Assistant Professor, Women and Gender Studies, Keen State College, New Hampshire, USA

Deadline: 16 October 2015

Location: New Hampshire, USA

Organization: Keene State College

Position Summary

Keene State College invites applicants for a full-time tenure track position in Women's and Gender Studies to begin August 2016. Candidates must have experience teaching core women's and gender studies courses through an intersectional lens and be qualified to develop courses in either transnational feminisms and/or queer theories. Research specialization is open and successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop courses in their area of expertise.  Teaching load is six 4- credit courses per academic year. The successful candidate will teach an introductory course in feminist practice and social change, possess excellent teaching skills, have an active scholarly agenda, promote the Women's and Gender Studies major, advise students in the major, and will mentor undergraduate research and internships on and off campus. 

We encourage candidates to identify ways their teaching and research interests correspond with our above listed needs and interests. As part of regular teaching responsibilities at this public liberal arts college, all faculty members are expected to teach both in the major and in the Integrative Studies Program. For more information about this program, please click here.
The College curriculum is inclusive and incorporates multiple perspectives and issues of equity: our goals for inclusion and excellence are outlined in the College's Strategic Plan. 

Our students come from diverse socio-economic and educational backgrounds, with a high percentage of first generation college students. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who will support the College's ongoing efforts to help students become responsible global citizens. Keene State has a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching, institutional service, and a liberal arts education. 

Qualifications

Earned doctorate in Women's and Gender Studies or closely related field by August 1, 2016; undergraduate teaching experience; evidence of teaching excellence and active research agenda.  

Additional Job Information

How to apply:

Review of applications to begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled or otherwise closed at the college's discretion; for full consideration please submit all materials by Friday, October 16, 2015. 



Applicants should be prepared to upload the following separate documents when applying online: 

Letter of Application 

Curriculum Vitae 

Teaching portfolio (a 1-page teaching statement and 2 sample syllabi) 

Three letters of recommendation 



The three (3) letters of recommendation should be sent under separate cover directly to:

Keene State College
ffice of Human Resource Management-FAC04
229 Main Street, Keene, NH 03435-1604

or via e-mail to cgreene@keene.edu 

Or apply online, here. 

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