Job Offer: Tenure-track, Open-rank - Urban Futures Cluster

The Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) at the University of Cincinnati invites applications for a tenure-track, open-rank position in Black, African American, and/or African Diaspora urban studies to begin August 15, 2017.  This position is part of UC’s Urban Futures Cluster Hire Initiative, and the successful candidate will focus on urban studies, broadly defined. Additional scholarly interests may include but are not limited to the following areas: Intersectionality, Black Feminist Theory, Social Movements, Popular Culture, Black Queer/Sexuality Studies, Black Masculinity Studies, and Health and Well-being. The successful candidates will be expected to maintain an active research agenda, teach two courses per semester, and contribute to service commensurate with their rank. A Ph.D. by July 31, 2017, is required. This position includes a three year Graduate Assistantship and undergraduate Research Assistant.

The University of Cincinnati is an urban, public, comprehensive Research I institution, committed to attracting, supporting, and retaining an academically and culturally diverse faculty. The Department of WGSS is an interdisciplinary unit in the College of Arts and Sciences offering BA, MA, and dual MA/JD and MA/PhD degrees. For more information, please visit the Urban Futures website (http://www.uc.edu/provost/initiatives/cluster-hiring-initative/urban-futures.html), the Dept. of WGSS website(http://www.artsci.uc.edu/departments/wgss.html), or contact Search Committee Chair Dr. Carolette Norwood (norwoocr@ucmail.uc.edu) or Dept. Head Dr. Amy Lind (amy.lind@uc.edu). Informational meetings at the 2016 NWSA conference can be scheduled by contacting Dr. Lind.

Please apply online at https://jobs.uc.edu (Requisition #14172). Review of complete applications will begin on December 1, 2016, and will continue until the position is filled. Candidates must complete our online application, include a letter of application, a current CV, a list of three references, a one page statement on the candidate’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, and one sample publication.