The Dept. of Human Sexuality Studies at San Francisco State University invites immediate applications for the position of Professor of Sexuality Studies and Director of the Center for Research on Gender and Sexuality at the rank of Full Professor or Associate Professor, with tenure (pending approval of the President, as per SFSU policy). Email hmsxdept@sfsu.edu. Starting date: Fall 2008.
We seek an outstanding senior research scholar with vision and broad knowledge of sexuality, who has achieved national visibility and leadership in the field, and who wishes to bring an established research program to a unique and growing intellectual center in the San Francisco Bay Area. Sexuality, sexual health, and sexual and reproductive rights broadly construed are pivotal to our Department’s mission of advancing sexual literacy in order to support social justice in the United States. SFSU’s Sexuality Studies (currently having 5 tenured and tenure track positions) is the only department of its kind in the United States outside of the medical sciences at a public university, offering a Master of Arts in Human Sexuality and two undergraduate Minor degrees (Human Sexuality Studies and LBGT studies). The Department has achieved both a national and international profiles and includes a research and training Institute comprised of two centers: the National Sexuality Resource Center (funded primarily by the Ford Foundation, and directed by Gilbert Herdt), and the Center for Research on Gender and Sexuality (funded by project grants, federal and foundation, awarded to faculty and other researchers/principal investigators).
Applicants must hold a doctoral degree in the social, behavioral, or health sciences. The
successful candidate will bring a significant portfolio of major funded research projects
(federal or foundation grants) and scientific publications. Possible areas of research and
teaching emphasis for this professorial position include but are not limited to: sexual health,
adolescent sexuality, women’s sexuality, HIV, sexuality and reproductive health and rights,
disability and sexualities, LGBT sexuality, and sexuality education. We seek an individual
with the ability to conduct research that is theoretically invigorating as well as practical and
useful. Additionally the successful candidate will teach one graduate seminar and advise
MA Sexuality Studies graduate students. The successful candidate is expected to continue
their own projects and research program as well as to mentor faculty in the writing of grant
proposals and implementation of new research projects. The person in this position must
possess demonstrated abilities as a team player and leader of the scientific teams.
The interdisciplinary faculty (five full time faculty) of the department is organized with an
emphasis on social/behavioral science research; approximately 25 additional faculty in the
departments of sociology, psychology, health education, and women’s studies, among
others, also teach sexuality courses and participate in our graduate and undergraduate
programs.
The Institute offers excellent administrative support, which minimizes the amount of
routine administrative work for this position. The Institute is located in the recently
inaugurated SFSU Downtown Campus, 835 Market Street with state‐of‐the‐art research labs,
instructional, and conference facilities, accessible by BART and Muni.
Starting date: Autumn 2008.
San Francisco State University is a large urban university and part of the 23‐campus
California State University system. The University serves a diverse multi‐cultural student
body of approximately 29,000 undergraduate and graduate students in liberal arts, sciences,
and professional programs. The mission of the University is to create an environment for
learning that promotes an appreciation of scholarship, freedom, and human diversity.
Excellence in teaching and intellectual accomplishment is the University’s primary mission.
San Francisco State University faculty are expected to be effective in teaching; to
demonstrate professional achievement and growth through continued research,
publications, and/or creative activities; and to contribute their academic expertise and
leadership to the campus and community.
Applications
Applications will be kept in strict confidence and will be reviewed April 1, 2008. The
position will remain open until filled. Please send your letter of application, a CV, and the
names of at least 5 or more referees to:
Prof. Gilbert Herdt, Chair, Head of Hiring Committee
Job Search # 69.07
Department of Human Sexuality Studies
835 Market Street Suite 517
San Francisco, CA 94132. Email to hmsxdept@sfsu.edu.
Telephone inquires (kept in strict confidence) are invited by
appointment at 415‐405‐3570 through our department coordinator, Mona Sagapolutele.
Prof. Herdt may be emailed directly at gherdt@sfsu.edu.
