Hale Family Director of Women's and Gender Studies

Hale Family Director of Women's and Gender Studies Program 

The Women's and Gender Studies Program at Boston College invites applications for a senior scholar to serve as the Hale Family Director of the Women's and Gender Studies Program. This is an open-discipline search, and the scholar appointed as the Hale Family Director of this interdisciplinary program in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences will hold the rank of full Professor with tenure in an appropriate tenure-home department, with a preferred start in advance of the Fall 2025 semester. 

Applicants should present an active research program and a distinguished record of publication and teaching experience in some area(s) of Women’s and Gender Studies. The successful candidate should have an established record of administrative success and should be able to teach both introductory and more advanced courses. The Women’s and Gender Studies Program’s current offerings include Introduction to Feminisms, Senior Seminar in Women's and Gender Studies, and Feminist Theory and Methodology. The Director will have the opportunity to teach courses at the intersection of the applicant's field of research and women's and gender studies. The University expects the Director to imagine and implement new curricular and co-curricular opportunities for Program students and faculty members. 

Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university that strives to integrate research excellence with a foundational commitment to formative liberal arts education. The Hale Family Director will be responsible for providing visionary leadership for the interdisciplinary undergraduate minor and a graduate certificate program. The Director is assisted by a team of two graduate assistants. Applicants may learn more about the program and about Boston College at https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/morrissey/sites/wgs.html 

Qualifications: 

Candidates must have a Ph.D., scholarly expertise in some area(a) of Women’s and Gender Studies, a distinguished record of publication and teaching experience commensurate with the rank of full Professor with tenure, and an established record of administrative experience. 

Application Instructions: 

Applications should be submitted electronically to Interfolio http://apply.interfolio.com/153280. Applicants must submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a research statement, a statement of teaching philosophy and interests, and the names and contact information for three references. Nominations and inquiries can be sent via email to Prof. Lisa Cuklanz, Search Committee Chair, Hale Family Director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences, Boston College, [email protected]. Our review of applications will begin October 15, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled. 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: 

Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and covered veterans. 

Boston College conducts background checks as part of the hiring process.