New Faculty Position in Women & Gender Studies

Women and Gender Studies in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University Tempe Campus invites applications for a full-time, tenure track assistant/associate professor. The position begins August 2010.

 

We offer a robust undergraduate program, a graduate certificate and a PhD in Gender Studies. In addition to ten core faculty, 40 faculty from across the university are affiliated with our graduate program . Areas of specialization in the graduate program are: health, science and technology; gender, justice and social change; and visual and narrative culture. We encourage potential candidates to visit our website and learn more about our faculty’s research at http://wgs.asu.edu/content/people.

 

We seek candidates with a strong research and teaching profile in transnational feminism and gender studies, demonstrated ability to make connections between local and global feminisms, and commitment to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses from interdisciplinary women and gender studies perspectives. The successful candidate's research will advance methods in women and gender studies and use theoretical approaches that recognize the critical dimensions of race, ethnicity, nationality, class, sexuality, and cross-cultural diversity.

 

Women and Gender Studies is a part of the new School of Social Transformation which includes African and African American Studies, Asian Pacific American Studies, and Justice and Social Inquiry. The focus of the new school is on the creation of transformational knowledge. Within the school are 42 faculty representing a wide range of disciplines in the social sciences and humanities and various interdisciplinary fields.

 

Minimum requirements include a PhD in women's studies or related field in the social sciences or humanities, completed by August 1, 2010. Preference will be given to candidates with graduate training in women’s or gender studies.

 

Application reviews will begin January 15, 2010 and continue until the position is filled. Background check is required for employment and Arizona State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to excellence through diversity. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. For more information please visit http://wgs.asu.edu or contact Dr. Ann Hibner Koblitz at koblitz@asu.edu.

 

To apply e-mail a single PDF file with a letter of interest, writing sample (maximum 30 pages), and curriculum vitae to: Jane.Little@asu.edu and have three letters of recommendation sent to: WGS Search Committee, ATTN: Jane Little, Women and Gender Studies, School of Social Transformation, P.O. Box 874902, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-4902.