Assistant/Associate Professor Queer Studies

Assistant/Associate Professor Queer Studies
Job no: 518319
 

Job Description

The College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech invites applicants to apply for an Assistant or Associate professorship to advance transdisciplinary research, teaching, and engagement in Queer Studies. The position may contribute to the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences’ new Academy of Transdisciplinary Studies (ATS). The successful applicant will be appointed as a tenure-track (assistant professor) or tenured (associate professor) faculty member in one of the departments or schools in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.

 

The College’s recently established ATS fosters teaching, research, and service activities that aim to solve complex problems that challenge the boundaries of traditional disciplines. A core line of inquiry in the Academy explores intersections of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice across and beyond disciplines. This position will be central to the development of a minor in Queer Studies as well as teaching Queer courses in the Academy’s established Women’s and Gender Studies program and to future directions of the established ASPECT (the Alliance for Social, Political, Ethical, and Cultural Thought) transdisciplinary graduate program.

 

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in hand by August 10, 2022, with a concentration or emphasis in Women’s, Transgender, Queer Studies, Sexuality Studies, or related fields. We seek dynamic and collaborative candidates who demonstrate excellence or the promise of excellence as scholars and a proven record of pedagogical distinction.

 

The successful candidate will be expected to participate fully in the research, teaching, and service of the Queer Studies minor and of their home department, to deliver our undergraduate and graduate curriculum, and to sustain cross-disciplinary, cross-departmental connections with other units on campus. Candidates should be prepared to teach using online modalities. Members of groups historically underrepresented in the professoriate are especially encourage to apply.

 

The College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences is the second largest college of the university; the humanities and social sciences have a strong presence on campus. We have a Center for the Humanities, a LGBTQ+ Resource Center and soon, a LGBTQ+ Living and Learning Community, the Lavender House.


The standard course load is two/two courses per academic year. The home department will expect an active publishing profile and the presentation of papers at national conferences. The successful candidate also will be required to have a criminal background check.

 

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, or veteran status; or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees, or applicants; or any other basis protected by law: (http://www.vt.edu/about/equal-opportunity.html).
 

Applications must be submitted online on or before December 13 at ww.jobs.vt.edu (posting #518319). The application package should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the names of three references. In your cover letter please briefly address your diversity contributions regarding research and/or teaching. Please do not send any other materials at this time. After an initial review, applicants may be asked to have their three recommenders send or upload their letters. Candidates might also be requested to submit a set of teaching evaluations, a writing sample, and/or teaching and research statements. Questions should be directed to the search chair, Dr. Sharon Johnson, Director of WGS (spjohnson@vt.edu).

 

Required Qualifications

  • Applicants must have a Ph.D. in hand by August 10, 2022, with a concentration or emphasis in Women’s, Transgender, Queer Studies, Sexuality Studies, or related fields.
  • Expertise in Queer Studies as it relates to identities and to queering as a method and a theoretical framework
  • A demonstrated ability to locate queer theory intersectionally

 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Scholarship or teaching that centers any of the following: decolonial; diasporic; development; anti-racist; studies; inhumanisms
  • A transnational [global] queer studies lens
  • Demonstrated experience with outreach or service that engages with spaces and communities in or outside the U.S.

 

Salary Information

Commensurate with experience

 

Review Date

12/13/2021

Position remains opened until filled

 

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check as well as documentation of COVID-19 vaccination or receive approval from the university for a vaccination exemption due to a medical condition or sincerely held religious belief.

 

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About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia; the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke; sites in Newport News and Richmond; and numerous Extension offices and research centers. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.

 

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.

 

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Sharon Johnson at spjohnso@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.

 


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