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Rutgers University Center for Historical Analysis Post Doctoral Associate Position — “Ugly: Bodies, Aesthetics, and the Politics of the Unpleasant”
Deadline: February 6 Length/Track: One year (2026-27) Description: “The 2026-2028 RCHA seminar interrogates what is socially deemed “unpleasant” and its relations to power, violence, and inequality. We do so through the critical social category of the “ugly” and “ugliness”; that is, as a contested aesthetic site shaped by dynamics of gender, race, class, sexuality, ability,…
2026 Deadlines, Anthropology, Architecture Studies, Art History, Comparative Literature/English, Cultural Studies, Disability Studies, February 2026 deadline, Gender/Queer/Trans Studies, History, Human Development, Performance Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Postdoc, Psychology/Behavioral Sciences, Race/Diasporic/Indigenous Studies, Starts in 2026, Visual Studies -
Dickinson College Visiting Assistant Professorship in French & Francophone Studies and Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Deadline: January 16 Length/Track: One year with possible renewal Description: “Specialization is open to any intersections of French and Francophone Studies with Women’s, Gender, and/or Sexuality Studies.” URL: https://dickinson.wd108.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Jobs/job/Bosler-Hall/Visiting-Assistant-Professor-in-French—Francophone-Studies-and-Women-s–Gender—Sexuality-Studies_JR100031?source=HigherEdJobs
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American University of Beirrut Assistant Professorship in Arabic Literature
Deadline: January 15 Length/Track: Tenure track Description: “We particularly welcome applicants specializing in Pre-modern Arabic Literature (including pre-Islamic, Umayyad, Abbasid, Mamluk, or Ottoman periods) and Modern Arabic Literature (including the Nahḍa, modern and contemporary poetry and prose, thematic studies, modern Arab thought, gender studies, and related fields.” URL: https://apply.interfolio.com/178777
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Brown University Mellon Postdoctoral Research Associate Position in Black Queer Studies
Deadline: December 15 Length/Track: Two years Description: “Successful applicants will have a demonstrated track record of teaching and/or research on some aspect of Black Queer Studies from one or more disciplinary perspectives, including, but not limited to history, political science, sociology, music, economics, performance studies, literature, or anthropology. The successful candidate will be appointed jointly…
2025 Deadlines, African American Studies, Africana Studies, All/Most Humanistic fields, Anthropology, Comparative Literature/English, December 2025 deadline, Diaspora Studies, Gender/Queer/Trans Studies, History, Human Development, Music, Performance Studies, Political Science, Postdoc, Sociology, Starts in 2026 -
Marshall University Assistant Professorship in English — American Literature to 1900
Deadline: “Open until filled”;posted on Marshall site 10/31 Length/Track: Tenure track Description: “The primary focus of applicants’ teaching and research should be American literature before 1900, with a preference for teaching experience and/or publication involving texts published prior to the Civil War. We are interested in a candidate who could contribute to one or more…
2025 Deadlines, African American Studies, Africana Studies, American Studies, Asian American Studies, Comparative Literature/English, Disability Studies, Film/Media Studies, Gender/Sexuality Studies, Global/International Studies, Indigenous Studies, Native American/American Indian Studies, Review begins immediately 2025, Starts in 2026, Tenure track -
University of Rochester Humanities Center Postdoctoral Fellowship
Deadline: January 10 Length/Track: Two years with possible one-year extension Description: “Applicants may be in any field of humanistic study, including anthropology, art and art history, classics, English, history, modern languages and cultures, music, philosophy, or religion. Applicants must have the Ph.D. in hand by the start of the fellowship.” URL: https://apply.interfolio.com/176104
2026 Deadlines, All/Most Humanistic fields, Anthropology, Art History, Art/Design, Classics, Comparative Literature/English, Cultural Studies, Drama/Theater Studies, Film/Media Studies, French/Francophone Studies, Germanic Studies, History, Italian Studies, January 2026 deadline, Jewish/Judaic Studies, Linguistics, Music, Performance Studies, Philosophy, Postdoc, Religious Studies/Theology, Romance Languages, Sound Studies, Spanish/Latin American Studies, Starts in 2026 -
Sarah Lawrence College Assistant Professorship in Early Modern Literature and its Global Legacy
Deadline: January 7 Length/Track: Tenure track Description: “We invite candidates to apply who possess a broad interest in early modern English literature, including Shakespeare, as well as early modern writing from continental Europe. We also seek a colleague whose interests extend forward in time and outwards geographically, to account for the period’s ongoing impact across…
2026 Deadlines, Africana Studies, Caribbean Studies, Colonial/Postcolonial/Decolonial Studies, Comparative Literature/English, Disability Studies, Environmental Studies, European Studies, Gender/Sexuality Studies, Global/International Studies, January 2026 deadline, Near Eastern/Middle Eastern Studies, Performance Studies, Race/Ethnic Studies, South Asian Studies, Starts in 2026, Tenure track -
Emory University Assistant Professorship in 19th-century Global Anglophone Literature
Deadline: November 1 (review begins) Length/Track: Tenure track Description: “We seek candidates who hold a PhD in 19th-century global Anglophone literatures, who demonstrate innovation and excellence in undergraduate teaching, and whose research interests include one or more of the following: race and empire; theories of diaspora; environmental studies; translation; cultural studies; literature of migration, travel,…
2025 Deadlines, Africana Studies, Caribbean Studies, Colonial/Postcolonial/Decolonial Studies, Comparative Literature/English, Diaspora Studies, European Studies, Gender/Sexuality Studies, Near Eastern/Middle Eastern Studies, November 2025 deadline, Postcolonial Studies, South Asian Studies, Starts in 2026, Tenure track -
Tulane University Assistant Professor in German and Comparative Literature
Deadline: November 3 Length/Track: Tenure track Description: “applications for a tenure-line position at the rank of Assistant Professor. We seek a comparatist specializing in German literature, film, thought, and culture of the long 20th century. Additional areas of interest include (but are not limited to) transnational and diasporic movements, gender and sexuality studies, 19th-21st-century philosophy…
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University of Missouri-Kansas City Assistant/Associate Professorship in Race, Ethnic, and Gender Studies
Deadline: November 12 Length/Track: Tenured, tenure track Description: “The REGS Department is accepting applications for a new tenure-track or tenure-eligible faculty member at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor to start Fall 2026. Applicants should have expertise in Black Studies, with preferred areas including but not limited to the African American experience as it relates…
2025 Deadlines, African American Studies, Africana Studies, Art History, Caribbean Studies, Communications/Media Studies, Comparative Literature/English, Diaspora Studies, Environmental Studies, Film/Media Studies, Gender/Queer/Trans Studies, November 2025 deadline, Race/Diasporic/Indigenous Studies, Starts in 2026, Tenure track
Gender/Queer/Trans Studies Funding Opportunities for Early Career Scholars 