Lecturer of Gender & Women's Studies and Asian Studies
Company:
Kennesaw State University
Job Location:
Kennesaw, Georgia
Category:
Women's and Gender Studies
Job ID: 250554
Location: Kennesaw, Georgia
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
About Us
For more than 50 years, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State is located just north of Atlanta, and combines a suburban setting on two metro-Atlanta campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta. As one of Georgia's largest universities, Kennesaw State offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a growing number of doctoral programs. A member of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2) committed to becoming a world-class academic institution positioned to broaden its academic and research missions and expand its scope on a local, regional and national level. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.
Location
Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.
Department Information
With more than 400 full-time faculty and 8,000 degree-seeking students, the Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the largest college at the university, prepares the next generation of leaders in a wide array of fields to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century and become contributing citizens in a global society.
The Department of Interdisciplinary Studies is a dynamic department committed to engaged scholarship and excellence in teaching. The department offers an M.A. in American Studies, a B.A. in African and African Diaspora Studies, a B.A. in Asian Studies, a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies, and minors in Asian Studies, Gender and Women's Studies and seven other areas. For more information on the department, see https://radow.kennesaw.edu/isd/index.php.
The Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies promotes diversity and inclusiveness among our students, faculty, staff, and public. Thus, we seek candidates whose experience, teaching, and service have prepared them to fulfill our commitment to inclusion and have given them the confidence to engage audiences in higher education from a wide spectrum of backgrounds.
Job Summary
Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for a nine-month, non-tenure track Lecturer of Gender and Women's Studies and Asian Studies faculty position in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies (ISD) beginning January 2023.
Responsibilities
This position includes teaching a variety of undergraduate courses for two ISD programs: Gender and Women's Studies (GWST) and Asian Studies. Excellence in teaching and engagement is expected of all faculty members in the Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences at KSU. Faculty in the department teach in a variety of modalities, including face-to-face, hybrid, and online. Current teaching load is 5/4, with university service obligation.
Required Qualifications
Master of Arts degree, or its foreign equivalent, in Gender and Women's Studies, Asian Studies, or a closely related field with at least 18 hours of graduate coursework in GWST and Asian Studies is required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ph.D. preferred
- Previous experience teaching college-level courses preferred
- Evidence of teaching and working with a culturally and an ethnically diverse community
- Experience teaching online or hybrid courses
- Letter of Application
- Current Curriculum Vitae
- Unofficial Transcripts and/or international equivalency evaluations (Official Transcripts and Official International Evaluations Due Upon Hire)
- Candidates should include the names and contact information for three references who can address teaching experience.
Application deadline is November 11, 2022.
Contact Information
For questions about this faculty opening, please contact Dr. Stacy Keltner, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, at skeltner@kennesaw.edu.
For more information or questions about a faculty job posting, please contact Academic Affairs at facultyjobs@kennesaw.edu. For technical support, please call OneUSG Connect Support at 877-251-2644, or by email at sscsupport@ssc.usg.edu.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Kennesaw State University to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or status as a protected Veteran. Kennesaw State University is a participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify) effective October 15, 2007. Participant ID: 61415
Background Check
Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation. Final candidates may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. Applicants for positions of trust with screening results which confirm a disqualifying criminal history will be immediately disqualified from employment eligibility.
All applicants are required to include professional references as part of their application process. Some positions may require additional job-based screenings such as motor vehicle report, credit check, pre-employment drug screening and/or verification of academic credentials.
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