Policy and Activism Fellow

This award is for a Fellow who will follow in the footsteps of iconic Fiskites Diane Nash and the late Congressman John Lewis. The fellow should have demonstrated expertise in policy activism community-based research or research in areas such as civil rights voting rights health care justice criminal justice environmental justice educational justice or other interventions. Our preference is for an early-career scholar who has both a strong research background and demonstrated record of community engaged scholarship or scholar activism that bridges the campus-community divide. We are seeking a scholar who received their doctorate after December 31 2022 or who is late ABD stage. The fellowship provides up to 24 months of support. This fellowship is part of a new initiative hosted by the John Lewis Center for Social Justice called the Highest Calling Social Justice Initiative.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

The award requires the fellow to reside in Middle Tennessee throughout the duration of the fellowship. The Fellow will produce the following output:
a) Up to three course offerings over the course of the two-year fellowship;
b) One community engagement activation e.g. public workshop exhibition action-based research project etc.;
c) One public lecture through the John Lewis Center for Social Justice;
d) Narrate their Fisk experience across audiences e.g. social media press etc.;
e) Provide an overview of activities in support of a comprehensive annual report for the Center.

SPECIFIC JOB KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

We are seeking a scholar with a research background in history or social sciences.

ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY:

No Report

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:We are seeking a scholar who received their doctorate after December 31 2022 or who is late stage ABD.

Additional Requirements:A background and/or credit check will be required of the successful applicant. An official transcript (if applicable) and names addresses and phone numbers of three (3) references will be required of the successful applicant.