Assistant Professor Women’s and Gender Studies

lmu; Westchester (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Loyola Marymount University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Women's and Gender Studies. This full-time, 9-month appointment includes benefits and a competitive salary.

PhD required; ABD considered if completed by Fall2027. We seek scholars with strong social science research backgrounds in Black feminism, decolonial/postcolonial studies, environmental justice, or related fields, and a commitment to inclusive excellence and Jesuit educational traditions.

Qualifications

• PhD in Women's and Gender Studies, Ethnic Studies, or other cognate interdisciplinary fields; ABD applicants who complete the doctorate by Fall2027 will be considered.
• PhD is required; strong record in social science research is desirable.
• Ability to teach courses in introductory Women's and Gender Studies, feminist and queer research methods, and upper-division specialty courses.

Responsibilities

• Teach introductory WGS courses and 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 and contribute to service, advising, and mentoring undergraduates.

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 Fall2027 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 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.

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