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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) at the University of Michigan seeks outstanding scholars for new tenure-track assistant professor faculty positions as part of the Michigan Program for Advancing Cultural Transformation (M-PACT) Program. This hiring program, a federally funded, university-wide faculty initiative, aims to recruit faculty with a demonstrated and ongoing record of driving transformative research, life-changing teaching, and accessible clinical care that will support the health of all, including communities who have been underserved. By partnering with faculty throughout their careers, M-PACT strengthens the capacity of those who serve as catalysts for change in academic and healthcare environments via their scholarship, teaching, and/or service activities with research interests suitable for funding by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This call is part of a broader university effort to enhance inclusive excellence across the biomedical and health sciences community. This is a full-time, university year appointment with an anticipated start date of August 25, 2027. 

Through the M-PACT program, the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) seeks a scholar whose work brings feminist, gender, queer, or sexuality studies to bear on health and health equity. We construe health broadly, including physical, psychological, and behavioral health. We are also interested in health policy as well as social and structural conditions that shape health outcomes and health inequities. Field of specialization is open, as is methodological approach; we welcome interpretive, qualitative, quantitative, and community-engaged research. Relevant fields might include medical sociology or anthropology; social, community, or health psychology; social epidemiology; demography; public health; science and technology studies; and bioethics. The successful candidate will have an outstanding research program with strong potential for NIH funding. A degree, graduate certificate, or formal specialization in women's, gender, or sexuality studies is preferred. In the absence of a formal credential, candidates must have a demonstrated record of sustained scholarship in this area. 

WGS is an interdisciplinary feminist department with a significant undergraduate teaching mission. Candidates should have experience teaching lecture courses at the undergraduate level. We have particular need for large lecture courses that meet requirements for our popular Gender and Health major. These might include, for example, Human Sexuality, Gender and Mental Health, Men’s Health, or Women’s Reproductive Health.

Application materials are due Monday, October 12, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET (reference letters will be accepted until October 26, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET). Please see the M-PACT website for program details, application components, eligibility criteria, and application portal. Applicants for LSA departments can write separate or combined M-PACT statement and service statement. If a combined statement is written, it must be uploaded for both the M-PACT and service statements. 

For any questions, please contact the executive assistant, Department of Women’s and Gender Studies, at wgs.exec.asst@umich.edu.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. or terminal degree conferred by July 1, 2027, must never have had a tenure-track faculty appointment, and must be eligible for Early Stage Investigator Status for NIH grants. Employment will require a successful criminal background check. The University of Michigan is supportive of the needs of dual career couples and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.