Postdoctoral Scholar

Department: WCAS Gender&Sexuality Studies
Salary/Grade: RES/

Job Description

The Sexualities Project at Northwestern (SPAN) invites applications for one two-year postdoctoral fellowships in Sexuality Studies, to run from September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2028. Applications are welcome from scholars who study sexuality from a social science perspective (broadly construed). The Fellow's appointment will be a joint one: in the Gender & Sexuality Studies Program and in another department relevant to the Fellow's research interests. We are particularly interested in candidates who could affiliate with one of the following participating departments: Anthropology, Black Studies, Communication Studies, History, Human Development and Social Policy, Linguistics, Performance Studies, Political Science, Religious Studies, or Sociology. That is, the Fellow must have relevant expertise in both Sexuality Studies and one of these other disciplines, and must be prepared to teach courses that reflect that combined expertise.

The Fellow will pursue a program of independent scholarship under the guidance of a faculty mentor and will teach two undergraduate courses (typically one seminar and one lecture course) over the course of each year. Northwestern is on the quarter system by which the Fellows' two courses will be distributed across three academic quarters. Fellows will also be expected to be active participants in SPAN's community of faculty and graduate students and, as applicable, in their affiliated department by attending talks and events, and by giving a public talk once each year. Finally, they will assist in the organization of on-campus educational activities such as the annual SPAN workshop.

Fellows will be expected to be in residence for each of the academic years of their appointment, and all teaching will be conducted in person.

*Note: Not all aspects of the job are covered by this job description.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Post-doctoral research
• Teaching two undergraduate courses each academic year
• Participate in SPAN activities throughout the year

*Will perform other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Applicants with a PhD (or equivalent doctoral degree) must have completed it after September 1, 2021. Applicants without a PhD (or equivalent doctoral degree) must complete all the requirements for the degree before September 1, 2026.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• WORK IN BOTH SEXUALITIES STUDIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
  
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