Assistant Professor Women’s and Gender Studies

Loyola Marymount University; Westchester (IL); On-site; USD 77,000 - 104,000; Full time

Job summary

Loyola Marymount University invites applications for an Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in the Women’s and Gender Studies Department. The appointment is full-time, 9-month, with a salary paid over 12 months and benefits coverage.

The successful candidate will teach introductory WGS courses, a feminist/queer research methods course, and an upper-division course in their area of expertise, while contributing to interdisciplinary minors and equity initiatives.

Qualifications

• PhD in Women’s and Gender Studies, Ethnic Studies, or cognate interdisciplinary fields.
• ABD applicants may be considered if PhD completed by Fall 2027.
• Teaching experience at undergraduate level preferred.

Responsibilities

• Teach introductory Women’s and Gender Studies courses.
• Teach feminist and queer research methods course.
• Offer an upper-division course in your area of expertise.
• Contribute to interdisciplinary minors: Disability Studies and LGBTQ Studies.

Skills

Black feminism

Decolonial studies

Environmental justice

Queer theory

Militarism studies

Education

PhD required

Job description

Who We Are

The Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), a Carnegie-classified R2 institution in the mainstream of American Catholic higher education, seeks outstanding applicants for the position of Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) who value its Mission and share its commitment to inclusive excellence and the building of a just society.

LMU is a Hispanic‑Serving Institution (HSI), Black‑Serving Institution (BSI), and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander‑Serving Institution (AANAPISI), committed to fostering people for and with others, regardless of identity or beliefs, through its mission and Jesuit, Marymount educational traditions.

Appointment Type and Details

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.

Position Responsibilities

The Women’s and Gender Studies Department in the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts at Loyola Marymount University seeks a scholar with a background in social science research and expertise in one or more of the following fields: Black feminism, decolonial or postcolonial studies, environmental justice/queer ecology, or militarism. The applicant would be expected to teach introduction level courses in Women’s and Gender Studies, a course in feminist and queer research methods, as well as an upper division course in the applicant’s area of expertise. We are especially interested in candidates whose teaching and research can contribute to the department’s affiliated interdisciplinary minors, Disability Studies and LGBTQ Studies. Faculty responsibilities include maintaining an active program of scholarship, teaching, advising, and mentoring undergraduate students, and contributing to department and university service. Department tenure-track faculty members typically teach on a two-year 2-2-2-3 course rotation (4-unit classes) on a 40% research, 40% teaching, and 20% service model. Successful candidates will embrace the department’s mission of fostering a vigorous intellectual environment through a feminist and queer interdisciplinary lens where students can develop their analytical thinking skills and conceptual tools for social change. Successful candidates must also demonstrate a commitment to working with diverse student and community populations. We welcome applicants whose work speaks to issues of social justice as well as to antiracist and inclusive pedagogies. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to LMU’s teacher-scholar model.

A teacher-scholar conducts research and does creative work that contributes to the larger body of knowledge while setting an example for the importance of lifelong learning. A teacher-scholar at LMU is dedicated to 1) teaching a diverse student body in a transformative learning environment, 2) developing a thriving portfolio in research/scholarship/creative works and mentoring students, 3) participating in service activities at the academic, professional, and/or community levels, and 4) working towards greater equity, inclusion, belonging and accessibility for all in the profession.

Join Our Faculty

Across their application materials, candidates should address their commitment to and any past and/or potential contributions to advancing LMU's mission and promoting the success, sense of belonging, and thriving of students from a variety of lived experiences. Candidates may address these commitments in relation to their scholarship, teaching, mentorship, advising, and/or service, as appropriate to their experiences and future goals. Relevant examples may include fostering inclusive and accessible learning environments, supporting equitable educational outcomes, engaging multiple perspectives and ways of knowing, mentoring students from varied backgrounds, or pursuing scholarship and service that contributes to diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, justice, and/or accessibility.

LMU is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an environment free from discrimination and harassment as defined by federal, state and local law. We invite all persons in the full diversity of their being, life experience, and beliefs to apply. Visit www.lmu.edu for more information.

Reasonable expected salary: $90,000.00.

Please note that this position may not be eligible for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Loyola Marymount University, a Carnegie classified R2 institution in the mainstream of American Catholic higher education, seeks outstanding applicants who value its mission and share its commitment to inclusive excellence, the education of the whole person, and the building of a just society. LMU is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an environment free from discrimination and harassment as defined by federal, state and local law. We invite all persons in the full diversity of their being, life experience, and beliefs to apply. (Visit www.lmu.edu for more information.)

LMU is committed to providing equal access to employment opportunities and ensuring a comprehensive recruitment and selection process for all applicants. Individuals who require a reasonable accommodation to participate in any stage of the application, interview, or selection process may contact Human Resources at [e-mail] or by phone at [phone]. Applicants who use relay services or other assistive communication technologies are welcome to utilize those services when contacting Human Resources. When contacting Human Resources, please include the job posting number, title of the position and department for which you are applying. Applicants are not required to disclose the nature of a disability or provide medical information when requesting an accommodation during the recruitment process. LMU will work with applicants in a timely and interactive process to identify and provide reasonable accommodations consistent with applicable federal and state law.

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