Postdoctoral Fellow in Trans Studies

Responsibilities

The postdoctoral fellow will have significant opportunities to develop skills as a teacher, scholar, and collaborator in FQT/GSWS public programming and to be mentored by staff and faculty.

Requirements

• Teach one to two courses during the fellowship year, determined in part through program needs and the fellow’s expertise.
• Engage in scholarly work through a Work-in-Progress presentation and possibly plan their own symposium event.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to inclusive pedagogy and feminist, queer, and trans studies.
• Interdisciplinary scholarship with expertise in disability studies, black studies, trans of color critique, or transnational/global approaches.
• Contribution to FQT/GSWS intellectual community through participation in events and collaboration.

Benefits

• An annual salary of $66,300 plus benefits.
• Up to $3,000 for research expenses.

Pay

• $66,300 annually.

Schedule

• One-year position, with the possibility of a one-year extension, contingent upon funding and performance.

Skills

• Significant opportunities to develop skills as a teacher, scholar, and collaborator in FQT/GSWS public programming.
• Mentored by staff and faculty.
• Teach one to two courses during the fellowship year.
• Engage in scholarly work through a Work-in-Progress presentation and possibly plan their own symposium event.
• Contribute to FQT/GSWS intellectual community through participation in events and collaboration.

Application Materials

• A cover letter.
• A CV.
• A research statement.
• A writing sample of up to 40 pages.
• A description of one proposed undergraduate course (approx. 300 words).
• The names and contact information for 3 referees (letters to be requested for candidates who progress to a later stage of consideration).

Application Deadline

• December 15, 2025.

Contact Information

• The School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.
• The Center for Research in Feminist, Queer, and Transgender Studies and Program in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies.