Interdisciplinary Research Methods and Critical Race/Ethnic Studies
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Michigan, United States |
Position: | Research Professional |
The Department of Women’s and Gender Studies invites applications for a tenure-track position: Interdisciplinary Research Methods and Critical Race/Ethnic Studies, at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning fall 2014. Responsibilities include new course development, teaching undergraduate and graduate interdisciplinary research methods, enhancing departmental connections with community organizations, and coordinating WGST 200: Introduction to Women’s Studies, a general education course.
The EMU Women’s and Gender Studies Department was founded as a program in 1975, offered Michigan’s first Minor in Women’s Studies, and became a department in 2009. The department currently offers an undergraduate major and minor in Women’s and Gender Studies, a Queer Studies minor, an MA in Women’s and Gender Studies, and a graduate certificate in Sexualities or Globalization. The department is interdisciplinary, with its own dedicated faculty and department members from EMU’s five colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Health & Human Services, and Technology, and the University Library. The EMU student body was the highest rated in Michigan for ethnic diversity by U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 Best Colleges Edition, and was rated as one of the most LGBT friendly universities in the nation by the Campus Pride Climate Index. More information about WGST@EMU is available at http://www.emich.edu/wgstudies/
Applicants must have at minimum, an ABD in Women’s and Gender Studies, or in a related field based on interdisciplinary work by the time of appointment. A Ph.D. is strongly preferred. Primary consideration will be given to applicants with a strong commitment to teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, an active research agenda in the field, and the ability to work in a culturally and racially diverse environment. Demonstrated record of research and/or work with local, regional, national or global community organizations is desirable.
All applications must be submitted online at https://www.emujobs.com. Application materials must include a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a one page teaching philosophy statement, a one page research agenda statement, and the names and contact information of three references. Letters of reference should be available upon request.
For more information contact Suzanne Gray, Search Committee Chair at sgray17@emich.edu or (734) 487-2517. Review of applications will begin December 6, 2013, and will continue until the position is filled.
Eastern Michigan University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is strongly committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity.
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Website: | None |
Primary Category: | Women, Gender, and Sexuality |
Secondary Categories: | None |
Posting Date: | 10/22/2013 |
Closing Date | 12/21/2013 |