University of Maryland, Gender and Women’s Studies Program, 2 positions
Sep 22, 2010 → Dec 20, 2010
The Gender and Women's Studies Program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) invites applications for two faculty positions:
1) a tenure-track Assistant Professor to begin in August 2011. The
successful candidate should have demonstrated experience teaching core
gender and women's studies courses at the undergraduate level, a
sub-specialty in Asian or Asian American Studies, a promising research
agenda, and a Ph.D. in Gender/Women's Studies or a closely related
interdisciplinary field at the time of appointment. The position is
fully funded through the Gender and Women's Studies Program, with the
possibility of teaching courses cross-listed with an Asian Studies
Program. The teaching load is 3/2. Applicants should submit a letter of
interest, CV, graduate transcripts, a writing sample, and sample syllabi
and teaching evaluations and should arrange for three letters of
reference to be sent separately.
Applications are due November 15, 2010.
Send materials to:
Dr. Carole McCann, Assistant Professor
Search Committee Chair,
Gender and Women's Studies Program,
UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle,
Baltimore, MD 21250.
Applications may also be emailed to genderstudies.
2) a non-tenure track Lecturer position to begin in August 2011. The
successful candidate should have a Ph.D. in Gender/Women's Studies or a
closely related interdisciplinary field at the time of appointment,
demonstrated experience teaching gender and women's studies courses, a
specialization in social change/activism, and demonstrated experience
managing student learning communities or campus organizations. The
teaching load is 6 courses per year, including but not limited to the
introductory course and a course on women, gender, and activism. Beyond
the teaching, the responsibilities of the position include development
and management of a student learning community sponsored by the Gender
and Women's Studies Program. This is a great opportunity for those
interested in cultivating active learning environments for a diverse
community of students engaged in social change/justice activism.
Please submit a letter of interest, CV, a writing sample, teaching portfolio
(including statement of teaching philosophy, sample syllabi, sample
assignments, and teaching evaluations) and arrange for three letters of
reference to be sent separately
Applications are due November 20, 2010.
Send materials to:
Dr. Carole McCann, Lecturer Search Committee Chair,
Gender and Women's Studies Program,
UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle,
Baltimore, MD 21250.
Applications may also be emailed to genderstudies
UMBC is a dynamic mid-sized public research university that values undergraduate teaching and student mentoring. With over 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students, the campus reflects the wealth of ethnic and cultural diversity of the Baltimore-Washington region. The Gender and Women's Studies Program at UMBC is an interdisciplinary academic unit committed to expanded understanding of how gender and its intersections with race, nation, class, religion, and sexuality make a difference in individual lives and in the practices and institutions of human societies and cultures. The program has three faculty lines and more than 20 affiliate faculty. It enrolls approximately 60 undergraduate students divided among its undergraduate major, minor, certificate, and post-baccalaureate certificate programs and is one of seven participating departments and programs in the Language, Literacy and Culture Ph.D. program. UMBC is especially proud of the diversity of its student body and we seek to attract an equally diverse applicant pool for this position. We have a strong commitment to increasing faculty diversity. UMBC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.