What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructor of Women's and Gender Studies position at Wheaton College Massachusetts?
Wheaton College (MA) invites applications for a part-time instructor of Women’s and Gender Studies for the Fall 2025 academic semester to teach one or both of the courses listed below:
WGS 101 – Introduction to Women’s Studies (catalog description*)
Meeting days/time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:00 PM – 3:20 PM
WGS 102 – Introduction to LGBT Studies (catalog description*)
Meeting days/time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 AM – 10:50 AM
To apply, please use the Wheaton job portal. You will be asked to submit a current CV, as well as a cover letter that indicates which course(s) you are applying to teach, as well as a brief description of your teaching philosophy and relevant teaching experience. Finalists will be contacted for an interview after the review of your application.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Questions may be directed to Josh Stenger (stenger_josh@wheatoncollege.edu)
- Please note: The catalog descriptions are intended to provide applicants with a general sense of the intellectual scope of each course. Instructors will have access to previous syllabi, but are also welcome and encouraged to make the course their own in ways that align with their existing knowledge, strengths, and prior experience, as well as departmental expectations.
Minimum Qualifications:
Master’s in Women’s Studies, Gender Studies, or adjacent field.
Preferred Qualifications:
Ph.D. in Women’s Studies, Gender Studies, or adjacent field.
Compensation and Benefits
To attract and retain the most talented individuals, Wheaton College maintains a flexible and competitive compensation and benefits program.
When determining and establishing hiring rates or recruitment ranges for a position, the College considers a number of factors including the budget for the position, the range of the grade, the external market for the position or similar positions, level and scope of responsibilities, required education, skills and relevant experience as well as internal equity. All salary offers must have the prior approval of the Office of Human Resources.
The per course salary for this position is $5,000.
When determining and establishing hiring rates or recruitment ranges for a position, the College considers a number of factors including the budget for the position, the range of the grade, the external market for the position or similar positions, level and scope of responsibilities, required education, skills and relevant experience as well as internal equity. All salary offers must have the prior approval of the Office of Human Resources.
The per course salary for this position is $5,000.
Physical Demands
ADA Statement:
Individuals must possess these knowledges, skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.
Eeo Statement
Wheaton College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, race, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, or disability. In a continuing effort to maintain and enrich an intellectually diverse learning environment, the Department and the College actively encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented groups.
Wheaton’s core belief is that valuing diversity is pivotal to personal development, intellectual expansion, and societal equity. Our community is united by a shared dedication to equity and access that is essential to providing a transformative education in the Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Wheaton’s core belief is that valuing diversity is pivotal to personal development, intellectual expansion, and societal equity. Our community is united by a shared dedication to equity and access that is essential to providing a transformative education in the Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Posting Date:
07/17/2025
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled
Yes
Contact(s):
Office of Human Resources
Contact Phone/Extension:
508-286-8206
Contact Email:
careers@wheatoncollege.edu
Contact Fax
Special Instructions to Candidates: