Clinical/Lecture Track Faculty - Gender & Race
- Employer
- The University of Alabama
- Location
- Tuscaloosa, AL
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- Faculty Jobs
- Arts & Humanities, Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
0812765
Number of Open Positions::1
Position Title::Instructor
Other Title Information::Clinical/Lecture Track Faculty - Gender & Race
Organization::204281 - GENDER & RACE STUDIES
Position Summary::The Department of Gender and Race Studies seeks a non-tenure track renewable contract Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies. This is a full time teaching appointment requiring extensive experience in the program and curricular needs of a Department of Women’s Studies. The appointment is for three years, and this appointment carries the opportunity for renewal and promotion to Associate Professor and Professor.
Ad Text::The Department of Gender and Race Studies at the University of Alabama is seeking to fill a position at the level of non tenure renewable contract (clinical) assistant professor. This position qualifies for successive promotion without tenure, and is a full time teaching position (4/4). The Department is looking for someone who has extensive experience developing and maintaining an online course program, as well as the demonstrated capacity to teach courses at the graduate and undergraduate level in gender, race, and rhetoric. A qualified applicant will be able to manage the Department’s online program of courses teaching more than 4000 students a year, managing the needs of teachers and students in the online program. The successful applicant will also provide mentorship and training for graduate student teaching instructors.
The applicant should be able to provide teaching that addresses the question of how women in the South define their own personal ambitions in the context of existing feminist movements for gender equity and justice, and how specific approaches to the study of pedagogy and rhetoric are used by women in the South to achieve success. The applicant should have an interest in the role of conservative social environments in the development of feminist understandings of gender in the South.
The applicant should be an expert in multiple areas of research in feminist critical pedagogy, with a focus on alternative modes of instruction, and should have extensive knowledge of how gender and feminist pedagogy are described in both secondary and university educational environments in the Southern US. The applicant should be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of conservative social philosophy as it describes specific issues of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
The ideal candidate would have a PhD in Rhetoric and Composition, and have a research focus in Southern lives and feminist pedagogy. Additional weight would be given to someone whose research focus included the description of gender and feminist practices within evangelical Christianity, and extensive knowledge of the relationship between Southern conservative movements and contemporary feminist movements. They would be able to teach both undergraduate and graduate courses in advanced feminist pedagogy, seminars on the study of race, women, and the church, and research seminars on the description of Women’s private lives and counter publics.
The University of Alabama is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We welcome applications from women, members of historically underrepresented minority groups, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.
Applications should be submitted by December 30th, 2020, for full consideration.
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Search Initiation Date::11/16/2020
Expected Starting Date::08/16/2021
College/School/Division::Arts and Sciences
Post To Ihe:Yes
Organization
The University of Alabama embodies an academic community that demands excellence in teaching, research and service and provides an inclusive, nurturing environment for the discovery of knowledge and the development of well-rounded leaders. Founded in 1831 as Alabama's first public college and known as the Capstone of Higher Education, UA provides a premier undergraduate and graduate education built upon global engagement, high-quality scholarship, outstanding teaching, and diversity and inclusivity throughout the community.
Our Mission
The University of Alabama will advance the intellectual and social condition of the people of the state, the nation and the world through the creation, translation and dissemination of knowledge with an emphasis on quality programs in the areas of teaching, research and service.
Our Vision
The University of Alabama will be known as the university of choice for the best and brightest students in Alabama, and all students who seek exceptional educational opportunities. The University of Alabama will be a student-centered research university and an academic community united in its commitment to enhance the quality of life for all Alabamians and the citizens of the nation and the world.
Our Core Values
The University of Alabama is committed to:
- Undergraduate education that produces socially-conscious, ethical and well-rounded leaders who are grounded in their subject matter and capable of controlling their own destinies.
- Graduate education that is deeply vested in subject matter knowledge, professional content, research skills and creative activity.
- Public outreach and service that is held in the highest regard and fosters impactful public engagement to enhance the quality of life for the citizens of Alabama, the nation and the world.
- Campus life that embodies collaboration, collegiality, respect and a culture of inclusivity.
Our Strategic Goals
- Provide a premier undergraduate and graduate education that offers a global perspective and is characterized by outstanding teaching, high-quality scholarship and distinctive curricular and co-curricular programs. Increase the University’s productivity and innovation in research, scholarship and creative activities that impact economic and societal development.
- Enrich our learning and work environment by providing an accepting, inclusive community that attracts and supports a diverse faculty, staff and student body.
- Provide opportunities and resources that facilitate work-life balance and enhance the recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty and staff.
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