Postdoctoral Associate - Study of Women, Gender & Sexuality
Postdoctoral Associate - Study of Women, Gender & Sexuality
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Description
Position Summary:
The Center for the Study of Women Gender and Sexuality (CSWGS) at Rice University seeks candidates for a postdoctoral associate in the humanities or social sciences whose research and teaching centers on gender and sexuality. Research focus on global South site(s) and/or issues of race is a plus.
The Center is particularly interested in applicants who demonstrate a record of feminist research innovative teaching and the potential to contribute to the Center by offering courses and workshops in engaged research.
The postdoc is expected to make significant progress in their research and publication to participate actively in the intellectual life of the Center and to teach three courses per year.
Ph.D. must be conferred between June 29th 2023 and June 30 2026.
The fellowship has a term of one year beginning July 1 2026 and is renewable for a second year upon successful completion of the first year.
The postdoc will receive an annual salary of $70000 plus benefits a signing bonus of $1500 in lieu of relocation reimbursements and $1500 for research expenses.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in a humanities or social science discipline conferred between June 29th 2023 and June 30 2026
Preferred Qualifications:
- Research and/or teaching focused on global South site(s)
- Research and/or teaching focused on issues of race
- Familiarity with engaged research methodologies
Essential Functions:
- Teach three undergraduate courses in the Study of Women Gender and Sexuality per academic year
- Progress significantly in research and toward publication for example by conducting research developing manuscripts and presenting at conferences
- Participate in the intellectual life of the Center alongside undergraduate students graduate students faculty and visiting scholars
- Serve on the Centers Steering Committee for the duration of the fellowship
Special Instructions to Applicants - Required Documents include:
- Letter of interest
- Curriculum vitae
- Writing sample (about 25 pages)
- Sample syllabus for the course SWGS 100 Introduction to the Study of Women Gender and Sexuality
Please combine all materials into one PDF and upload them to the Supplementary Documents section when prompted.
Also required are:
- Two letters of reference
Please ask your recommenders to email their letters to before the application deadline.
Deadline for online applications is Tuesday February 10 2026.
Rice University HR Benefits: Mission and Values:Mission and Values Rice University
Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national or ethnic origin genetic information disability or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process please contact Rice Universitys Disability Resource Center at or for support.
If you have any additional questions please email us at. Thank you for your interest in employment with Rice University.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
