Assistant Professor - Biology/Women's Studies

The Program of Women’s Studies and the Department of Biology at Denison University invites applications for a new tenure track position beginning fall 2010. A Ph.D. by summer 2010 is required; a strong potential for excellence in teaching and a productive research program are essential. Both discipline and area of specialization are open but we are especially interested in candidates who can analyze the intersection of race and/or gender as it relates to biology or medicine. Teaching responsibilities include introductory courses in both Biology (“Introduction to the Science of Biology” or “Non-Majors Biology”) and Women’s Studies (“Issues in Feminism”), and advanced courses in at least one area reflecting both the candidate’s expertise and the needs of the Department and Program. Candidates should demonstrate training or other relevant experience in Biology and Women’s Studies. Specialties could include but are not limited to gender differences in epidemiology, physiology, sexuality and gender studies, reproductive technologies, pharmaceutical studies, biological anthropology, women’s health, gender-based modes of animal behavior and communication, feminist critiques of science, and gender and technology etc. A productive research program is expected, preferably with the capacity to involve undergraduates. Active involvement in the life of the department and the program is expected.
Denison University is a selective and nationally ranked residential liberal arts college located in Granville, OH, 25 miles east of the Columbus metropolitan area. Denison is home to more than 2000 undergraduates and more than 200 full-time faculty. The college is committed to attracting and supporting an academically and culturally diverse faculty.
The Women's Studies Program is an interdisciplinary academic program examining gender as it is mediated by ethnicity, race, class and sexual identity. The Women’s Studies program currently has three faculty members, two of whom have shared appointments in Black Studies and International Studies respectively. Facilities include individual offices, multimedia classrooms, and a library and lounge shared with Black Studies. Laura C. Harris funds allow for exciting symposia and visiting scholars. Recent speakers/performers include Spike Peterson, Cynthia Enloe, bell hooks, Clara Ramona, Chuck D. and Gaye Theresa Johnson, and Saskia Sassen. Twenty-seven associated faculty members offer courses cross-listed in Women’s Studies. Women's studies majors and minors have gone on to work in human resources, personnel, community organization, government, social services and in nonprofit organizational work; others enter medical school, law school, business school or pursue other advanced degrees.
Denison's Department of Biology gives students a broad exposure to an understanding of science and the natural world, and provides a solid preparation for graduate and professional schools. The Department of Biology currently has 12 full-time faculty members who represent a wide range of specialty areas. Facilities include the new Talbot Hall of Biological Science with individual faculty research labs, classrooms equipped for multi-media instruction, teaching labs, a greenhouse and a 350-acre biological reserve with a field station near campus. Biology funds have enabled us to host a variety of exciting scholars, including Philip Gingerich, Paul Sereno, and Cindy van Dover.
Applicants should submit electronic application materials online at https://employment/denison.edu: a cover letter addressing their motivations for teaching at a small, residential college that values quality interactions between faculty and students; separate statements of 1) teaching philosophy with brief descriptions of proposed advanced courses, 2) research interests and future plans, and 3) potential to foster and support diversity among our students, faculty, and community; curriculum vitae; copies of transcripts (graduate and undergraduate); and the names, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of three references. Review of applications will begin November 20, 2009 and continue until the position is filled.
In a continuing effort to diversity our campus community, we actively encourage applications from people of color, women, veterans, people of diverse sexual identities/orientations, and others who may contribute positively to the diversification of ideas and perspectives. For additional information and resources about diversity at Denison, please see our Diversity Guide at www.denison.edu/offices/humanresources/index.html. Denison is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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