Assistant Professor of American Studies & Women's and Gender Studies at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts

Job Description:

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Job Posting Title

Assistant Professor of American Studies & Women's and Gender Studies



Job Description Summary

Faculty



Job Description

The Departments of American Studies and Women's and Gender Studies at Wellesley College invite applications for a full-time tenure-track position at the level of assistant professor in the field of Queer and Trans Studies to begin July 2025. In particular we seek a candidate whose work and teaching centers questions of race and Queer of Color Critique. The ideal candidate would be an excellent teacher with a breadth of interests appropriate to a liberal arts undergraduate institution as well as a strong commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship.


This position involves a four course per year teaching load. Please submit only in electronic form the following: a letter of application, a c.v., description of research interests, statement of teaching experience, writing sample, and three letters of recommendation (the online application will request names/email addresses so that recommenders or dossier services may submit the letters directly), to https://www.wellesley.edu/about-us/working-at-wellesley .


The committee will begin its review on September 15, 2024. If circumstances do not allow you to submit materials through our online application system, please email us at working@wellesley.edu .


Wellesley College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to increasing the diversity of the college community and the curriculum. Candidates who believe they can contribute to that goal are encouraged to apply.



Worker Sub-Type

Faculty



Time Type

Full time



EEO Statement


At Wellesley, we embrace and honor difference and diversity. We believe the best ideas-the best solutions-draw on a range of voices, perspectives, and experiences. As a college, and as a community, we are dedicated to assuring that all members for the Wellesley community have an equal opportunity to flourish.




Wellesley College is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to the diversity of the college community and the curriculum
. Wellesley College and all its subcontractors shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that Wellesley College and all of its subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status. Candidates who believe they can contribute to that goal are encouraged to apply.