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Visiting Assistant Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (2023)

Employer
Washington and Lee University
Location
Virginia, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Feb 21, 2023


The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program at Washington and Lee University invites applications for a 2-year visiting assistant professor, beginning July 1, 2023. This position carries a 6-course teaching load distributed over Fall and Winter terms (12 weeks each) and the university's signature 4-week Spring Term.

W&L is a competitive, small, private, liberal arts institution centrally located in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. The WGSS Program is vibrant with strong enrollments and excellent students, many of whom go on to careers in research, advocacy, medicine, and law.

Washington and Lee University promotes a dynamic and inclusive environment that allows students and employees of multiple backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives to learn, work, and thrive together. Successful candidates will contribute to that environment and exhibit potential for excellence in teaching and for vigorous scholarship. In keeping with the University Strategic Plan , we welcome applications from underrepresented minority candidates and members of other communities that are traditionally underrepresented in academia.

Preferred candidates will hold a Ph.D. in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies or a related discipline by the time the position begins. Candidates should be prepared to teach an introductory class in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, as well as first-year seminars and upper-level courses in their areas of research and teaching specialization. We are especially interested in candidates with teaching interests that would contribute W&L’s interdisciplinary programs in Africana Studies; Environmental Studies; Film Studies; Law, Justice & Society; or Poverty Studies.

The university requires employees to become fully vaccinated for COVID-19, with one booster. New employees must provide proof of at least their first shot prior to the first day of employment. Individuals may seek a medical or a religious exemption to the vaccination requirement.

Review of applications will begin on March 24. Candidates should submit:
  • a letter of application summarizing teaching interests and experience, scholarly pursuits, and demonstrating the ability to work with a diverse student population.
  • a CV
Three confidential letters of recommendation will be requested from finalists.

All materials should be submitted via Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/121535 . For more information, you may contact Sarah Horowitz at horowitzs@wlu.edu .

Washington and Lee is an Equal Opportunity Employer. As such, we are interested in candidates who are committed to high standards of scholarship, performance and professionalism and to the development of a campus climate that supports equality and diversity in our faculty, staff and student body. Job description requirements are representative, but not all‐inclusive of the knowledge, skill, and abilities needed to successfully perform this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Statement of Commitment to Diversity

Washington and Lee affirms that diverse perspectives and backgrounds enhance our community. We are committed to the recruitment, enrichment, and retention of students, faculty, and staff who embody many experiences, cultures, points of view, interests, and identities. As engaged citizens in a global and diverse society, we seek to advance a positive learning and working environment for all through open and substantive dialogue.

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