanities and Social Responsibility. For more information about the department, please visit: https://www.humboldt.edu/academics/programs/applied-humanities

PROFESSIONAL DUTIES:

Candidates should be committed to teaching excellence and to building a strong research record. Instructional assignments may include: HUM 101S Applied Humanities, HUM 205 Navigating Change, HUM 490S Applied Capstone, and other courses in the candidate's area of expertise. Instructional assignments will be consistent with the programmatic needs of the department and students.

The primary professional responsibilities of instructional faculty members are: teaching, research, scholarship, creative activity, and service to the University, profession and to the community. These responsibilities include: advising students, participation in campus and system-wide communities, maintaining office hours, working collaboratively and productively with colleagues, and participation in traditional academic functions. Probationary faculty are typically provided ongoing mentorship to be a successful member of the faculty. During the first two years of the probationary period, teaching responsibilities will be reduced by approximately one course each semester. The reduced teaching load supports the establishment of research, scholarship and/or creative activities required for retention, tenure, and promotion.

Cal Poly Humboldt also continues to build unique and innovative learning opportunities for students, bridging multiple disciplines across the spectrum. Cal Poly Humboldt is a leader in "learning communities" that build relationships between students, faculty, staff, administrators, and the community. These communities incorporate environmental and social responsibility.

RANK, SALARY AND BENEFITS:

We seek to fill this position at the Assistant Professor rank; however, rank and salary are dependent on the appointee's qualifications and experience. The Assistant Professor Classification annual salary range for this position is $74,652 - $158,688; the anticipated starting annual salary is $80,000 - 85,000.

Cal Poly Humboldt provides an excellent benefits package for faculty. Information about benefits plans can be found at: https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/careers/benefits/Documents/employee-benefits-summary.pdf

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

An earned Ph.D. or equivalent in any humanities discipline or a related field from an accredited college or university is required at the time of appointment.

The successful candidate must demonstrate the following:

• Record of training or experience in the field of any humanities discipline;
• Excellence in, or clear potential for, university-level teaching and creating a student-centered learning environment;
• Evidence of, or clear potential for, conducting and publishing original research on humanities topics in peer-reviewed journals;
• Demonstrated commitment to multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches;
• Demonstrated ability to connect humanities knowledge to diverse career paths as evidenced through teaching, advising, programming, or scholarship;
• Demonstrated experience in community-engaged and experiential learning pedagogies, which may include leadership of internship placement programs and community-based learning opportunities;
• Demonstrated interest in program development and department-level leadership, with a willingness to take an active role in building and expanding new academic initiatives;
• Demonstrated experience working effectively with diverse student populations and communities through teaching, research, and/or service;
• Demonstrated knowledge and familiarity addressing issues of concern facing students from diverse backgrounds in higher education; and
• Record of, or potential for, involving students in community engagement, research and scholarly activity.

Preferred qualifications for this position include:

• Vision for the Applied Humanities program within the context of a polytechnic university that is oriented toward social justice;
• Teaching, research, or service experience that is aligned with current program pathways (Technology and Human Values, Health Humanities, Social Responsibility);
• Experience forging connections with new community partners and bridge-building with multiple organizations and departments;
• Experience advising and mentoring students who are pursuing an interdisciplinary course of study and/or promoting transdisciplinary and culturally responsive student research experiences;
• Ability to teach in one or more of the department's languages (e.g., French, Spanish, or others); and
• Prior program- or department-level leadership and administrative experience is highly desired.