Department of Ethnic Studies Non-tenure Track Faculty Vacancy Pool

Department of Ethnic Studies Non-tenure Track Faculty Vacancy Pool

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Location: Bellingham, WA

Categories: College of Humanities & Social Science

Position Title Ethnic Studies Non-tenure Track Faculty Vacancy Pool

About the University

Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success, increasing our Washington impact, and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship, research, and creative activity. Western's greatest strength is the outstanding students, faculty, staff, and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can thrive. In pursuit of this excellence, individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff, faculty, administration, student, and external constituents. Further, individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic, societal, environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

About the DepartmentThe College of Humanities & Social Sciences and the Department of Ethnic Studies support Western's mission, which states that together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.

The Ethnic Studies Department at Western Washington University centers the histories, epistemologies and lived experiences of minoritized peoples and Indigenous Nations. Our approach is intersectional and transnational while highlighting the unique perspectives, contributions, and knowledges of Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and other minoritized communities. Our courses challenge systems of power and oppression, and advance liberation, emancipation, and self-determining futures.

For more information about the department, see the website at

About the Position

The Department of Ethnic Studies maintains a vacancy pool of qualified persons interested in temporary teaching positions. In anticipation of possible openings throughout the academic year, applications are accepted continuously for temporary non-tenure-track positions on a part-time basis. Positions may become available at any time and are typically filled on a quarterly basis.

The department of Ethnic Studies is particularly interested in faculty who are able to teach existing courses that satisfy General University Requirements (GUR) and serve the majors and minors. These include 100 intro-level courses in Ethnic Studies, as well as introductory courses in at least one of the following areas: Black, Latinx, Indigenous, or Arab-American Studies. Additionally, faculty who can offer advanced Ethnic Studies courses that enhance our core major themes—i.e. Indigeneity, abolition, decolonization, emancipation, resistance, diaspora, migration, borders—are also encouraged to apply. We encourage applicants to visit our departmental website for more information on our curricular vision and current course offerings.

As a department that values teaching, we expect you to be an exemplary teacher; to be current in your discipline; to engage students actively in their own learning, including discussion, writing, and analysis; and to maintain high standards regarding course content. We expect you to provide students with feedback on their course work and examinations, and to be available to students through regularly scheduled office hours. You will be expected to have your students evaluate your courses using the standard University evaluation forms, and to make those evaluations available to the department chair and faculty for annual review.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree or bachelor’s degree with extensive teaching experience

• Demonstrated ability to teach an interdisciplinary curriculum

• Experience with teaching methods which promote active, participatory learning

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse students and cultivate learning environments that are equitable and inclusive of students with diverse social identities and backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications

• Positive teaching evaluations

• Previous teaching experience

Conditions of EmploymentAll employees must comply with our Immunization policies, includingProof of Rubeola Measles Immunity ( within 60-days of hire. Please reach out View email address on click.appcast.io you need information regarding medical or religious exemption and applicable accommodations.

Salary

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Benefits InformationBenefits Overview for Faculty Positions (

Bargaining Unit

United Faculty of Western Washington

Application Instructions

Candidates should upload the following as part of a complete application:

A letter of application, vita, and brief description of courses you would like to teach are required. You will also be asked to provide contact information of three references.

Your cover letter and curriculum vitae should address your experience related to the position responsibilities and the required and preferred qualifications, including your ability and commitment to cultivating learning environments that are equitable and inclusive of students with diverse social identities and backgrounds. You may cut and paste or upload your materials as noted on the PageUp application.

For questions regarding the position, application process, or department, contact Julie Moon View email address on click.appcast.io.

Closing Date Notes

Applications are accepted continuously for potential NTT faculty openings. Vacancy pool closes no later than September 30, 2026.

Western Washington University (WWU) is an equal opportunity employer. In compliance with applicable laws, WWU does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, national origin, age, citizenship or immigration status, pregnancy, use of protective leave, genetic status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, creed, religion, veteran or military status, disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal (including a service animal in training) by a person with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law, in its programs or activities, including employment, admissions, and educational programs. See WWU’s Policies on Prohibiting Discrimination Based on A Protected Class ( and Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sex ( . Inquiries may be directed to the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance, Title IX and ADA Coordinator, Western Washington University, Old Main 126 (MS 9021), 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225; View phone number on click.appcast.io (voice) or 711 (Washington Relay); View email address on click.appcast.io

WWU is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. To request this document in an alternate format or to request an accommodation, please contact Human Resources Disability Services ( , View phone number on click.appcast.io or 711 (Washington Relay).

Annual Security and Fire Safety Report: This report is provided pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act ("The Clery Act"). It includes statistics for the previous three calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on Western's campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by Western; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security, such as policies concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. You can obtain a copy of this report in printed or alternate formats by contacting the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs at View email address on click.appcast.io. The report can be found at: Annual Security and Fire Safety Report ( .

All new employees must comply with the immunization policy and show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Service before beginning work at WWU. A thorough background check will be conducted on all new hires and rehires, which includes a sexual misconduct background check ( .

Job no: 502716

Advertised: Sep 10 2025 09:00 Pacific Daylight Time

Applications close: Sep 30 2026 23:55 Pacific Daylight Time