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University of Hawaii at Manoa, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies & Psychology

Position ID:
UHManoa-APWGSS [#32813]
Position Title: 
Assistant Professor (Gender-Based Violence)
Position Type:
Tenured/Tenure-track faculty
Position Location:
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, United States of America
Subject Areas: 
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Psychology
Appl Deadline:
2026/11/01 23:59:59 (posted 2026/09/24, updated 2026/09/23, listed until 2027/02/15)
Position Description:
   

Position Description

Title: Assistant Professor (Gender-Based Violence)
Position No: 0088605
Hiring Unit: UHM College of Social Sciences – Departments of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies (WGSS) and Psychology (PSY)
Location: Manoa campus
Date Posted: September 24, 2026
Closing Date: Continuous; review of applications will begin November 2, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled. Applications received by November 1, 2026 will be given priority.
Salary Information: Commensurate with qualifications and experience
Monthly Type: 9 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure Track
Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent

Job Description:
The Department of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies (WGSS) and the Department of Psychology (PSY), College of Social Sciences, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa (UHM, Honolulu, Hawai‘i) invite applications for a joint position between WGSS (50%) and PSY (50%) at the Assistant Professor (F-3) level with the locus of tenure in WGSS. This is a 9-month, full-time, permanent, tenure track, joint faculty appointment to begin on August 1, 2027, subject to position clearance and availability of funds.

UHM is an R1 (Very High Research Activity, Carnegie Classification) institution located on a beautiful arboretum campus. UHM is a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant university with the core mission of generating, preserving, and disseminating knowledge for the greater good of the people of the state of Hawai‘i and the world beyond through teaching, research, and service in a way that promotes inclusiveness and beneficence for all.

We seek a dynamic and dedicated individual who is passionate about research, teaching, and contributing to the academic community as well as demonstrates commitment to, knowledge of, and/or experience with supporting the mission and purpose of UH as a leading indigenous-serving higher education institution. The successful candidate is expected to deliver and develop needed courses to support WGSS and PSY in the College of Social Sciences.

Specifically, we are seeking a scholar with training in prevention, social justice, and ecological frameworks whose research explores gender based violence and intersecting axes of identity within a community context. This could include research focused on sexual violence, intimate partner violence, reproductive justice, gender disparities in incarceration, and/or work centered on abolitionist frameworks and restorative justice practices. We are particularly interested in scholarship that focuses on these issues from a cultural perspective, recognizing the disproportionate impact of these injustices on different communities.

More information about WGSS and PSY is available at
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) - College of Social Sciences, UH Manoa, Hawai‘i

Psychology (PSY) - College of Social Sciences, UH Manoa, Hawai‘i


Duties and Responsibilities:
  1. Teach lower and upper-level WGSS and PSY courses contingent upon the needs of both departments, respectively. Teaching assignments may involve courses delivered through in-person, online, and hybrid instructional modalities. Examples include Gender and Violence, Psychology of Women, Human Sexuality, and/or other undergraduate upper-division courses and graduate seminars;
  2. Advise undergraduate and graduate students;
  3. Conduct scholarly research and participate in creative endeavors;
  4. Disseminate research findings at professional conferences and through publication;
  5. Seek extramural funding in areas of expertise;
  6. Provide service to departments, academic, university, and community;
  7. Other duties as assigned by Department Chairs.

Minimum Qualifications:
  1. Ph.D. in Psychology, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Public Health/Social Work, or related field from an accredited university. ABD candidates will be considered but all degree requirements must be completed and degree conferred prior to date of hire;
  2. Ability to teach university-level courses in WGSS and PSY as demonstrated by student evaluations and/or administrative reviews;
  3. Record of research achievement in empirically-based WGSS, PSY, and/or Public Health/Social Work commensurate with time in the field;
  4. Demonstrated ability to maintain professionalism in meeting and conferring with others.

Desirable Qualifications:
  1. Ability to effectively interact and teach in an Indigenous-serving setting and environment with varying backgrounds.
  2. Experience teaching about gender with an intersectional focus, including courses on community psychology principles (e.g., community engagement, social justice), research methods, and/or general WGSS courses.
  3. Ability to involve undergraduates in research experiences.
  4. Ability to write and/or administer grants.

To Apply:
Please submit the following required documents on this site:
  1. Cover letter indicating how you satisfy the minimum and desirable qualifications;
  2. Curriculum Vita;
  3. A statement of research experience and interests;
  4. A statement of teaching experience and interests;
  5. Summaries of teaching evaluations, if applicable;
  6. Up to three (3) representative publications;
  7. Names and contact information of 3 professional references (recommendation letters to be submitted for short-list candidates);
  8. Copies of official transcripts (official transcripts required at the time of hire).

Application materials will not be returned. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Inquiries:
Nohelani Teves, Search Committee Chair, ph (808) 956-6928, e-mail tevesste@hawaii.edu

EEO, Clery Act, ADA

The University of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment, including on the basis of veteran and disability status. For more information, visit: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/policies/

Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for cenullrtain positions, criminal history record checks.

In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, annual campus crime statistics for the University of Hawai'i may be viewed at: https://www.hawaii.edu/titleix/help/campus-security/, or a paper copy may be obtained upon request from the respective UH Campus Security or Administrative Services Office.

Accommodation Request: The University of Hawai'i complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the EEO coordinator directly. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a caseby- case basis. For further information, please refer to the following link: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/ accommodation-request/

Application Materials Required:
Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:
  • Cover letter
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Research statement
  • Teaching statement
  • Summaries of teaching evaluations, if applicable
  • Official Transcripts
  • Three up to three (3) representative publications
  • Three references (no actual letters, just names and email addresses )
And anything else requested in the position description.

Further Info:
https://wgss.manoa.hawaii.edu/ https://psychology.manoa.hawaii.edu/
email address
(808) 956-6928
 
2424 Maile Way
Saunders Hall 722
Honolulu, HI 96822