Job announcement!

Associate Director of Women’s and Gender Studies

Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University’s interdisciplinary Women’s and Gender Studies Program seeks a Senior Lecturer who will also be appointed as Associate Director in the program for a renewable three-year contract, beginning in the 2006-2007 academic year. The position includes administrative and teaching duties, including five courses per academic year. As well as providing general support and guidance to the program director, the Associate Director is responsible for coordinating the speaker series, editing the newsletter, advising and mentoring students, and coordinating the internship program.

The ideal candidate will hold a degree in Women’s and/or Gender Studies or a related discipline; ABDs are welcome to apply, Ph.D. required no later than July 1, 2006. Demonstrated experience teaching women’s and/or gender studies courses and some administrative experience preferred. Although this is not a tenure-track position, we are interested in candidates with active research agendas. While any area of scholarship related to women’s and gender studies is welcome, we are in particular need of faculty in the area of global feminism, broadly conceived.

The Women’s and Gender Studies Program is both the public face and nexus of feminist and gender scholarship at Vanderbilt University, and as such serves multiple functions. It is staffed by a Director, an Associate Director, a Program Assistant, and student workers. In addition, Women’s and Gender Studies is guided by a Steering Committee appointed by the Director and also benefits from the advice, support, and research and teaching activities of 75 affiliated faculty members drawn from across campus, as well as significant support from the university administration.

Please forward letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, sample syllabus, teaching evaluations if available, and contact information for three references to:

Monica J. Casper, Director

Women’s and Gender Studies Program

VU Station B, #350086

2301 Vanderbilt Place

Nashville, TN 37235

Direct inquiries to monica.casper@vanderbilt.edu; please do not telephone the program.

For additional information, visit our website at www.vanderbilt.edu/womens-studies

Review of Applications begins August 1, 2005 and continues until the position is filled.

PLEASE NOTE that Dr. Casper will be available for informal discussions/interviews at the NWSA Conference in Orlando. If you wish to meet with her there, send an email to the above address before June 1, 2005.