THE WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES program at the University of Michigan Dearborn invites applications for a new tenure track position in Sexuality and LGBTQ studies with a social or behavioral sciences focus. Required qualifications include a PhD at the time of appointment, specialization in Sexuality/LGBTQ Studies, and training in quantitative and/or qualitative social science research methods. Application Deadline: October 15th, 2013. For complete job description, please continue reading.
The Women's and Gender Studies program at the University of Michigan Dearborn invites applications for a new tenure track position in Sexuality and LGBTQ studies with a social or behavioral sciences focus. This is a joint hire with a primary appointment in Women's and Gender Studies and a secondary appointment in an allied discipline within the College of Arts, Sciences and Letters best suited to the candidate. We seek a candidate with expertise in quantitative and/or qualitative social science research methods, a commitment to teaching excellence and demonstrated research potential. We particularly encourage applications from those whose work addresses intersections of sexuality with race, class, nation, religion or dis/ability.
Women's and Gender Studies at UM-Dearborn is an interdisciplinary program offering a major and a minor. We are also home to a Women in Learning and Leadership program that connects theory to social change projects, and that is nationally recognized for community based scholarship. Duties include developing courses in LGBTQ studies, and teaching core courses in women's and gender studies and courses relevant to the candidate's specialization. The teaching load is three courses per semester on an eight-month contract, with additional opportunities for summer teaching. There is also potential for the successful candidate to collaborate with the Lesbian-Gay-Queer Initiative at the Institute for Research on Women and Gender at UM-Ann Arbor.
Required qualifications include a Ph.D. at the time of the appointment, specialization in Sexuality/LGBTQ Studies, and training in quantitative and/or qualitative social science research methods.
For full consideration, submit letter of application addressing research and teaching interests, curriculum vitae, a sample of written work, and three letters of reference by October 15, 2013. Electronic applications are preferred: please send via email to sbeard@umich.edu
Documents that must be mailed should be sent to:
Women's and Gender Studies Search Committee
C/o Sharie Beard
University of Michigan-Dearborn
4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn MI 48128.
The committee will continue to accept application materials until the position is filled.
