Who We Are

The Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), a Carnegie-classified R2 institution in the mainstream of American Catholic higher education, seeks outstanding applicants for the position of Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) who value its Mission and share its commitment to inclusive excellence and the building of a just society. LMU is a Hispanic‑Serving Institution (HSI), Black‑Serving Institution (BSI), and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander‑Serving Institution (AANAPISI), committed to fostering people for and with others, regardless of identity or beliefs, through its mission and Jesuit, Marymount educational traditions.

Appointment Type and Details

This full-time, 9-month tenure-track academic appointment (August – May) has an annual salary paid over 12 consecutive months, allowing for continuous benefits coverage. We welcome teacher-scholars with doctoral degrees in Women’s and Gender Studies, Ethnic Studies, or other cognate interdisciplinary fields; candidates with PhDs in other social science and humanities disciplines with designated emphases in the areas outlined above will also be considered. The PhD is required; however, ABD applicants who complete the doctorate by Fall 2027 will also be considered.

Position Responsibilities

The Women’s and Gender Studies Department in the Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts at Loyola Marymount University seeks a scholar with a background in social science research and expertise in one or more of the following fields: Black feminism, decolonial or postcolonial studies, environmental justice/queer ecology, or militarism. The applicant would be expected to teach introduction level courses in Women’s and Gender Studies, a course in feminist and queer research methods, as well as an upper division course in the applicant’s area of expertise. We are especially interested in candidates whose teaching and research can contribute to the department’s affiliated interdisciplinary minors, Disability Studies and LGBTQ Studies.  Faculty responsibilities include maintaining an active program of scholarship, teaching, advising, and mentoring undergraduate students, and contributing to department and university service. Department tenure-track faculty members typically teach on a two-year 2-2-2-3 course rotation (4-unit classes) on a 40% research, 40% teaching, and 20% service model.

Successful candidates will embrace the department’s mission of fostering a vigorous intellectual environment through a feminist and queer interdisciplinary lens where students can develop their analytical thinking skills and conceptual tools for social change. Successful candidates must also demonstrate a commitment to working with diverse student and community populations. We welcome applicants whose work speaks to issues of social justice as well as to antiracist and inclusive pedagogies. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to LMU’s teacher-scholar model. A teacher-scholar conducts research and does creative work that contributes to the larger body of knowledge while setting an example for the importance of lifelong learning. A teacher-scholar at LMU is dedicated to 1) teaching a diverse student body in a transformative learning environment, 2) developing a thriving portfolio in research/scholarship/creative works and mentoring students, 3) participating in service activities at the academic, professional, and/or community levels, and 4) working towards greater equity, inclusion, belonging and accessibility for all in the profession. For more information about our current faculty, please visit Join Our Faculty

How To Apply

The final deadline for submission is October 15, 2026 (11:59 PDT). Questions regarding this position can be directed to Dr. Sina Kramer, chair of the search committee, at [email protected]. Technical questions regarding the application can be sent to Austin Dominguez, at [email protected].

The following application materials must be submitted online at our Employment Opportunities webpage for an applicant to be considered:

• Cover letter, addressing research and teaching experience
• Curriculum vitae
• Writing sample
• Three letters of recommendation, emailed directly from the letter writer to [email protected].

Please note that a maximum of 5 PDFs may be uploaded and each upload should have a maximum size limit of 5MB.

Across their application materials, candidates should address their commitment to and any past and/or potential contributions to advancing LMU's mission and promoting the success, sense of belonging, and thriving of students from a variety of lived experiences. Candidates may address these commitments in relation to their scholarship, teaching, mentorship, advising, and/or service, as appropriate to their experiences and future goals. Relevant examples may include fostering inclusive and accessible learning environments, supporting equitable educational outcomes, engaging multiple perspectives and ways of knowing, mentoring students from varied backgrounds, or pursuing scholarship and service that contributes to diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, justice, and/or accessibility.

LMU is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an environment free from discrimination and harassment as defined by federal, state and local law. We invite all persons in the full diversity of their being, life experience, and beliefs to apply. Visit www.lmu.edu for more information.

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Please note that this position may not be eligible for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

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