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Associate Director of the Women and Gender Studies Program
The George Mason University, Women and Gender Studies Program invites
applications for the position of Associate Director of the Women and Gender
Studies Program.
The Associate Director of the Women and Gender Studies program works closely
with the Director and with University Life offices to promote, coordinate,
initiate and implement the program's threefold mission: student outreach,
women and gender studies academic programs, and gender-related research.
This administrative faculty position is full-time and requires expertise in
developing co-curricular programs related to gender and women's issues.
Examples of such programming include events for women's history month and
programs for Turn Off the Violence Week. The Associate Director assists the
Director in generating support for student and faculty research, is expected
to ensure that the center serves as an inclusive space, and is responsible
for overseeing the day-to-day activities of the Women and Gender Studies
Center. This includes monitoring program and center budgets, coordinating
communication among core faculty and affiliates, supervising staff and
interns, and collaborating with University Life offices. The Associate
Director is expected to teach one course per semester.
Required Qualifications:
Master's degree or Ph.D. in a related field. Demonstrated experience in the
following: design, implementation and assessment of programs; supervision,
management and training of staff/students; working with students in an
advisory, teaching or programming capacity; working with diverse
populations; working in cooperative and collaborative situations; and
communicating effectively.
Preferred Qualifications:
Expertise in sexuality studies/feminist methodology; fundraising; overseeing
budgets; previous work in a university setting; familiarity with computer
publication software.
Review of applications will begin October 15, 2010, with an expected start
date of January 10, 2011. For full consideration, applicants must apply
online at
http://jobs.gmu.edu for position number FA139z; complete the
faculty application; and attach a cover letter, CV, and a list of three
references with contact information.
George Mason University is an equal opportunity employer encouraging
diversity.
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institution with national distinction in a range of academic fields. Located
in the heart of northern Virginia's technology corridor near Washington
D.C., the university attracts a diverse and talented student body of 32,000.
The university--its enrollment, academic programs, facilities and
services--is expanding, as is its reputation. The Fairfax campus is the
largest of four domestic campuses and home to 5,400 students living in
university housing. Recently cited as a top-rated institution in The
Chronicle of Higher Education's "2009 Great Colleges to Work For Survey" and
in 2008 as the nation's number one university to watch in the U.S. News and
World Report's list of "Up-and-Coming Schools," George Mason is an
institution providing tremendous opportunity for students, faculty and staff.
George Mason University Where Innovation Is Tradition!
Christine Hernandez
Program Coordinator
George Mason University
Women and Gender Studies
Phone: (703) 993- 2896
Fax: (703) 993-1808
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David A. Kravitz, PhD
Professor of Management
School of Management
212 Enterprise Hall, MSN 5F5
George Mason University
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
703-993-1781 (Voice)
703-993-1870 (fax)
dkravitz@gmu.edu
http://mason.gmu.edu/~dkravitz/