WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY’s Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies invites applications for a tenured position in Black Feminist Studies at the associate or full professor level beginning July 1, 2021. We welcome all areas of specialization. The department seeks candidates with a demonstrated teaching and scholarly record in Black Feminist Studies and a record of academic leadership in enhancing the interdisciplinary study of women’s, gender and sexuality studies in the United States and the African diaspora. The successful candidate will also serve as chair of the department and work collaboratively with other academic programs including the University’s newly established African American Studies program. We seek exceptional candidates who have a commitment to transformative academic leadership and to excellence in teaching and research. A Ph.D. in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, African American/Africana Studies, or a relevant field in the Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences is required. Information about the department is available at https://wgss.wfu.edu/.

Applications will include a letter of application, curriculum vitae, writing sample (published article or selection from current research project), a research statement, a teaching statement including a plan to establish an inclusive learning environment in the liberal arts context, and five references. References will be contacted only for short-listed candidates with prior approval. Review and acceptance of applications will begin November 1 and end December 1, 2020. 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 Professor Simone M. Caron, Wake Forest University, P.O. Box 7388, Winston-Salem, NC 27109.