Department: Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Rank: Assistant Professor
Annual Basis: 9 Month
Application Deadline
October 1, 2024; position open until filled
Required Application Materials
Applicants must upload the following materials by October 1, 2024 (11:55 pm PDT).
· A CV
· An application letter that outlines the candidate’s research interests, teaching, and that describes the candidate’s engagement with and professional contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion
· A statement of teaching philosophy
· Writing sample (approx. 25-page max)
· A sample syllabus for a course on transgender studies
· The names and contact information of three references; recommendation letters will be requested after initial reviews have been completed directly from your references
Position Announcement
The Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) at the University of Oregon invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Transgender Studies to start Fall 2025. We are interested in scholars whose research and praxis foreground interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, comparative, and intersectional voices, challenges, and lived experiences of trans communities as they intersect with issues of race, class, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, health, and nationality, among others.
Department or Program Summary
The Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the UO is a dynamic and collegial interdisciplinary department with award-winning researchers and teachers. The department offers a wide range of classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels that examine gender as a social construction category at the intersection of sexuality, race, class, citizenship, and other social differences. The department’s interdisciplinary curriculum features a broad range of feminist inquiries, from queer studies, women of color and decolonial feminisms, migration and citizenship, social and environmental activisms, and others.
The WGSS department invests in the success of each new member and strives to support faculty in successful and impactful careers while maintaining a work-life balance. Junior faculty in WGSS will be supported through the transition to tenure, including reduced service expectations and access to national and university-wide mentoring programs, such as NCFDD Faculty Success Program Tuition Grant, writing circles, as well as new faculty mentorship, and training in teaching through the Teaching Engagement Program. Junior faculty in WGSS will have ample opportunities to work with and receive support from scholars with shared research and teaching interests in other units across campus, such as Ethnic Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, History, Media Studies, and many others
Minimum Requirements
• Ph.D. by Fall 2025 in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies or related fields, including but not limited to Cultural Studies, Sociology, History, Anthropology, and Media Studies.
• Areas of research and expertise to focus on transgender studies and transgender lived experiences.
• Evidence of commitment to scholarly excellence, as seen in publications, grants, fellowships, and/or research collaborations appropriate to their field and rank.
• Evidence of teaching experience or potential for teaching excellence in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies is required.
• Commitment to working effectively with students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds.
Preferred Qualifications
• Demonstrated excellence in transgender studies and intersectional and interdisciplinary scholarship.
About the University
The University of Oregon is one of only two Pacific Northwest members of the Association of American Universities and holds a distinguished ranking in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The UO enrolls more than 20,000 undergraduate and 3,600 graduate students representing all 50 states and nearly 100 countries. In recent years, the university has increased the diversity of its student body, as well as campus-wide efforts to build a welcoming, inclusive community. The UO’s 295-acre campus features state-of-the-art facilities in an arboretum-like setting within the traditional homelands of the Kalapuya people. The UO is located in Eugene, a vibrant city of 157,000 with a wide range of cultural and culinary offerings, a pleasant climate, and a community engaged in environmental and social concerns. The campus is within easy driving distance of the Pacific Coast, the Cascade Mountains, and Portland.
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