Position Description

Duke Black Feminist Theory Postdoctoral Fellow

The Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies at Duke University seeks a postdoctoral fellow with an interdisciplinary training in Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies, Black Studies, American Studies, Ethnic Studies, and/or related fields, with expertise in Black feminist studies.

The fellow will have two primary responsibilities:

(1) to help imagine and organize the 2024 Black Feminist Theory Summer Institute (BFTSI) at Duke University, and

(2) to build and implement enduring alum networks to keep earlier BFTSI cohorts connected (e.g. newsletters, conference roundtables, co-edited publications, etc).

The position requires strong organizational skills, excellent communication skills, and a deep interest in helping an existing program grow. Applicants should have PhD in hand by July 1, 2024.

These duties will take roughly half the fellow’s time, with the other half left open for the fellow’s research and writing. The fellow will receive full support for making connections with other scholars and joining campus intellectual life, as well as mentorship from GSF faculty.

There is considerable space for a visionary postdoctoral fellow to bring their interests and expertise to bear on shaping a relatively new summer program. 

In addition to a letter of application, please include:

• a writing sample (no more than 25 pages)
• a C.V.
• names and contact information for three references.

 Please submit applications electronically by January 31, 2024, through AcademicJobsOnline.org

https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/26810

Finalists will be asked to submit three reference letters and a brief course proposal. GSF program information is available at https://gendersexualityfeminist.duke.edu/

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