Gender and Women's Studies: Tenure-Track Assistant or Associate Professor - Full-time / Part-time

(posted 7/16/25)

Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Gender & Women’s Studies. This is a full-time position beginning July 1, 2026. Please visit this () to learn more about Hollins; its commitment to belonging, pluralism, and student success; faculty development; the university’s students; and the Roanoke Valley.

Position and Qualifications

The Department of Gender & Women’s Studies (GWS) educates and empowers students through a vibrant, interdisciplinary network of courses, hands-on and study-away experiences, and leadership training. Students are earnest, highly motivated, and deeply invested in community care. GWS graduates have found careers in politics and law, healthcare and science, and the arts and have found success in graduate and professional schools. GWS faculty have a collaborative spirit and are active at all levels of the university. Students are supported through mentoring, advising, and experiential learning opportunities, as well as from each other through professional development and intellectual community.

This position carries a teaching load of six courses per academic year or equivalent, and the new faculty member must be prepared to teach introductory and advanced courses within GWS. Candidates are sought who can demonstrate an excellent record of teaching and mentorship at the undergraduate level, as well as the potential to contribute to the expansion of undergraduate courses and research opportunities in GWS and in the general education curriculum. Additional duties include service to the department and university, programming for student recruitment and retention, advising, and curriculum and community development.

The successful candidate for this tenure-track position will be broadly trained in gender, women’s, sexuality, or feminist studies or a closely related field. A scholar-teacher familiar with feminist theoretical frameworks is needed for exploring the complexities of identity, discourse, corporeality, and embodiment within pluralistic cultural, social, and political contexts, as well as with research and teaching methods that center identifying and understanding historically underrepresented or marginalized voices. Candidates for this position must hold either a Ph.D. in Gender, Women’s, Sexuality, or Feminist Studies (GWSFS) or a Ph.D. in a closely related field (e.g., cultural or area studies) or an applied field with a graduate minor or certificate in GWSFS. ABD candidates are welcome to apply, but the Ph.D. must be in hand by July 1, 2026.

A demonstrated record of scholarly research and/or creative work and an agenda for continual engagement within the field of Gender and Women’s Studies are required. Applicants must have experience with transnational and diasporic feminisms, queer of color critique, comparative critical race theory, and/or post/decolonial studies. Candidates’ content and geographic area of focus should complement and expand current GWS offerings.

Preferred candidates will have a history of significant and direct experience working with students of a variety of backgrounds. Experience preparing students for leadership opportunities and career success in a global society and working within a collaborative environment are also highly valuable to the department.

Application Process

Screening of candidates will begin on September 15, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled. Applications should include in a single PDF labeled with last name:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae

Candidates advanced to the second stage of review will be invited to submit the following materials ahead of a phone or virtual interview:

• Statement of teaching philosophy and experience of no more than two pages
• Sample syllabus that includes, at minimum, a full course description, student learning objectives, a selection of texts, and assignment descriptions
• Unofficial copy of graduate school transcripts

Candidates who proceed to the final interview stage will be asked for contact information for three references.

Applicants should submit materials to . The selected candidate will be asked to submit official transcripts to the Office of the Provost, and once they accept a contingent employment offer, a criminal history background check will be conducted. For questions about the position, please contact chairperson of the Department of Gender & Women’s Studies, Lindsey Breitwieser, at .

About Hollins

Hollins University is dedicated to academic excellence, creativity, belonging, and preparing students for lives of purpose. Hollins provides an outstanding and academically rigorous undergraduate liberal arts education for women and entrepreneurial and innovative graduate programs for all in a gender-inclusive environment. The university promotes opportunities for research, study abroad, and leadership training, and offers real-world experience through global internships supported by an extensive alumnae/i network.

Hollins University is committed to providing equal opportunity in employment. No employee or applicant shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including transgender status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, and gender identity), national or ethnic origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable state and federal laws.

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