Applicants for Cancer Biology Prof Position at San Diego State Subjected to DEI Litmus Test
“This is one of 11 positions being offered by a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded diversity program at the school.”
This is the type of position where merit should be the only consideration. Total madness.
Campus Reform reports:
San Diego State University subjects cancer biologist applicants to DEI litmus test
San Diego State University (SDSU) is subjecting applicants for a professor of cancer biology job to several diversity requirements.
According to the job listing, applicants are required to “satisfy two or more of the eight Building on Inclusive Excellence (BIE) criteria.
Two examples include applicants having “demonstrated knowledge of barriers for underrepresented students and faculty within the discipline” and having “research interests that contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education.”
Candidates must have a “commitment to working with diverse groups (e.g., Latinx, Black/African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Pacific Islander, Asian, Pacific Islander, LGBTQI, etc.) through research, teaching, mentoring, and service,” the job listing states.
This is one of 11 positions being offered by a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded diversity program at the school. The program promotes “scientific workforce diversity” and creates “a community of scientists committed to implementing and sustaining cultures of inclusive excellence through recruitment of a diverse cohort of early-career faculty,” the description states.
SDSU’s hiring guide details the candidate selection process and emphasizes the school’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
“In the United States, specifically North American histories of colonization, slavery, and exclusion have created systemic, widespread inequities in the life opportunities enjoyed by members of different social groups,” the hiring guide states. “As a public-serving institution, SDSU is committed to addressing these inequities.”
The DEI requirements in San Diego State University's search for a new cancer biologist overshadowed what should be the main priority in cancer research—namely, curing cancer. https://t.co/HXGhHObICL via @JohnDSailer
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Sounds like they are looking for a racial minority but can’t say that outright. You can bet that this person will eventually advocate for denying cancer treatment to whites because they are privileged.
This gives a recipe for the sort of narrative a prospective college student should have for their application essay, in the post-SFFA world. They won’t come out and say it, and the expectations would be softer at the HS level, but this is the sort of stuff that could get you in when otherwise you would have been out.
This is the sort of thing that puts a premium on lying. The honest and the truly skilled, who can get a similar job elsewhere, won’t apply.