Arizona State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Women and Gender Studies. Applicants are required to have a PhD in Women and Gender Studies or related field by time of appointment (August 2013). Application deadline: October 29th, 2012.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES
Arizona State University (ASU) seeks applications for a tenure-track position in Women and Gender Studies. Applicants are required to have a PhD in Women and Gender Studies or related field by time of appointment (August 2013), a record of interdisciplinary research and teaching; and a focus on structural inequities (legal, social, political, economic, etc.) in any area of sexuality studies. We are particularly interested in candidates who look at LGBTQ issues of economic justice or human rights, sexual citizenship, indigenous sexualities and/or masculinity studies from a transnational and/or intersectional perspective. The successful candidate will be expected to teach core undergraduate and graduate courses as well as upper division courses related to their specialty area. Women and Gender Studies (WGS) at ASU is one of the largest, most vibrant undergraduate and PhD programs in the U.S. Located within the nation?s first School of Social Transformation (SST), a new transdisciplinary school unique to ASU that brings together interdisciplinary fields to integrate the study of gender, race, class, sexuality and nation. We are focused on transformational knowledge--new research approaches, themes and questions that are embedded in broader historical, social and cultural processes of change and are pursuing novel collaborative forms of teaching and knowledge creation to make discoveries, to create social innovations and to engage with others in changing the world.
To apply, e-mail a single PDF file containing 1) a letter of interest describing research and teaching background and interests as they relate to both WGS and SST and 2) a curriculum vita to:_Jane.Little@asu.edu_ . Applicants must make arrangements to have three letters of recommendation mailed directly from referees to:
Faculty Search, ATTN: Jane Little
Women and Gender Studies
School of Social Transformation
P.O. Box 876403
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-6403
Application deadline is October 29, 2012, if not filled every Monday thereafter until the search is closed. Background check is required for employment. Arizona State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to excellence through diversity, Women and minorities are encouraged to apply: _https://www.asu.edu/titleIX/_
