Assistant Professor in Gender and Women's Studies at UIC

The Gender and Women's Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) invites applications for a tenure track position as an Assistant Professor in Gender, Sexuality and Popular Culture. We seek a candidate with a strong commitment to teaching and interdisciplinary scholarship with an emphasis on some aspect of gender, queer theory, or women's studies as they relate to contemporary popular culture. Candidates with an intersectional perspective and who can teach core courses in GWS will be strongly considered.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. at the time of appointment. UIC is an exciting urban campus in the City of Chicago with a stellar faculty and a strong mission of engaged scholarship. We are also launching a new joint PhD program in 2010 in partnership with the Departments of Latin American and Latino Studies and African American Studies at UIC.

We look to hire a new colleague who will be able to offer courses in this new graduate program as well. Please submit a cover letter, vitae, writing sample and three letters of reference to GWS Search Committee, c/o Ms. Geri James, University of Illinois at Chicago, Gender and Women's Studies Program, 601 S. Morgan, M/C 360, Chicago, IL 60607. To receive fullest consideration applications should be submitted by October 31, 2009

UIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, people of color, lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and trans-gendered people are encouraged to apply. The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.