All/Most Humanistic fields – Gender/Queer/Trans Studies Funding Opportunities for Early Career Scholars

December 2, 2025

Colby College Visiting Assistant Professorship in Global Studies — Global Race and Inequality

Deadline: January 5 Length/Track: Two years Description: “Areas of focus within race and global inequality could include, but are not limited to, indigeneity, race and racial capitalism, sovereignty, borders, environment and climate change, human rights, health and medicine, gender and sexuality, colonialism, and/or American empire.” URL: https://apply.interfolio.com/178425

2026 Deadlines, All/Most Humanistic fields, All/Most Social Sciences fields, American Studies, Border Studies, Colonial/Postcolonial/Decolonial Studies, Diaspora Studies, Environmental Studies, Gender/Sexuality Studies, Global Studies, Health Studies, Human Rights Studies, Indigenous Studies, January 2026 deadline, Most Humanities Fields, Most social sciences fields, Postcolonial Studies, Race/Diasporic/Indigenous Studies, Starts in 2026, Term/VAP
October 9, 2025

University of Toronto McCain Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies

Deadline: January 5 Length/Track: One year with possible renewal for a second Description: The fellowship will “support emerging scholars pursuing research in queer, trans, and LGBTQ2+ studies. Our search committee welcomes proposals that span disciplinary boundaries. Applicants from all fields of the humanities and the social sciences are encouraged to apply.” “Candidates must have completed…

2026 Deadlines, All/Most Humanistic fields, All/Most Social Sciences fields, Gender/Queer/Trans Studies, January 2026 deadline, Postdoc, Starts in 2026
September 9, 2025

Binghamton University Assistant Professorship in Korea and Diaspora Studies

Deadline: October 15 Length/Track: Tenure track Description: “We seek candidates with expertise in the humanities who employ critical and interdisciplinary approaches to the study of Korean cultural forms, expression, and/or practices, broadly defined, as they circulate and relate to national, diasporic, or emergent communities. We are particularly interested in scholars who explore media forms and…

2025 Deadlines, All/Most Humanistic fields, Anthropology, Art History, Asian American Studies, Colonial/Postcolonial/Decolonial Studies, Diaspora Studies, Digital Studies, East Asian Studies, Gender/Sexuality Studies, October 2025 deadline, Political Science, Postcolonial Studies, Race/Ethnic Studies, Starts in 2026, Tenure track
July 15, 2025

University at Buffalo Assistant Professorship in Disability Studies

Deadline: October 15 Length/Track: Tenure track Description: Inviting “pplications for two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in the humanities and qualitative social sciences with a research focus in and demonstrated ability to teach courses in disability studies, particularly in relation to gender and/or sexuality. We especially welcome candidates whose work focuses on African American, Latina, and/or…

2025 Deadlines, African American Studies, All/Most Humanistic fields, All/Most Social Sciences fields, Disability Studies, Gender/Sexuality Studies, Latinx Studies, Native American/American Indian Studies, October 2025 deadline, Starts in 2026, Tenure track
June 10, 2025

Ohio State University Lectureship in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Deadline: Unstated in description; posted on OSU site 6/9 Length/Track: One year with possible renewal Description: “While precise areas of specialization are open, we are seeking a dynamic and talented instructor who can contribute to our department. Ideal candidates will be able to teach across all levels of the undergraduate curriculum, including courses in health…

2025 Deadlines, All/Most Humanistic fields, All/Most Social Sciences fields, Gender/Queer/Trans Studies, Starts in 2025, Term/VAP, Unstated 2025 deadline
March 28, 2025

University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley Lectureship in the School of Interdisciplinary Programs and Community Engagement/College of Liberal Arts — DEADLINE 4/1

Deadline: April 1 Length/Track: Non-tenure track but ongoing Description: Incumbent(s) should have a “Ph.D. in the liberal arts, social sciences, and/or humanities, including but not limited to anthropology, education, environmental studies, ethnic studies, gender and women’s studies, history, interdisciplinary studies, multidisciplinary studies, philosophy, sociology, etc.” URL: https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/46427

2025 Deadlines, All/Most Humanistic fields, All/Most Social Sciences fields, Anthropology, April 2025 deadline, Education, Environmental Studies, Gender/Queer/Trans Studies, History, Starts in 2025, Term/VAP
February 19, 2025

Bucknell University Visiting Assistant Professorship in Latin American Studies

Deadline: March 3 Length/Track: Unstated; likely one year Description: “The successful candidate will be expected to teach introductory courses on Latin American and Latinx Studies with a desired focus on gender, ethnicity, environmental issues or social movements. Additionally, they are expected to teach interdisciplinary undergraduate courses on their area and subject of expertise including, but…

2025 Deadlines, Africana Studies, All/Most Humanistic fields, All/Most Social Sciences fields, Border Studies, Caribbean Studies, Colonial/Postcolonial/Decolonial Studies, Diaspora Studies, French/Francophone Studies, Gender/Sexuality Studies, Latin American Studies, Latinx Studies, March 2025 deadline, Postcolonial Studies, Race/Ethnic Studies, Starts in 2025, Term/VAP
February 13, 2025

Syracuse University Postdoctoral Research Position in the Trans Diasporic Study

Deadline: March 7 Length/Track: One year with possible renewal for a second Description: “A PhD in the humanities or interpretative social sciences is required. Applicants must have received their PhD no earlier than May 2020 and no later than June 2025.” “Preferences will be given to applicants who demonstrate scholarly excellence in the humanities, broadly…

2025 Deadlines, All/Most Humanistic fields, Anthropology, Colonial/Postcolonial/Decolonial Studies, Diaspora Studies, Gender/Queer/Trans Studies, Global/International Studies, Human Development, Human Rights Studies, March 2025 deadline, Museum/Preservation Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Postdoc, Race/Ethnic Studies, Starts in 2025
January 20, 2025

University of Memphis Assistant Professorship of Teaching in the Women’s and Gender Studies Program

Deadline: February 16 Length/Track: Non-tenure track but ongoing with promotion track Description: “The teaching load for this position is four courses per semester; at least three assigned courses per semester will be WMST 2100: Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies.” “Applicants may hold doctoral degrees from any humanities or social sciences discipline, with expertise and…

2025 Deadlines, All/Most Humanistic fields, All/Most Social Sciences fields, February 2025 deadline, Gender/Queer/Trans Studies, Starts in 2025, Term/VAP
January 20, 2025

Syracuse University Assistant Teaching Professor in Women’s and Gender Studies

Deadline: March 1 Length/Track: Three years, renewable Description: “We seek an interdisciplinary feminist scholar with a strong record of teaching and research in WGS. Candidates with interdisciplinary doctoral training and experience in teaching introductory WGS classes preferred.” “Our department (http://wgs.syr.edu ) is distinguished by its commitment to intersectional, transnational, and decolonial approaches, and an emphasis…

2025 Deadlines, All/Most Humanistic fields, All/Most Social Sciences fields, Colonial/Postcolonial/Decolonial Studies, Disability Studies, Gender/Queer/Trans Studies, March 2025 deadline, Race/Ethnic Studies, Starts in 2025, Term/VAP

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