Assistant Professor of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

The Center for Women’s & Gender Studies at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position with a focus on Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, to begin Fall 2018.

We are particularly interested in scholars doing intersectional work that engages one or more of the following fields: Gender and Health, Human Rights, Performance Studies, Queer Studies, especially those working in Media Studies and Queer of Color Critique, Critical Race Theory, and Transnational and Indigenous Feminisms.

The Center for Women’s and Gender Studies is strongly committed to diversity and especially welcomes applications from people of African, Asian, Indigenous, and Latinx descent, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who will contribute to our program’s intersectional commitment.

Qualifications

The successful candidate should have a Ph.D. in hand by start of employment, be able to demonstrate a successful publishing and research trajectory, have a solid record as an effective classroom teacher, and a teaching philosophy that helps to ensure success in the classroom. Candidates from all disciplines are encouraged to submit applications; the successful applicant will hold an appointment in an appropriate university department (e.g., African and African Diaspora Studies, Mexican American and Latino/a Studies, Sociology, or American Studies).

Salary will be commensurate with rank and experience.

The successful candidate is expected to teach both required undergraduate and graduate courses; develop a strong research program; publish actively; direct dissertations, MA reports, and honors theses; attract external funding; and exhibit a commitment to service to the department and center, college, and university.

To apply, please submit a letter of interest that includes a description of current and planned research, a curriculum vitae, a recent writing sample, and a list of contact information for three professional references at apply.interfolio.com/46002.

Please send questions to: Susan Sage Heinzelman, Chair, Search Committee at sheinz@austin.utexas.edu.

Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2017. Applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled; however, applications received after November 15, 2017 may not receive full consideration.

Position funding is pending budgetary approval. The University of Texas is an AA/EEO employer. A background check will be conducted on the successful candidate.