Assistant Professor
Departments of Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies and Philosophy, University of Louisville
| Job category | Junior faculty / Fixed term |
| AOS | Open |
| AOC | Feminist Philosophy of Disability |
| Workload | Full time |
| Vacancies | 1 |
| Organization's reference number | R106788 |
| Location | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| Start date | August 1 2025 |
| Job description |
The Departments of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Philosophy invite applications for a renewable non-tenure-track term assistant professor position, appointment beginning August 1, 2025. AOS: Open AOC: Feminist Philosophy of Disability Initial contract is for one year, but multi-year contracts are possible upon renewal. Teaching responsibilities include both undergraduate and graduate courses in both departments; normally eight classes per academic year, but no more than 2 preparations per semester, and class sizes typically between 30 and 45. Starting salary $50,000. Summer and winter teaching may typically be undertaken for additional pay. Candidates should be willing, with department support, to meet the Philosophy Department’s commitment to integrate the contributions of nonwhite and non-male philosophers, and non-Eurocentric philosophical traditions, into every course. The successful candidate will hold a Ph.D. in Philosophy and possess expertise in feminist methods and critical approaches to systems of power and inequality. All requirements for the PhD should have been completed by September 15, 2025. Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States by August 1, 2025. |
| How to apply | |
| Application type | Online |
| Instructions |
Please apply online at louisville.edu/jobs, attaching your cover letter and curriculum vitae to the online application. In addition, please submit the following documents by email to [email protected]: (1) unofficial graduate school transcript(s); (2) at least one sample course syllabus in feminist disability studies; and (3) evidence of teaching effectiveness, which may but need not include student evaluations of teaching. Further, candidates should arrange to have three recent letters of recommendation, one of which addresses teaching, sent separately to the same email address.
Review of applications will begin on May 19. We expect to contact candidates in late May for the purpose of setting up initial video-conference interviews.
The University of Louisville is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, Americans with Disabilities Employer, committed to diversity; and in that spirit, we seek applications from a broad variety of candidates.
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| Web address to apply | https://louisville.edu/jobs |
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| Deadline for full consideration: | May 19, 2025, 12:00am EST |
| Hard deadline | June 3, 2025, 11:59pm EST |
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| Web address for more information | https://louisville.edu/philosophy |
| Contact name | Jan Rayburn |
| Contact email | |
| Contact phone | 502-852-8160 |
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| Scheduled expiry date | June 3, 2025, 11:59pm EST |
| Last updated | Yesterday, 2:34pm UTC |
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