The Martha LA McCain Postdoctoral Fellowship in Sexual Diversity Studies

The Martha LA McCain Postdoctoral Fellowship in Sexual Diversity Studies The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies at the
University of Toronto invites applications for a one-year
Postdoctoral Fellowship during the 2022-23 academic year, with the
possibility of an additional one-year renewal, to support emerging
scholars pursuing research in queer, trans, and LGBTIQ2SA+ 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. The successful applicant
is expected to be in residence in the Greater Toronto Area during
the period of their award and will join the faculty and students
who make up our intellectual community and participate in the
Centre's day-to-day activities. They will receive a dedicated
office space at University College and be an active member of the
Queer and Trans Research Lab (QTRL) 2022-23 cohort, a collaborative
research project based at The Bonham Centre with a focus on methods
in queer and trans studies across the disciplines as well as across
creative and activist research practices.
The Postdoctoral Fellow will offer one undergraduate class for
the Sexual Diversity Studies undergraduate program and, at some
point during the period of their award, deliver at least one public
lecture that highlights their work. Fellows will have access to the
vast faculty resources, archives, and library collections available
at the University of Toronto, the Bonham Centre, and in the city.
The successful candidate will receive a combined research and
teaching stipend of $60,000, plus benefits, to support themselves
for the duration of their fellowship. To get a sense of the wide
disciplinary range and diversity of the Bonham Centre's community,
the Queer and Trans Research Lab, and our academic offerings
consult our website at: https://sds.utoronto.ca/.
Candidates must have completed their Ph.D. within a maximum of 3
years before the appointment date of August 1, 2022. To
apply please submit as one PDF document, a cover letter, curriculum
vitae, research project outline, one writing sample and three
confidential letters of reference, which must be submitted directly
by the referees via email. At least one of the reference
letters should speak to the applicant's teaching experience and
ability.
For more information about this exciting opportunity, please
visit
https://sds.utoronto.ca/martha-la-mccain-postdoctoral-fellowship-at-the-mark-s-bonham-centre-for-sexual-diversity-studies-2/.
The normal hours of work are 40 hours per week for a full-time
postdoctoral fellow (pro-rated for those holding a partial
appointment), recognizing that the needs of the employee's research
and training and the needs of the supervisor's research program may
require flexibility in the performance of the employee's duties and
hours of work.
Employment as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Toronto
is covered by the terms of the CUPE 3902 Unit 5 Collective
Agreement. This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit
5 Collective Agreement:
https://www.cupe3902.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Final-CUPE-3902-Unit-5-Collective-Agreement-Jan-1-2020-to-Dec-31-2022-January-2021-UN-Signatures.pdf.

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity
within its community and especially welcomes applications from
racialized persons/persons of colour, women, Indigenous/Aboriginal
People of North America, persons with disabilities, LGBTIQ+
persons, and others who may contribute to the further
diversification of ideas.
All application materials must be submitted via email by January
10, 2022, to
qtrl.sds@utoronto.ca. Fellowships will normally be awarded to
candidates affiliated with a university other than the University
of Toronto. This fellowship is open to non-Canadian citizens,
permanent residents, and international scholars. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Keywords: Research Associate, Location: Washington, DC - 20037