The Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) at the Lebanese American University invites applicants for a tenure-track faculty position in the field of Women & Gender Studies at the professorial rank. Candidates must hold a Doctorate degree in a pertinent Social Science or other related field. Preferences are for candidates with interdisciplinary research specialty in Feminist Legal/Public Policy and/or Human Rights issues from a feminist decolonial perspective. Prospective applicants must demonstrate a commitment to foreground the intersectionality of gender/race/class and sexuality in the Arab/Muslim world.

The successful candidate will be housed in the IWSAW, and will be expected to teach core courses in the WGST program, namely (Theories of Gender and Global Feminism & Research methods in WGST). S/he is expected to participate in developing the research agenda and output of IWSAW, and to help promote gender mainstreaming at LAU.

The Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (http://iwsaw.lau.edu.lb) teaches about women and gender in regional, transnational, and global contexts from an intersectional perspective, one that is grounded in a social justice framework. It was established in 1973, and was the first academic institute for women studies of its kind in the entire Arab world. It publishes a pioneering double-blind, peer-reviewed English language academic journal (Al-Raida), and offers an MA in Women & Gender Studies, in addition to a number of undergraduate WGST courses as part of general university requirements. It is launching an MA in Women & Gender Studies as of Fall 2013.

LAU is a student-centered university. The successful candidate is expected to be committed to active learning, the assessment of learning outcomes, and to working with a multi-cultural and diverse student population. LAU has two campuses, one in Beirut and the other in Byblos, about 35 kilometers north of Beirut. LAU is an Equal Opportunity Employer operating in Lebanon under a charter from the Regents of the State University of New York, and is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (CIHE-NEASC). There are currently over 8,000 enrolled students at LAU.

Standard Application requirements:

Prospective candidates should apply electronically by sending a letter of intent, an updated CV, sample syllabi and teaching evaluations, a chapter or article-length writing sample. The CV should include the names, emails and phone numbers of three references. The application should be sent to: Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs, Provost Office, Lebanese American University, E-mail: apaa@lau.edu.lb. Candidates should refer to position no. AS-13-30. Alternatively, candidates may send the application material by regular mail to one of the following addresses:

Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs
Provost Office
Lebanese American University
P. O. Box 13-5053, Chouran 1102 2801
Beirut, Lebanon

OR

 

Assistant Provost for Academic Affairs

Review of Applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.