2024-25 Non-Exempt Temporary or Casual - Center for Race, Indigeneity, Disability, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The Center for Race, Indigeneity, Disability, Gender, and Sexuality (RIDGS) Studies occasionally hires part-time and/or short-term employees (Temporary/Casual, Job Code 0001) to provide administrative, communications, and events support, as assigned and in consultation with the director and program coordinator. These are part-time, hourly positions.

These positions support strategic planning & program management, communications initiatives, technical and non-technical projects, and grants-related projects, research, and reporting. These positions also may develop communication and marketing plans for internal and external audiences in consultation with center staff, and participate in the planning and delivery of assigned programs and programs related to the Center's grant projects, academic programming, and outreach initiatives. These positions take work direction from the director and program coordinator, and must be able to complete assignments independently.

This posting does not constitute an announcement of open positions, but is used to establish a pool of applicants should openings occur during academic year 2024/25 and summer 2025.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• BA/BS degree or a combination of related education and work experiences to equal four years; demonstrated ability to apply knowledge and skill to a recurring task or activity with an emphasis on precision and timeliness of execution. Academic and educational background in the humanistic social sciences with an emphasis on race, indigeneity, disability, gender, and/or sexuality studies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior successful work experience working in a research center or department in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota. Advanced degree and/or equivalent educational background in the humanistic social sciences with an emphasis on race, indigeneity, disability, gender, and/or sexuality studies. Experience coordinating large-scale projects and developing new programs. Experience writing grants, helping to develop grant budgets, and monitoring timelines.

About the Department

Established in 2015, the Race, Indigeneity, Disability, Gender & Sexuality Initiative (RIDGS) was created to support innovative research, teaching, and community-building for scholars engaged with issues of race, indigeneity, gender, and sexuality. RIDGS is dedicated to bringing faculty and students together to pursue lines of inquiry that challenge systems of power and inequality, assert human dignity, and imagine social transformation.

RIDGS is an inclusive, lively collective that supports transformational, intersectional scholarship in multiple ways. First, it provides space and resources for affiliated faculty and graduate students to engage in and share their work by providing small grants to support research groups, programming funds, and staff support for grant writing and event planning.

The Center for RIDGS Studies is part of the Institute for Global Studies (IGS) in the College of Liberal Arts. IGS connects students, scholars, and communities dedicated to social justice, understanding, and transforming our globalized world. IGS offers an interdisciplinary undergraduate major and minor intended to foster innovative problem solving by providing students with a variety of methods and analytic tools. Students are encouraged to develop new perspectives that combine diverse ways of knowing the world. IGS strives to:

• Create an environment for students and scholars at the University of Minnesota to investigate the sets of interrelated processes forming today's increasingly interdependent world.
• Provide a vibrant curriculum for students, bring together scholars from diverse disciplines, and work with the community to create partnerships examining global issues.
• Prepare students for global citizenship by offering an innovative and relevant curriculum.
• Put great minds to work on issues of global significance by supporting interdisciplinary research centers, research collaboratives, speakers' series, and colloquia.
• Make connections across cultural, geographic, and disciplinary boundaries by providing professional development for educators and nurturing community partnerships.

About the College of Liberal Arts

Home to the arts, social science and humanities disciplines and programs, the College of Liberal Arts comprises 31 academic departments, and over 20 interdisciplinary research centers and administrative/support units. CLA has over 1300 faculty and staff spanning research, teaching, advising, outreach, and administrative functions. CLA units reside in over twenty buildings on the East Bank and West Bank of the Twin Cities campus. CLA enrolls nearly 13,000 undergraduate students (more than 40% of the undergraduate enrollment on the Twin Cities campus) and over 1400 graduate students, and has an annual all-funds budget of $290 million.

CLA is a destination for curious, compassionate individuals who are committed to making our increasingly interdependent and diverse global community work for everyone. That foundational commitment begins in our CLA Constitution . CLA is committed to increasing enrollment of underrepresented and under-resourced students, diversifying our faculty across all disciplines, recruiting, and retaining a diverse staff, and promoting the expression and exploration of diverse perspectives and viewpoints-so that we all gain the background knowledge and analytical skills we need to understand and respect differences.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in CLA

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How To Apply

Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will be given the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a cover letter and resume.

Additional documents may be attached after application by accessing your "My Job Applications" page and uploading documents in the "My Cover Letters and Attachments" section.

To request an accommodation during the application process, please e-mail employ@umn.edu or call (612) 624-8647.

This posting does not constitute an announcement of open positions, but is used to establish a pool of applicants should openings occur during academic year 2024/25 and summer 2025. Applications will not be acknowledged but will be reviewed when such openings occur throughout the year. Applications must be updated or re-submitted for each year.

Diversity

The University recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting the academic mission. The University is committed to attracting and retaining employees with varying identities and backgrounds.

The University of Minnesota provides equal access to and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. To learn more about diversity at the U: http://diversity.umn.edu

Employment Requirements

Any offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Our presumption is that prospective employees are eligible to work here. Criminal convictions do not automatically disqualify finalists from employment.

About the U of M

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC)

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC), is among the largest public research universities in the country, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Located at the heart of one of the nation's most vibrant, diverse metropolitan communities, students on the campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul benefit from extensive partnerships with world-renowned health centers, international corporations, government agencies, and arts, nonprofit, and public service organizations.

At the University of Minnesota, we are proud to be recognized by the Star Tribune as a Top Workplace for 2021, as well as by Forbes as Best Employers for Women and one of America’s Best Employers (2015, 2018, 2019, 2023), Best Employer for Diversity (2019, 2020), Best Employer for New Grads (2018, 2019), and Best Employer by State (2019, 2022).