Jobs and Fellowships

FACULTY POSITIONS / Film and Media History, Theory, and Criticism
NYU Abu Dhabi

New York University has established a campus in Abu Dhabi with the ambition to become the leading institution of global higher education in the 21st century. NYU Abu Dhabi is recruiting faculty of international distinction committed to active research and the finest teaching, to building a pioneering global institution of the highest quality, and to forging an international community of scholars and students. We invite applications for faculty positions in all fields of Cinema Studies at any level (assistant, associate, or full professor). Preferred candidates will have an active agenda of research, publication, and undergraduate teaching. Ph.D. is required. Teaching load: three undergraduate courses per year (semester system), one of which is in the core curriculum. The terms of employment will be competitive compared to U.S. benchmarks and will include housing and educational subsidies for children. Faculty may spend time at NYU in New York and at its other global campuses. The appointment may begin as soon as September 1, 2010, but could be delayed until September 1, 2011.

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The School of Social and Family Dynamics (SSFD), an interdisciplinary unit at Arizona State University (https://www.asu.edu/ssfd), invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position with a focus on quantitative family methods beginning Fall 2010. He/she will be expected to teach advanced quantitative methods courses and to take part in interdisciplinary research. For this position, successful candidates must have a PhD or equivalent by time of appointment in family sciences, sociology, psychology, or a related field, and have evidence of research in areas related to the study of family processes and/or family dynamics. Demonstrated potential for obtaining external funding in these areas also is required. The successful candidate also must have advanced training/coursework in quantitative methods, evidence of the ability to use these methods in published research, and the demonstrated potential to teach advanced quantitative methods courses at the graduate level. Preference also wilbe given to those who have evidence of working in collaborative interdisciplinary settings.

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Assistant Professor in Women & Gender Studies and Religion (tenure‐stream appointment)

The Department of Historical Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment in Women & Gender Studies and Religion. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor andwill begin July 1, 2010.

Qualified candidates should have completed the PhD in a related discipline with a focus in the area of women and gender studies and religion, and with a demonstrated record of outstanding teaching at the undergraduate level and an emerging record of scholarly accomplishments. Breadth of training and ability to teach a wide range of courses will be a major asset. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The successful applicant will be responsible for teaching a diverse program of courses in feminism and sexuality as well as the historical study of religion. The particular religion (or religions) of specialization will be determined by the successful applicant’s profile, but should complement the department’s other resources in the historical study of religion.  The successful candidate will also be appointed to the tri-campus graduate Centre for the Study of Religion, with the same graduate responsibilities as colleagues at the other campuses of the University of Toronto.

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The Department of Chicana/o Studies in the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts at Loyola Marymount University announces a tenure-track position at the level of Assistant Professor, beginning Fall, 2010. The Department of Chicana/o Studies promotes innovative and critical pedagogy and seeks humanities candidates with interests in cultural production, media and representation, critical race theory, or post-colonial theory. Candidates must have a Ph.D. and show promise in research and teaching.

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The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Redlands invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in the Race and Ethnic Studies Program (REST). We seek applicants whose areas of specialization include: the comparative study of race and racialization, with a particular focus on the experiences of Chicana/os or Latina/os; and the intersections between race and forms of stratification, such as gender, class, and sexuality.

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