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CLA is a destination for curious, compassionate individuals who are committed to making our increasingly interdependent and diverse global community work for everyone. That . CLA is committed to increasing enrollment of underrepresented and under-resourced students, diversifying our faculty across all disciplines, recruiting, and retaining a diverse staff, and promoting the expression and exploration of diverse perspectives and viewpoints-so that we all gain the background knowledge and analytical skills we need to understand and respect differences.

The Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies (GWSS) at the University of Minnesota invites applications for two Two-Year Term Assistant Professor positions for 2024-25 and 2025-26. We prioritize applicants with expertise and grounded engagement across one or a combination of the following fields: Black, Indigenous, or Chicanx/Latinx Feminisms. We invite applicants with interconnecting research interests in the following areas: science and technology studies; critical disability studies; queer and trans studies, including queer/trans of color critique; affect; digital humanities; the environment; water and food security; migration; animal studies; or settler colonialism. Ideal candidates will be those forging innovative and productive connections across methods, fields, disciplines, and time- and place-specific contexts in the social sciences and humanities. Preference will be given to candidates who have conducted teaching and research in two or more of these areas in novel ways, and approach them in a transnational framework, including through conversations in African Studies, Caribbean Studies, and/or Latin American Studies. A Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in Gender and Sexuality studies or in a related social sciences or humanities field is required. Preference will be given to candidates with a demonstrated commitment to intersectional and transnational feminist pedagogies, with a strong commitment to teaching a diverse undergraduate student body in a large research university.

Duties and Responsibilities

Both successful candidates will teach a 3/2 load, with the option of departmental service and involvement in departmental programming. These are two-year fixed term positions, designed to cover instructional needs occasioned by retirements and sabbatical leaves.

A Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in Gender and Sexuality studies or in a related social sciences or humanities field is required. Preference will be given to candidates with a demonstrated commitment to intersectional and transnational feminist pedagogies, with a strong commitment to teaching a diverse undergraduate student body in a large research university.

The Department of Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Minnesota promotes feminist scholarship, teaching, and programming that centers on the relationship between knowledge, power, and social justice. While gender and sexuality are fundamental to our field, we recognize that our lives as gendered beings are inextricably formed and informed by race, nation, citizenship, caste, class, disability, religion, and other signifiers of difference that affect our identities and how we relate to each other. GWSS faculty employ decolonizing and feminist pedagogies and are committed to working towards undoing structural inequalities that often shape the institutional relationships between the University and disadvantaged communities. This commitment goes hand in hand with a resolve to recruit and support undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff who are often marginalized, not only in the U.S., but also in the global south.

Our department is recognized as one of the leading programs in the field and our doctoral program is one of the most established and highly successful Feminist Studies Ph.D. programs in the nation. The department is organized around a dynamic and growing undergraduate major, two undergraduate minors, a highly regarded doctoral program in Feminist Studies, and a graduate minor in Feminist and Critical Sexuality Studies.

Our core faculty includes award-winning scholars with expertise in race, class, gender, and social justice; critical sexuality and cultural studies; transnational, intersectional, and postcolonial feminisms; transgender and queer studies; critical refugee studies, disability studies, and feminist science studies. With over eighty affiliate faculty from a wide range of disciplines, the University of Minnesota boasts extensive expertise across the campus in the critical study of gender and sexuality. Additional information is available through the department website:

Working at the University

At the University of Minnesota, you'll find a flexible work environment and supportive colleagues who are interested in lifelong learning. We prioritize work-life balance, allowing you to invest in the future of your career and in your life outside of work.

The University also offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Competitive wages, paid holidays, and generous time off
• Continuous learning opportunities through professional training and degree-seeking programs supported by the
• Low-cost medical, dental, and pharmacy plans
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• University HSA contributions
• Disability and employer-paid life insurance
• Employee wellbeing program
• Excellent retirement plans with employer contribution
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Financial counseling services
• Employee Assistance Program with eight sessions of counseling at no cost

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Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will have the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a cover letter and resume.

Additional documents may be attached after application by accessing your "My Job Applications" page and uploading documents in the "My Cover Letters and Attachments" section. The selection process will proceed in two phases. For the initial phase, please submit (a) a two page cover letter; (b) a two-page research statement, and (c) a current curriculum vitae. The Department will contact candidates who are selected for a second phase to solicit further materials including (a) a writing sample; (b) three letters of recommendation; and (c) a teaching dossier. For further information, please contact

This position will remain open until filled.

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The University recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting the academic mission. The University is committed to attracting and retaining employees with varying identities and backgrounds.

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