Director of Humanities Initiatives - Corvallis, United States - Oregon State University

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Department Liberal Arts Admin (CLA)

Position Title Administrator 1-Ranked Dir Job Title Director of Humanities Initiatives (Internal Employment Opportunity) Appointment Type Professional Faculty Job Location Corvallis Benefits Eligible Dependent:
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This is an Internal Employment Opportunity

The College of Liberal Arts is seeking a Director of Humanities Initiatives. This is a part-time (0.45 FTE), 9-month, professional faculty position.

This position exists within a College and University supported integrated Arts and Humanities structure that includes the Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts (PRAx), the Center for the Humanities (CFTH), and the Center of Material Cultures Research in Arts, Archaeology, and Indigenous Studies (CMCR).

Although the scale of scope of each of these entities differs, their shared infrastructure supports scholarly and creative residencies, public-facing events and programming, exhibitions, and other humanities efforts.

The Director of Humanities Initiatives is directly responsible for shaping the programming, curricula, research programs, and physical space of the CFTH and CMCR.

The Director of Humanities Initiatives coordinates research grant applications, cultivates new sources of revenue and philanthropic giving, and works as a full member of a larger team within the integrated Arts and Humanities structure.

Why OSU?

Working for Oregon State University is so much more than a job

Oregon State University is a dynamic community of dreamers, doers, problem-solvers and change-makers. We don't wait for challenges to present themselves - we seek them out and take them on.

We welcome students, faculty and staff from every background and perspective into a community where everyone feels seen and heard.

We have deep-rooted mindfulness for the natural world and all who depend on it, and together, we apply knowledge, tools and skills to build a better future for all.

FACTS:

• Top 1.4% university in the world
• More research funding than all public universities in Oregon combined
• 1 of 3 land, sea, space and sun grant universities in the U.S.
• 2 campuses, 11 colleges, 12 experiment stations, and Extension programs in all 36 counties
• 7 cultural resource centers that offer education, celebration and belonging for everyone
• 100+ undergraduate degree programs, 80+ graduate degrees plus hundreds of minor options and certificates
• 35k+ students including more than 2.3k international students and 10k students of color
• 217k+ alumni worldwide
• For more interesting facts about OSU visit:

Locations:

Oregon State has a statewide presence with campuses in Corvallis and Bend, the OSU Portland Center and the Hatfield Marine Science Center on the Pacific Coast in Newport.

Oregon State's beautiful, historic and state-of-the-art main campus is located in one of America's best college towns. Corvallis is located close to the Pacific Ocean, the Cascade mountains and Oregon wine country.

Nestled in the heart of the Willamette Valley, this beautiful city offers miles of mountain biking and hiking trails, a river perfect for boating or kayaking and an eclectic downtown featuring local cuisine, popular events and performances.

Total Rewards Package:
Oregon State University offers a comprehensive benefits package with benefits eligible positions that is designed to meet the needs of employees and their families including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Basic Life. OSU pays 95% of premiums for you and your eligible dependents.
• Free confidential mental health and emotional support services, and counseling resources.
• Retirement savings paid by the university.
• A generous paid leave package, including holidays, vacation and sick leave.
• Tuition reduction benefits for you or your qualifying dependents at OSU or the additional six Oregon Public Universities.
• Robust Work Life programs including Dual Career assistance resources, flexible work arrangements, a Family Resource Center, Affinity Groups and an Employee Assistance Program.

Future and current OSU employees can use the Benefits Calculator to learn more about the full value of the benefits provided at OSU.

Key Responsibilities

25% - Fellowship, Residency, and Research Support Administration

• Administer fellowship programs for humanities faculty at Oregon State University, including shaping and promoting opportunities, guiding administration and review, and maintaining ultimate authority for the direction and success of such programs.
• In collaboration with other personnel in the integrated Arts-and-Humanities structure, pursue a strategy for maximizing the role of the humanities in Broader Impacts research funding.

25% - Events, Programming, and Public-Facing Humanities Impact

• Conceptualize and, with the assistance of Arts-and-Humanities structure staff, enact and implement presentations and lectures, talks, research clusters, reading groups, summer institutes, conferences, workshops, and book-launch events.
• Determine the humanities-aligned components of annual themes and initiatives pursued within the integrated Arts-and-Humanities structure, including integrations with visual arts exhibitions, history exhibitions, performing arts, and other mediums with rich potential for interpretive and scholarly components aligned with humanities forms of knowledge.
• Work closely, on a daily or near-daily basis, with academic, curatorial, and administrative faculty attached to the Arts-and-Humanities structure, including those primarily associated with PRAx, with academic schools in the College, and with the two humanities centers

15% - Curriculum Integration

• In consultation with the relevant Directors of the CLA Schools, maintain responsibility for placing relevant courses in the CMCR space and, in consultation with PRAx staff, maintain partial responsibility for placing relevant courses in the PRAx building.
• With support from the curriculum coordinator in the Arts-and-Humanities structure, oversee the efforts to integrate relevant humanities content (including events, exhibitions, and other programming) into courses across the University

15% - Promotion, Marketing, Public Advocacy, and Outreach

• Oversee the representation of humanities initiatives on the web, social media, print media, and other public-facing forums.
• Build the reputation of humanities initiatives at Oregon State University, including through associations with national humanities consortia, other humanities centers, and regional and national media covering humanities efforts.
• With support from the Audience Engagement and Education staff in PRAx and in the Arts-and-Humanities structure, develop humanities-associated opportunities for K-12 students and the general public, with a special focus on the events, exhibitions, and other public-facing humanities programming that the position oversees

10% - Capital Project Management

• Act as the representative of the end-user in the building of the Center for Material Cultures Research in Art, Archaeology, and Indigenous Studies, including interacting with Capital Project delivery and project managers on the construction and architectural teams.

10% - Grant Development, Philanthropic Giving, and Research Funding

• Pursue additional sources of funding for humanities research, including external grants, internal collaborations, and philanthropic giving.
• Maintain working relationships with research program administrators in the OSU Division of Research and Innovation and with grant-seeking and grant-writing personnel in the University, College, and OSU Foundation.
• Apply for a minimum of one initiative-supporting external grant annually and is responsible for encouraging and supporting other external grant seeking.

What You Will Need

• PhD or terminal degree in a humanities discipline; Tenured Associate/Full professor at OSU.
• Administrative experience with budget oversight in a University context at the graduate program level or above.
• Demonstrated ability to foster interdisciplinary and/or collaborative leadership in the humanities.
• Demonstrated scholarly/creative productivity, accomplishment, and recognition in the humanities - exemplified by publications/creative endeavors, public presentation of research and creative work, professional appointments, or awards.
• Demonstrated curriculum leadership at the departmental level or above.
• Prior leadership role in academic events of scale (conferences, disciplinary meetings, etc.).
• Record of successful grant seeking and/or philanthropic giving.
• Demonstrated commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity through specific programmatic initiatives.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per

University Standard:
et seq.

Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

What We Would Like You to Have

• Experience in capital project delivery.
• Prior or current relationships with capital project managers or personnel.
• Management of resources - internal or external grants - related to capital projects.
• Named PI on one or more significant, collaborative transdisciplinary grants that relate humanities knowledge to science or technological fields.

Working Conditions / Work Schedule Pay Method Salary Pay Period 1st through the last day of the month Pay Date Last working day of the month Recommended Full-Time Salary Range Salary is commensurate with skills, education and experience.

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Posting Detail Information

Posting Number P08041UF Number of Vacancies 1 Anticipated Appointment Begin Date 08/15/2024 Anticipated Appointment End Date Posting Date 05/06/2024 Full Consideration Date 05/20/2024 Closing Date 05/27/2024 Indicate how you intend to recruit for this search Competitive / Internal Special Instructions to Applicants

This is an Internal Employment Opportunity.

To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by May 20, 2024.

Applications will continue to be accepted after the full consideration date, until a sufficient applicant pool has been achieved or the position is filled.

The closing date is subject to change without notice to applicants.

1) A Curriculum Vitae

2) A Cover Letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.

3)

A Diversity Statement addressing the following prompt:

After reviewing the OSU mission statement at and the emphasis on diversity, please state how your background and experience has prepared you to be effective in an environment that values diversity.

Please be specific in identifying a trajectory for humanities-based programming in relationship to these goals.

You will also be required to submit the names of at least three professional references, their e-mail addresses and telephone numbers as part of the application process.

For additional information please contact:
Peter Betjemann

OSU commits to inclusive excellence by advancing equity and diversity in all that we do.

We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. This job has "critical or security-sensitive" responsibilities.

If you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.).

Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU's Employee and Labor Relations team at

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