Postdoctoral Research Scholar and Program Advisor

The Black and Indigenous Feminist Futures Institute (BIFFI) under the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at the University of Virginia invites applications for a postdoctoral research scholar and program advisor working in the areas of Black and/or Indigenous Feminist studies. The successful candidate will be expected to provide programmatic support for BIFFI and support an active scholarly production. The program of Women, Gender, and Sexuality was founded 44 years ago with a uniquely global emphasis. The program became a department in 2017. It enjoys a warm and vibrant culture of excellence and collegiality.

Job duties include:

Scholarly Production

• Working on the scholar's own research agenda

• Co-producing scholarly work, including BIFFI digital storytelling project

• Support co-directors, library staff, graduate assistants working on BIFFI special collections archive and digital storytelling project

• Research related to BIFFI deliverables, including the library resources, course planning, and digital storytelling projects

• Digital humanities research and production, including website scholarly content conceptualization and management

• Alongside BIFFI Co-PIs, serves as a mentor and resource for Graduate Research Assistants as they contribute to the BIFFI special collections archive and digital storytelling project

Research Program Management

• Building/maintaining partnerships with communities (UVA faculty/staff/students, Charlottesville, and Mellon)

• Providing leadership for execution of annual programming and event planning

• Serving as a point of contact for BIFFI team's research programs for external audiences and UVA staff

  • Liaising with Department Manager and Divisional Resource Director to initiate planning and logistics to host fellows, artists, speakers, and guests traveling to UVA for visits, events, residencies, and manuscript workshops

  • Liaising with Department Manager to process project expenses and honoraria and fees for BIFFI speakers and consultants

  • Liaising with appropriate staff as needed for events technical support and advertising

  • Liaising with Post-Award Administrator to conduct financial monitoring of all expenses, reimbursements, and invoicing, including the preparation of regular reports for the team and advising on fund allocation

  • Liaising with Post-Award Administrator to update the BIFFI team on monthly expense and status reports

• Report writing for grant deliverables

• Identifying indicators of event successes and establishing processes for collecting metrics (qualitative/quantitative surveys and reminders to gather information, tracking progress, and analyzing results for the annual progress reports)

• Working with the Manager of Research Development and Strategic Support on finding and securing future funding for BIFFI and on proposal development

Anticipation Compensation: Starting salary will be $55,000, depending on education and experience, and will include UVA benefits.

Minimum Requirements
Education: PhD.

Preferred Experience

Education: Ph.D. in the humanities, arts, or interpretive social sciences

Experience: Project management experience

Application Instructions: Apply Now. Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile, search Find Jobs and then R0073351. Complete an application online and include the following documents:

• A CV/resume

• A cover letter

All documents can be loaded into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Review of applications will begin June 19; however, the position will remain open until filled.The appointment begins in the fall term of 2025 with an anticipated start date of September 1, 2025.

For questions about the position you may contact Lisa Cacho. For questions about the application process, please contact Margaret Weeks, Academic Recruiter. Before a formal offer of employment is extended, the selected candidate will undergo a background check per university policy.

This position cannot offer visa sponsorship. This is a restricted 2 years appointment with the possibility of renewal, depending on funding for the position, the need for the position, and performance in the role.

Physical Demands
This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Click here to read more about UVA's commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.