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Job Description Summary

The Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Wake Forest University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor positions to begin July 1, 2023. We seek candidates with research and teaching interests in the field of Black Feminist Digital Studies. Within Black Feminist Digital Studies, we are particularly interested in scholars with research and teaching focus in Black ecologies, Black girl studies, environmental justice studies, and/or geography. We welcome applicants from various theoretical and methodological approaches with interests in publicly engaged scholarship and in diverse curricular and co-curricular social justice initiatives. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies or in a relevant academic discipline in the humanities or social sciences by the time of appointment. Successful candidates will show promise for collaboration, strong and effective teaching, and sustained quality research with a commitment to enhancing scholarly relationships across campus and the community.

Job Description:

The successful candidates will teach 21 credit hours (typically as a 2-2-2-3 course load) over four semesters at all curricular levels. Successful candidates will teach multiple sections of a lower-level divisional course, "Perspectives in Gender and Sexuality.” Other courses may include internship seminars, advanced electives, and small first-year seminars.

With a deep commitment to diversity, interdisciplinarity, public service, and engagement with the world, the Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Wake Forest seeks candidates prepared to contribute to our vision for diversity and inclusion in higher education. The ability to create an inclusive classroom environment for an increasingly diverse student body is required. The successful candidate will connect teaching and scholarship to engage with communities on and off campus with responsibility and integrity. More information about the program is available at https://wgss.wfu.edu.

Additional Job Description

A complete application will include a letter of application, curriculum vitae, writing sample (published article or selection from a current research project), a research statement, a teaching statement including a plan to establish an inclusive learning environment in the liberal arts context, and a list of five professional references. References will be contacted, with prior approval, only for short-listed candidates. Review of applications will begin in October 2022, and priority will be given to those received by October 15, 2022. The application should be submitted as ONE PDF file via the University’s career website at: http://www.wfu.careers/. If access to the internet is an issue, a hard copy of the application can be submitted to ATTN: JaMeiya Estes, Wake Forest University, Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, P.O. Box 7365, Winston-Salem, NC 27109. Inquiries about the faculty position or program can be directed to Professor Julia S. Jordan-Zachery, Department Chair, via email at jjordanz@wfu.edu. Questions about the application process and document submission may be addressed to wakejobs@wfu.edu.

Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational institution dedicated to academic excellence in liberal arts, graduate and professional education. Founded in 1834, the University is ranked among the top thirty national universities. Wake Forest is a collegiate university offering a vibrant intellectual community with a rich cultural life, an impressive array of facilities, and an active athletics community. The University has a deep institutional commitment to public service and engagement with the world, as indicated by the motto “pro humanitate.” For quick facts about the University, go to http://www.wfu.edu/visitors/quickfacts.html.

In an effort to protect the health and safety of the campus community, all faculty and staff positions, excluding staff who perform duties exclusively at Graylyn Conference Center, are required to be fully vaccinated with an FDA approved or authorized COVID-19 vaccine prior to their hire date. Once hired, faculty and staff must maintain full COVID-19 vaccination status throughout their employment at Wake Forest University. Faculty and staff with disabilities or sincerely held religious beliefs that preclude vaccination should contact Human Resources to request a reasonable accommodation.

Time Type Requirement

Full time

In order to provide a safe and productive learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations for all final faculty candidates being considered for employment.

Wake Forest seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce while promoting an inclusive work environment committed to excellence in the spirit of Pro Humanitate. In adherence with applicable laws and as provided by University policies, the University prohibits discrimination in its employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and veteran status and encourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply.