The College of Human Development, Culture, and Media (CHDCM) at Seton Hall University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track assistant professor of Hip-Hop Studies with a focus in one of the College's four Academic Departments, including: (1) Educational Studies, (2) Education Leadership, Management & Policy, (3) Communication, Media and Arts, or (4) Professional Psychology & Family Therapy. The position will begin in August 2025.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The ideal candidate will have a background commensurate with one of the CHDCM's Academic Departments with demonstrated record of quality, rigorous, practical, and community-based research drawing upon the lens and literature of Hip-Hop Studies. As a new innovative faculty line, candidates’ areas of expertise, teaching, and research background will determine which of the CHDCM's academic departments they may be housed within. The ideal candidate will be instrumental in establishing robust collaborations across Hip-Hop Studies curricula both within the CHDCM and across the University. Through these interdisciplinary partnerships, the ideal candidate is expected to create a holistic educational experience that blends cultural studies, artistic expression, and critical media literacy with practical skills and theoretical knowledge.
The college seeks applicants with a central commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Ideal candidates, using established and/or emerging theoretical and methodological frameworks, will connect DEI expertise to Hip-Hop Studies and Educational Studies, Education Leadership, Management & Policy, Communication, Media and Arts, or Professional Psychology & Family Therapy. The candidate should have a terminal degree in education or a related field (e.g., psychology, communication, cultural studies). We invite candidates with expertise in quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods resear ch. Expertise in and experience with critical and creative methods is encouraged. A key role of this position will be to support the development of an interdisciplinary Hip-Hop Studies Program. As a result, the candidate will be expected to collaborate across the college and university to create course offerings that will exist as part of the newly developed Hip-Hop Studies Program.
This successful applicant will be expected to conduct research, teach courses as assigned, engage in department, college, and university service, and advise students. The department chairperson may assign additional duties when necessary.
About the College and University
Seton Hall is located in South Orange, New Jersey, just 14 miles from New York City. The University is the oldest Catholic diocesan institution of higher education in the United States, and the Carnegie Foundation classifies it as a doctoral university. It is home to approximately 6,300 undergraduate and 4,700 graduate students from every state in the United States and from more than 70 countries around the world. Nearly 40 percent of our undergraduates identify themselves as students of color, and this figure is increasing with each new graduating class. The University also prides itself on supporting first generation students, and 98% of our undergraduate students receive scholarships and grants to fund their education. Launched in Summer 2023, Seton Hall’s College of Human Development, Culture, and Media (CHDCM) embodies the University’s commitment to pedagogical innovation, intellectual ferment, and community engagement. Uniting scholars and students from four dynamic departments—Communication, Media, and the Arts; Education Leadership, Management, and Policy; Educational Studies; and Professional Psychology and Family Therapy—the College is the new home of cutting-edge, transdisciplinary inquiry into the stickiest problems of our time.
The faculty, staff, and students of the College seek to improve the human condition by collaborating across distinct fields that uniquely complement one another, thereby preparing the next generation of dynamic leaders poised to tackle contemporary social challenges and opportunities. Expression underpins all facets of the integrated College’s portfolio — media as a form of education and artistic expression; teaching and learning as modes of creative expression; expression and expressibility as critical to counseling and therapeutic treatment; and self-expression as a vehicle of social agency. With enrollment at approximately 1,550 total students, both graduate and undergraduate, CHDCM is the second largest college at Seton Hall University, with approximately 70 full time faculty and 125 adjunct faculty. Given this exciting and rich, diverse community, Seton Hall pursues academic excellence and ethical development in a collaborative environment, and prepares its students to be servant leaders in their professional and community lives, capable of engaging effectively with diverse populations.
In keeping with Seton Hall’s emphasis upon those historically excluded from higher education, the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media embraces the value and power of diversity—and the critical importance of creating inclusive, welcoming forms of community. Reflecting the University’s mission, the College is committed to advancing social justice, championing equity and inclusivity, and working toward an anti-racist future, free of violence and oppression of all kinds. In line with the University’s historic mission and the vision of its founder, Bishop Bayley, we are especially called by our mission to serve underserved communities in and around the Archdiocese of Newark, though we also recognize the need to attend to the intersection of the local, national, and global in questions of power and access. We therefore commit to addressing systemic inequality and injustice of all kinds, and we look forward to welcoming new colleagues similarly aligned to this mission.
Seton Hall University is an Equal Opportunity employer. It honors diversity and respects the religious commitments of all its employees. In turn, its employees respect Catholic beliefs and values, and they support its mission as a Catholic institution of higher education
For more information about the new College of Human Development, Culture, and Media, and Seton Hall University, please visit our website, https://www.shu.edu/human-development-culture-media/
Required Qualifications:
The below responsibilities/qualifications may be specified towards applicants' area of expertise (e.g., Education Leadership, Educational Studies, Communication, Media and the Arts, or Professional Psychology & Family Therapy).
Required qualifications include:
• An earned doctorate or terminal degree in a field of education, psychology, communication, or other related field of study.
• A demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion
• A demonstrated record of or potential for publishing practical/community-based research in the field of hip-hop studies
• A demonstrated record of or potential for quality teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels
• A demonstrated ability to work/collaborate across academic departments
Desired Qualifications:
Preferred qualifications include:
• Evidence of successfully designing, conducting, and publishing research
• Evidence of innovative teaching practices and successfully designing interdisciplinary courses
• Experience in leadership roles
• Experience mentoring doctoral dissertations
• Experience teaching in nontraditional environments (online and hybrid)
• Experience with grant writing and funding
• Evidence of experience of fieldwork specified to discipline (e.g., clinical work)
• Demonstrated expertise in interdisciplinary critical and creative methodologies, including (but not limited to) arts-based methods, autoethnography, community-based participatory research, and digital humanities.
Salary Grade:
FA01 - Faculty
Exempt/Nonexempt: Exempt
Physical Demands: General Office Environment
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Applications should include (1) a cover letter detailing qualifications for the position and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion; (2) Teaching philosophy (3) curriculum vitae; (4) the names and emails of three references; and (5) unofficial transcript(s) from the highest degree earned.
The review of applications will begin immediately. The position will remain posted until filled. All complete applications received by January 15, 2025, will receive priority consideration.
Inquiries about the position should be sent to the search committee chair, Dr. Edmund Adjapong, Edmund.Adjapong@shu.edu
Seton Hall University is committed to programs of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and the principles of affirmative action.
