Post-Doctoral Fellow

Contract Type: Fixed Term 2 years

Salary: Grade 7 (£40,238 - £47,060 per annum inclusive of London Weighting)

Location: Bloomsbury, London

Hours: 35

SOAS University of London is the leading Higher Education institution in Europe specialising in the study of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East.  SOAS University of London is positioned to play a leading role in reimagining higher education globally, with a new strategic plan in place as the basis for the renewal and revitalisation of the School which commits SOAS to both student responsiveness and research intensity. SOAS is moving towards a new model of international partnerships which is responsive to the transnational character of our global challenges.

About the Department:

The Feminist Centre for Racial Justice focusses on the majority world as geographies from which to build feminist imaginaries of “race”. The Feminist Centre brings together fields of enquiry that have developed in parallel: feminist theories on power, protests and change, studies of diasporas, critical race theories and migration studies. The Feminist Centre aims to become a global point of reference for transnational knowledge on racial justice by forging a transnational understanding of racial justice by producing critical research to understand a problem (racism) and test strategies and knowledges produced by feminist and indigenous movements (build racial justice). 

About the Role

Usawa Post-Doctoral Fellowship is to encourage an outstanding Black and Minority Ethnic candidate to build an academic career at the Feminist Centre for Racial Justice. The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Pursue a research and publishing agenda of international quality within their chosen field.
• Publish research (individually as well as jointly) based on PhD and projects being convened by the centre in internationally renowned journals.
• Develop research proposals and grant applications for own and/ or joint research with colleagues at the Feminist Centre
• Coordinate individual and collaborative research projects at the Feminist Centre
• Through research, proactively work towards the Centre’s strategic priorities.
• Contribute administrative and research coordination duties at the Centre.

You can find further information on the key criteria for the role in the Job Description and Person Specification, along with a full list of duties and responsibilities, which can be found on the SOAS website.

To apply, please click the 'Apply' button, above.

Closing date:  16^th June 2023                

Interviews to be held the week of 10^th July 2023

We would particularly welcome applications from candidates from working class, first generation Higher Education, the Global South, Black, Asian or other minority ethnic and underrepresented groups. All appointment decisions will be made on merit, following a fair and competitive process.

Advert information