Indiana University - Bloomington, Gender Studies

Peg Zeglin Brand Endowed Chair in Gender Studies

The Department of Gender Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington seeks to fill the Peg Zeglin Brand Chair in Gender Studies at the full or associate rank starting August 2014 with a scholar from any disciplinary background whose work centrally addresses feminism, sexuality and/or gender. We are especially interested in interdisciplinary scholars whose areas of specialization include any combination of the following:  film and media; critical race and queer of color critique; dis/ability studies; transgender studies; transnational and postcolonial feminism. Minimal requirements: Doctoral degree in relevant field and tenurable professional dossier.

Indiana University, Bloomington’s Department of Gender Studies was one of the first in the nation to offer a Ph.D. in Gender Studies, now in its eighth year. We also offer an undergraduate major as well as undergraduate and graduate minors in Gender Studies. Current areas of strength in the department include race/ethnicity, feminist theory, media/representation/cultural studies, sexualities, sexual health, spatial studies of sexuality and gender (including queer rurality, metronormativity, and diaspora), and studies of science, medicine and technology. The Gender Studies program maintains strong ties with campus units such as the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction and with the Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity and newly formed School of Global and International Studies. The department is in the midst of a dynamic period of growth and innovation, and full participation in the development of our programs will be essential. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain an active research and publication profile in a fashion commensurate with the prestige of the endowed chair. Teaching responsibilities include both the undergraduate and graduate core and elective courses and advising student research at all levels, including direction of doctoral dissertations. More on our programs, faculty, and current graduate students can be found at http://www.indiana.edu/~gender/.  Salary, fringe benefits, research and teaching expectations and opportunities are consistent with peer Research One institutions.