2-Year Mellon Post Doc Fellow In Gender and Sexuality Studies

The Gender and Sexuality program at Swarthmore College is seeking applicants for a two-year Mellon-funded post-doctoral appointment at the Asst. Professor level. Fellows teach two courses one year, three the next and devote the rest of their time to scholarship. Fellows must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents intending to pursue a career in the United States and must have finished the Ph.D. no more than five years prior to the appointment in August 2010. Teaching responsibilities include the program's core offerings: introductory and mid-level courses, and the senior seminar in GSST. Research specialization should be interdisciplinary in methodology but have its focus in the humanities.We are especially interested in scholarship involving transnational feminist and queer studies.

Send cover letter, CV and three letters of recommendation by November 30, 2009 to Prof. Sunka Simon, Head of GSST Search Committee, c/o Anna Everetts, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Swarthmore College, 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081.

Swarthmore College has a strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity in its educational program and employment. The College actively seeks and welcomes applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds including those who have intercultural experience and those with demonstrable commitments to an inclusive society and world. Swarthmore does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected status, in employment or other programs.