Position Announcement: Emory University Associate Professor for a feminist studies and/or queer studies scholar

DeadlineOpen until filled

Date PostedSeptember 17, 2014

TypeTenured, tenure track

SalaryCommensurate with experience

Employment TypeFull-time

The Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Emory University announces a position at the associate professor level for a feminist studies and/or queer studies scholar whose work emphasizes national, transnational or diasporic approaches to the study of race. Emory University has strengths in feminist and queer theory, African-American studies, postcolonial studies as well as comparative and area studies, and WGSS wishes to enhance its contributions to these fields. We are open to a variety of disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and methodological approaches to the study of race and its relations to gender and sexuality. PhD required. The appointment is 100% within the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.  Review of applications will begin on November 1 2014. Applications received up to 30 days after review begins will be given full consideration. Please send a letter of application and CV to wgss@emory.edu. If required, further materials will be called at a later date. Enquiries can be made to Professor Elizabeth Wilson, Chair, Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, 550 Asbury Circle, Atlanta GA 30322 or e.a.wilson@emory.edu. Emory University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Disability/Veteran employer. Women, minorities, persons with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply.