Call for Applications: California State University, Long Beach: Ass’t Professor, Women’s Studies

Assistant Professor in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Duties:

• Teach lower- and upper-division core courses including: Gender, Race, Sex and Societies; Bodies and Borders; Feminist Theory; Feminist Methods; Internship, and Senior Capstone Seminar
• Publish research in areas of specialization
• Develop new courses in area of specialization
• Mentor students
• Participate in service to the department, college, university, and community levels

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in a humanities, social science or related field of study
• Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2020.
• Expertise in applied gender studies in areas including, but not limited to, public policy, public health, or non-profit or community-based organizing
• Focus on Asian diaspora or Asian-American communities; or Muslim countries, cultures, or communities
• Demonstrated potential for effectiveness in teaching and research in applied women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, broadly defined
• Demonstrated potential for all levels of university service
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies
• Successful grant writing experience
• An interest in innovative directions and scholarship in applied gender studies
• Ability to incorporate undergraduate students in faculty-led research projects
• Research agenda and teaching focus in applied gender studies in which transnational, intersectional, transdisciplinary, and practical approaches to address social problems and effect social change in local, regional, and/or international contexts are prioritized. Such application areas include, but are not limited to, public health, housing policy, social welfare, economic justice, conflict-mediation, and non-profit or community-based organizing Specific focus should be within Asian diasporic, Asian-American, and/or Muslim countries, cultures, and communities
• Ability to prepare students for advocacy, social service, and/or other public policy-related fields

How to Apply – Required Documentation:

• An Equity and Diversity Statement about your teaching or other experiences, successes, and challenges in working with a diverse student population (maximum two pages, single-spaced). For further information and guidelines, please visit: http://www.csulb.edu/EquityDiversityStatement
• Letter of application addressing the required and preferred qualifications
• CV (including current email address)
• Names and contact information for three references
• Three current, signed letters of recommendation independently provided by references
• Copy of transcript from institution awarding highest degree
• Two syllabi from relevant courses taught or proposed syllabi for two Department courses
• A sample of recent research, such as a dissertation chapter or recent academic paper
• Finalists will also be required to submit the following:

1. 1. A signed SC-1 form,
   2. An official transcript (e-transcript preferred, if available)