Description:

The Centre for Studies in Gender and Sexuality (CSGS) at Ashoka University is looking to hire a Post- doctoral Research Fellow for a duration of two years (July 2023 – June 2025). The Fellow is expected to continue and build the Centre’s research agenda on an ambitious scale, as well as oversee the day-to-day functioning of the Centre. The position offers recent PhD graduates an opportunity to further develop their research experience in the field of gender and sexuality as well as contribute to the development of new research projects to be instituted at the Centre.

About Department/ Centre:

The Centre for Studies in Gender and Sexuality is the first-of-its-kind Centre in India to focus on issues of both gender and sexuality, including questions of desire, fantasy, pleasure as well as inequalities and different forms of violence. The CSGS focuses on three main areas of activity: scholarly research, social outreach, and resource-building. We value commitment to rigorous thinking and critical engagement, which is manifest in the way we approach both theoretical questions as well as activist concerns pertaining to gender and sexuality. We advocate an understanding of queerness and feminism as modes of thinking and being in the world that enable us to unpack, disrupt and resist historical injustices, (psycho-)social and cultural normativity as well as political orthodoxy.

Minimum Requirements:

1) Obtained a PhD in the last 5 years
2) Advanced research experience in gender and sexuality, especially in the context of the Global South
3) Experience in grant writing and building networks for funding opportunities
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ADMISSIONS OFFICE CAMPUS
Office No.2, Green Avenue Street Plot No. 2, Rajiv Gandhi Education City, National Capital
Pocket D3, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110 070 Region P.O. Rai, Sonepat Haryana-131029 (India)

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Undertake a wide range of research, including literature reviews and other background research in line with the Centre’s vision, as well as to maintain up-to–date knowledge of key works in the field of gender and sexuality; produce high-quality publications and collaborative work
• Supervise the Centre’s flagship Transformative Arts And Research Initiatives Fellowship (TAARIF) project as well as lead the engagement with the Mapping Sexuality Project
• Prepare research proposals and supervise research-oriented projects of the Centre, including ELM projects with the Young India Fellows, research volunteers/assistants on projects and any other research as required to be done by the Centre. The candidate will also be responsible for bringing
publishing opportunities for the research outputs by the Centre
• Curate the CSGS biannual Qurbatein as lead editor, as well as yearly newsletters, conferences and panel discussions
• Prepare grant proposals and network and liaison for possible funding opportunities to initiate new research projects
• Contribute to teaching and put together course material for an introductory course as well as a more advanced course on gender and sexuality

Last Date for Application:

June 20, 2023

Application Submission Process:

Interested candidates can send in their application with the following documents to Connect HR <connect.hr@ashoka.edu.in>, with the subject line – <Job Name+Department Name_Applicant Name>. The email subject line MUST read “Application for Post-doctoral Fellow”
1) A detailed CV and a cover letter describing how your research experience and skills make you suitable for the position
2) A two-page statement of research giving an overview of your planned research work over the next couple of years, elaborating on the resources you intend to draw from and contribute to csgs.ashoka.edu.in
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ADMISSIONS OFFICE CAMPUS
Office No.2, Green Avenue Street Plot No. 2, Rajiv Gandhi Education City, National Capital
Pocket D3, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110 070 Region P.O. Rai, Sonepat Haryana-131029 (India)

3) A one-page statement explaining how your work will contribute to the activities at, and the vision of, CSGS
4) One writing sample (preferably a journal article or book chapter)
5) Two Letters of Recommendation: It is your responsibility to ensure that the referees on your list email us at csgs@ashoka.edu.in with your recommendation letter once you have submitted your application. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Ashoka is an equal opportunities employer. Remuneration will be competitive with Indian non- profit pay scales and will depend upon the candidate’s experience levels and the overall organization’s salary structure.

Contact:

Email your queries at csgs@ashoka.edu.in
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ADMISSIONS OFFICE CAMPUS
Office No.2, Green Avenue Street Plot No. 2, Rajiv Gandhi Education City, National Capital
Pocket D3, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110 070 Region P.O. Rai, Sonepat Haryana-131029 (India)

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