Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Non-tenure Track Faculty Vacancy Pool

Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Non-tenure Track Faculty Vacancy Pool

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Location:Bellingham, WA

Categories:College of Humanities & Social Science

Position Title

Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies - Non-Tenure Track Faculty

About the University

Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 83,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western is the highest-ranking public, master's-granting university in the Pacific Northwest, according to the 2017 U.S. News & World Report rankings.

About the Department

The Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies program offers a minor and major comprised of feminist, gender, and sexuality related courses across disciplines. The Program engages students in the exploration of diverse experiences through creative inquiry, critical analysis, effective expression, and community-engaged learning. The Program makes vital contributions to the university population in the study of gender and its intersections with other categories such as class, ethnicity, sexuality, language, religion and ability. The scope of the Program is multicultural, transnational, and global. It works collaboratively with other academic and student units and with shared interests.

Students fulfill the minor and major through Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies core courses - Introduction to Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies; Introduction to Feminist Theory; Introduction to Queer & Sexuality Studies; Studies in Gender Theory; Feminist and Queer Methodologies; Topics in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; and the Senior Capstone. The Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies program provides an academic space for interdisciplinary as well as community based learning. The Program offers small, student-centered classes, innovative pedagogy, and close faculty-student interaction.

The College of Humanities and Social Science and the Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies program support Western's mission to bring together individuals of diverse backgrounds and perspectives in an inclusive, student-centered university that develops the potential of learners and the well-being of communities. We encourage applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.

About the Position

The Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies program maintains a vacancy pool of qualified persons interested in non-tenure-track teaching positions. In anticipation of possible openings throughout the academic year and summer sessions, applications are accepted continuously for temporary, part-time, non-tenure-track positions at the instructor level. Although most non-tenure-track faculty receive their course assignments for the upcoming academic year by July 16, positions may become available at any time and are filled on a quarterly basis.

The program adheres to the University's value of excellent teaching and we expect you to be an exemplary teacher; to be current in your discipline; to engage students actively in their own learning, including discussion, writing, and analysis; and to maintain high standards regarding course content. We expect you to provide students with feedback on their course work and examinations, to be available to students through regularly-scheduled office hours in a Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies designated location, and to mentor Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies minors and majors. You will be expected to have your students evaluate your courses using the standard University evaluation forms and to make those evaluations available to the program director and advisory committee for annual review.

Required Qualifications

+ MA or above in any field with a focus on feminist, queer, and intersectional thought and methodologies

+ Demonstrated successful experience teaching at the college or university level

+ Demonstrated interest in community-based learning

+ Demonstrated skills in applying feminist and queer thought across diverse cultures and globally

+ Demonstrated ability and commitment to cultivating learning environments that are equitable and inclusive of students with diverse social identities and backgrounds

Preferred Qualifications

+ PhD in any field with a focus on feminist, queer, and intersectional thought and methodologies

Salary

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Bargaining Unit

United Faculty of Western Washington

Application Instructions

To apply, please submit your application via WWU's PAGE UP system. Please include a cover letter, current curriculum vitae, two sets of evaluations of your teaching from students in college or university courses, a one-page statement describing your teaching philosophy and pedagogy, and a list of courses (name and number) that you have taught at the college or university level. (If you are unable to submit teaching evaluations electronically, mailing hard copies as directed below is sufficient.)

Dr. Vicki Hsueh

Director, WGSS

Artnzen Hall 405 MS 9082

516 High Street

Bellingham, WA 98225

Required Supplemental Materials

+ Cover letter

+ Curriculum vitae

+ Two sets of course evaluations from college or university students

+ Teaching statement

+ List of courses taught

Closing Date Notes

Open continuously

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Job no:496110

Advertised:Nov 05 2018 09:00Pacific Standard Time

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