Adjunct Faculty: Feminist International Relations

Located in Boston's historic Fenway area, Simmons University has a strong tradition of empowering women and challenging traditional gender roles. Simmons was founded for equality 125 years ago as one of the first higher education institutions dedicated to helping women become leaders. Today, our university continues to grow and evolve and now offers Boston's only women's undergraduate program and graduate programs open to all. 

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Located in Boston's historic Fenway area, Simmons University is a small, private, non-sectarian University which has educated students for enriching careers and purposeful lives since 1899.

Working at Simmons means joining a collaborative, diverse and mission-driven community of educators and professionals.

We prepare students to be leaders for themselves, their communities and the world. Our faculty and staff members lead by example - sharing a commitment to excellence and putting the students first.

The Gwen Ifill School of Media, Humanities, and Social Sciences fosters creativity and leadership skills through the multi-faceted lenses of arts, communication, film, literature, and research.

JOB SUMMARY

The Department of Politics and Policy in the Gwen Ifill School of Media, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Simmons University seeks a qualified individual to teach the course Feminist International Relations, POLS 356, in the spring of 2026. The course description is as follows: This course analyzes global politics from a feminist and gendered perspective on foreign policies, conduct of war, military, and prospects for development. Explores gender and sexuality in the construction of nationalism and identity, justice for war crimes and human rights abuses, trafficking in persons, resolution of conflict, and terrorism.

The candidate will teach one course on-the-ground for the undergraduate degree.

SPECIFIC DUTIES

• Foster and encourage a culture of learning that values mutual responsibility, life-long learning, diversity, and ethics by creating and delivering engage lesson plans during class sessions
• Communicate clearly with students outside of scheduled class time by responding to emails in a timely manner, through Simmons' learning management system, and/or hosting office hours or student meetings
• Maintain all administrative/academic components of the course section, including, but not limited to, grading of assignments
• Other course specific duties as discussed with Chair of the Department of Politics and Policy or the Dean of the school

REQUIREMENTS

• Master's degree required; Ph.D. preferred
• Teaching experience is preferred

Additional Information: Please submit materials by November 15.

Required Application Materials:

Interested candidates should submit a letter of application, CV, recent teaching evaluations. Please upload all documents to the Resume/CV section on the 'My Experience' page of your application. Names and contacts of references will be requested for short-listed candidates.
 

Instructions to Applicants: Please upload all applicable application materials (e.g. resume/cv, cover letter, writing sample, teaching philosophy, etc.) in the Application Materials box on page 2 ("My Experience") of this application. Documents can be uploaded individually or as a combined document (e.g. PDF).

Simmons University is committed to inclusive excellence in all aspects of an individual's community experience. As a university committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Simmons encourages applications from all under-represented groups. Simmons is committed to creating, developing, promoting, and enhancing inclusive hiring practices–at all levels, for all positions–ensuring diverse talent pools and the delivery of a consistent positive candidate experience. Simmons is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to continuing to develop a more diverse faculty, staff, student body, and curriculum.