American University, Critical Race, Gender and Culture Studies Collaborative
Full-Time Term Faculty Position: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | District of Columbia, United States |
Position: | Non-Tenure Track Faculty |
The Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies Collaborative in the College of Arts and Sciences at American University invites applications for a term faculty appointment in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies for academic year 2016-2017 at the rank of Professorial Lecturer. This 9-month term appointment will commence on August 29, 2016, and is potentially renewable.
Applicants should have a PhD, or an anticipated PhD completion by August 2016, in Women’s/Gender/Sexuality studies or other relevant field, and provide evidence of strong teaching skills. The position will require the incumbent to teach three courses per semester. Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, holding office hours, advising students, and participating in department, college, and university service activities.
We especially welcome candidates with demonstrated experience teaching a wide range of courses from an intersectional feminist perspective, including classes in gender and women’s studies, sexualities studies, gender and politics, and feminist/gender/sexuality theory. We also welcome candidates with expertise in fields such as, but not limited to, transnational feminisms, African American and African Diaspora Studies, Latino/a Studies, or Asian Studies. Experience teaching and mentoring graduate students is highly desirable.
Salary is competitive. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled, subject to on-going budgetary approval. Please submit applications via: apply.interfolio.com/34992. Include a letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, recent teaching evaluations, and copies of recent published or working papers. Please contact Laura Nitzberg, Senior Administrative Assistant, 202-885-2583 or nitzberg@american.edu if you have any questions.
The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program offers a BA in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, minors in Women’s and Gender Studies and Sexuality and Queer Studies, and a graduate certificate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. The program is part of the Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies Collaborative, which also includes programs in African American and African Diaspora Studies, American Studies, Arab World Studies, Asian Studies, and Multi-Ethnic Studies. Learn more about the Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies Collaborative at http://www.american.edu/cas/crgc/.
American University is a private institution within easy reach of the many centers of government, business, research, and the arts located within the nation’s capital. For more information about American University, visit www.american.edu.
American University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution that operates in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. The university does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, personal appearance, gender identity and expression, family responsibilities, political affiliation, source of income, veteran status, an individual’s genetic information or any other bases under federal or local laws (collectively “Protected Bases”) in its programs and activities. American University is a tobacco and smoke free campus.
Contact: |
Laura Nitzberg, Senior Administrative Assistant, 202-885-2583 or nitzberg@american.edu |
Website: | http://www.american.edu/cas/crgc/ |
Primary Category: | Women, Gender, and Sexuality |
Secondary Categories: | None |
Posting Date: | 04/29/2016 |
Closing Date | 05/27/2016 |