The Yale University Program in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies intends to hire a tenure-track assistant professor in the field of gender and sexuality in the global South. The appointment begins July 1, 2017.
We are interested in transnational research in such fields as critical development studies, environment and social justice, migration, indigeneity, human rights, science and technology studies, visual cultures, and performance studies. Scholars in the social and human sciences, humanities, law, environmental studies, as well as those trained in interdisciplinary fields are encouraged to apply. Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women and underrepresented minorities.
Ph.D. or equivalent degree at time of hire is expected. A letter of application describing your research, teaching interests, engagement with women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, a CV, a two-page dissertation abstract, chapter-length writing sample, and three letters of reference required. Review of applications will begin October 1, 2016. To ensure full consideration, please submit all materials by September 30, 2016.
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For questions concerning this search, please contact the Yale Program for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at wgss@yale.edu. Do not submit applications, or application materials to this email address. Please submit your application via INTERFOLIO.
Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women, persons with disabilities, protected veterans, and underrepresented minorities.