NEWS

2008 Berkshire Conference

The Berkshire Conference on the History of Women will be held in 2008 at the University of Minnesota.

Ruth Karras has been elected President and will preside from 2005 until 2008.

 

JOBS

Director, Gender and Women's Studies Program

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is seeking a Director for the Gender and Women's Studies Program, a vibrant interdisciplinary academic program that coordinates a wide range of research, teaching and public service activities emphasizing intersectional approaches to the study of gender, race, class, ethnicity, and sexuality in national and transnational contexts.

The Director stimulates research, supervises the administrative office of the Program, and promotes the development of Gender and Women's Studies related curricula.  The Director also facilitates inter-disciplinary communication and scholarship among the faculty.  The Director is expected to represent and advance the interests of the Program on campus and in the community, as well as to cultivate external funding resources. The Director reports to the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and will hold a full-time tenured appointment in the program and/or appropriate disciplinary unit.

The successful candidate will have a national and/or international scholarly standing in Gender and Women's Studies; a demonstrated commitment to interdisciplinary feminist, queer, and/or transgender scholarship; administrative experience; a Ph.D., a record of distinguished teaching; a commitment to racial and gender diversity; and the ability to work closely with other interdisciplinary units on campus, including the ethnic studies programs. Salary is negotiable.  The preferred starting date is on or before August 16, 2006.

Full consideration will be given to applications and nominations received by November 28, 2005. Send nominations, applications, and inquiries to Professor Antoinette Burton, Chair, c/o Paula Hays, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 294 Lincoln Hall, 702 S. Wright Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801.  Phone: (217) 333-1350.  Candidates should supply a letter of application, current curriculum vitae, one sample of scholarly writing, and the names and addresses of at least three referees.

Additional information about the University of Illinois and its programs
may be accessed at http://www.uiuc.edu.  The Gender & Women's Studies
Program website is http://www.womstd.uiuc.edu/.  The UIUC is an
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer (http://www.eoa.uiuc.edu/).