Assistant Professor in Women’s and Gender Studies

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University of Alberta

  • Career category: Legal, Research/ Data analysis
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
  • Organisation type: Research
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Anyone can apply
  • Remuneration: Remuneration not disclosed
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
  • Deadline: 17/11/2026
  • Location: Canada 
GBV / VAWG Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role
The Department of Women's and Gender Studies invites applications for a tenure-track posiiton at the rank of Assistant Professor in Women's and Gender Studies with an anticipated starting date of July 1, 2027.

Responsibilities
We welcome candidates with demonstrable experience in research in one or more of the following areas broadly construed: Gender-Based Violence, Feminist Legal Studies, or Global Social Justice Studies. We especially seek candidates who apply decolonial, Indigenous, transnational, and/or queer approaches to these topics. The successful candidate will demonstrate the capability to teach, advise, and support undergraduate students as well as graduate students in our Gender and Social Justice M.A. The candidate will have the potential to develop a prominent research portfolio in their areas of expertise and participate in faculty governance.

Qualifications
The successful candidate will have:
  • A PhD in Women’s and Gender Studies or a related discipline. ABD applicants with a strong expectation of completing the PhD before July 1, 2027, may also be considered.
  • Evidence of an emerging or established research program, demonstrated through research publications, conference presentations, community-engaged scholarship, and/or other participatory forms of research.
  • Research that employs critical approaches to one or more of the following areas: Gender-Based Violence, Feminist Legal Studies, or Global Social Justice Studies.
  • Familiarity with interdisciplinary learning contexts, diverse student communities, and inclusive classrooms.

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