Assistant Professor Women’s and Gender Studies

Loyola Marymount University • Lewisboro, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), a Carnegie-classified R2 institution, seeks outstanding applicants for the position of Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track). LMU is committed to inclusive excellence and the building of a just society, and is a Hispanic‑Serving Institution (HSI), Black‑Serving Institution (BSI), and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander‑Serving Institution (AANAPISI). This full-time, 9-month tenure-track academic appointment (August – May) has an annual salary paid over 12 consecutive months, allowing for continuous benefits coverage. We welcome teacher-scholars with doctoral degrees in Women’s and Gender Studies, Ethnic Studies, or other cognate interdisciplinary fields; candidates with PhDs in other social science and humanities disciplines with designated emphases in the areas outlined above will also be considered. The PhD is required; however, ABD applicants who complete the doctorate by Fall 2027 will also be considered.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in Women’s and Gender Studies, Ethnic Studies, or other cognate interdisciplinary fields.
• PhD is required; however, ABD applicants who complete the doctorate by Fall 2027 will also be considered.
• Background in social science research.
• Expertise in one or more of the following fields: Black feminism, decolonial or postcolonial studies, environmental justice/queer ecology, or militarism.
• Demonstrate a commitment to working with diverse student and community populations.
• Demonstrate a commitment to LMU’s teacher-scholar model.
• Cover letter, addressing research and teaching experience.
• Curriculum vitae.
• Writing sample.
• Three letters of recommendation.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates with PhDs in other social science and humanities disciplines with designated emphases in the areas outlined above will also be considered.
• Teaching and research can contribute to the department’s affiliated interdisciplinary minors, Disability Studies and LGBTQ Studies.
• Work speaks to issues of social justice as well as to antiracist and inclusive pedagogies.

Responsibilities

• Teach introduction level courses in Women’s and Gender Studies.
• Teach a course in feminist and queer research methods.
• Teach an upper division course in the applicant’s area of expertise.
• Maintain an active program of scholarship.
• Teaching.
• Advising.
• Mentoring undergraduate students.
• Contributing to department and university service.

Benefits

• Continuous benefits coverage.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree