Frederick Douglas Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship
Frederick Douglas Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Job Description
The Frederick Douglass Institute (FDI) and the Department of Black Studies at the University of Rochester invites applications from recent PhD Graduates in the humanities or social sciences for two residential postdoctoral fellowships in the 202526 academic year.
This year we are especially interested in scholars who are working at the cuttingedge of Black Studiesparticular focused on BlackPalestinian Studies and Black Trans Studies. Please note however this fellowship is open to all who work in the field of Black Studies. We areinterested in scholars whose work aligns with our faculty research engaging with questions emerging from environmental justice and Black Health Black geographies and ecologies Black Aesthetics and culture and issues of Black gender and sexuality.
The FDI Fellowship has historically been an opportunity designed to assist junior scholars advance their research develop mentoring relationships and prepare for professorial positions. This is a oneyear fellowship with the possibility of renewal for an additional year only after a successful review.
Responsibilities and Expectations
Fellows will participate in the intellectual life of the Frederick Douglass Institute and Department of Black Studies.
Fellows will focus on their own research projects and will be required to teach one course in their area of specialization per year.
Fellows will have the opportunity to present their work at the FDI WorkinProgress Research Seminar Series theSusan B. Anthony Institute for Gender Sexuality and Womens Studies and theHumanities Center.
All fellows receive office space full access to the Universitys facilities and opportunities to interact and collaborate with scholars relevant to their projects within the University. Fellows must be in fulltime residence during their tenure and they are required to be engaged in scholarly activity on a fulltime basis. Fellows are expected to be available for consultation with students and colleagues make at least one formal presentation based upon their research per year and contribute generally to the intellectual life of the Department and broader university community.
Postdoctoral fellowships are awarded to scholars who hold a PhD in Black Studies or a closely related field that contributes to Black Studies.
Applicants are expected to have their PhD in hand before the fellowship begins on July 1 2025.
Applicants should not be more than 5 years postPhD graduation and should not currently hold a tenuretrack or tenured position.
Employment Type
Grant
