Employment Opportunity

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH

DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN’S STUDIES

POSITION: Part-Time Lecturer

EFFECTIVE DATE: Fall Semester August 27, 2007/ Spring Semester January 28, 2008

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: MA, MFA, MPH, or RN in relevant discipline, including but not limited to Women’s Studies, History, English, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Health Sciences, Political Science, International Studies. Candidates must have the potential for successful college-level teaching in Women’s Studies and must be familiar with feminist principles. The applicant must have the ability to communicate effectively with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community.

DESIRED/PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. or equivalent advanced degree in Women’s Studies or in a related discipline. Evidence of successful teaching experience relative to assignment. Preference for those whose training and experience best qualify them for the course(s) to be taught.

DUTIES: Teach one or more courses including, but not limited to, those listed. Availability of specific assignment contingent on enrollment and lecturer’s specialization:

Women’s Studies 101 Women and Their Bodies (e.g., health, body image, sexuality)
Women’s Studies 102 Women in Contemporary Society
Women’s Studies 307I Women and the Economy: Money, Sex, and Power
Women's Studies 316 Women in the History of U.S. Film
Women’s Studies 318I U.S. Women of Color
Women’s Studies 365I Images of Women in Popular Culture
Women’s Studies 401I Women in Global Perspective

RANK AND SALARY: Commensurate with training and experience; probable range for one 3-unit course, $, $628-700 in six monthly installments.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION: Letter of application addressing qualifications and specifying which course(s) you wish to teach; resume; three letters of recommendation; official transcript from institution awarding highest degree.

SUGGESTED DOCUMENTATION: teaching evaluations.

POSITION OPEN UNTIL FILLED (or recruitment canceled). Review of applications to begin June 15, 2007 for Fall 2007, OCTOBER 28, 2007 for Spring 2008. Applications, requirement documentation, and/or requests for information should be addressed to Dr. Wendy Griffin, Chair, Department of Women’s Studies, California State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach CA 90840-1603.

In addition to meeting fully its obligations of nondiscrimination under federal and state law, CSULB is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can learn, live and work in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility, and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual, without regard to economic status, ethnic background, political views, or other personal characteristics of beliefs. An EEO employer.