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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - Women's and Gender Studies
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**How to Apply**
Application materials are due Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 11:59 p. m. ET (reference letters will be accepted until October 29, 2024 at 11:59 p. m. ET). Materials should include a cover letter, current curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy and experience (including teaching evaluations and other evidence of teaching excellence), statement of current and future research plans, a diversity statement that demonstrates your commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through scholarship/research, and/or teaching/mentoring, and/or service/engagement, writing samples, and three letters of reference. Applicants for LSA departments can write separate or combined DEI and service statements. If a combined statement is written, it must be uploaded for both the DEI and service statements. See theM-PACT website () for program details, application components, eligibility criteria, and application portal.
**Job Summary**
The University of Michigan and the National Institutes of Health will jointly invest $79 million to support and recruit 30 new faculty members to the Ann Arbor campus as part of a nationwide effort to enhance inclusion and equity across the biomedical and health sciences community.
The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) at the University of Michigan seeks outstanding scholars for new tenure-track assistant professor faculty positions as part of the Michigan Program for Advancing Cultural Transformation (M-PACT) Program. This hiring program, funded by the University of Michigan and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), aims to recruit faculty with a demonstrated and ongoing commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) via their scholarship, teaching, and/or service activities with research interests suitable for funding by the NIH. This call is part of a broader university effort to enhance inclusion and equity across the biomedical and health sciences community. This is a full-time, university year appointment with an anticipated start date of August 25, 2025.
Through the M-PACT program, the Department of Women's and Gender Studies seeks scholars with interdisciplinary interests, exceptional promise, and a strong commitment to research, teaching, service, and DEI. Successful candidates will enhance our strengths in gender and health, which is both a popular major in the department and a scholarly focus for our faculty. Field of specialization is open. We especially welcome applicants working on topics that fall withinNIH funding priority areas () . Candidates should show evidence of collaborative potential on a funded research team.
**Mission Statement**
The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.
**Required Qualifications***
Applicants must have a Ph. D. or terminal degree conferred by July 1, 2025 and must never have had a tenure-track faculty appointment.
**Modes of Work**
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modeshere () .
**Additional Information**
The University of Michigan is supportive of the needs of dual career couples and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply.
The program is administered by U-M's Office of the Vice President for Research, in partnership with the Office of the Provost and in conjunction with LSA academic departments.
As one of the world's great liberal arts colleges, LSA pushes the boundaries of what is understood about the human experience and the natural world, and we foster the next generation of rigorous and empathetic thinkers, creators, and contributors to the state of Michigan, the nation, and the world.
To learn more about diversity, equity, and inclusion in LSA, please visit .
To learn more about LSA's Mission, Vision and Values, please visit .
**Background Screening**
The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
**Contact Information**
For any questions, please contact the executive assistant, Department of Women's and Gender Studies, [email protected] .
**U-M EEO/AA Statement**
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
**Job Detail**
**Job Opening ID**
252708
**Working Title**
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - Women's and Gender Studies
**Job Title**
ASST PROFESSOR
**Work Location**
Ann Arbor Campus
Ann Arbor, MI
**Modes of Work**
Onsite
**Full/Part Time**
Full-Time
**Regular/Temporary**
Regular
**FLSA Status**
Exempt
**Organizational Group**
College Of Lsa
**Department**
LSA Women's and Gender Studies
**Posting Begin/End Date**
8/06/2024 - 10/15/2024
**Career Interest**
Instructional - Regular
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