Available Positions

The Black Queer Everything Fellowship is a unique opportunity for its recipient to help support this next generation of Black queer and trans leaders by providing excellent administrative, programmatic, and communication assistance to co-founding director Dr. Anika Simpson and other members of the project. The BQE Fellowship will run from September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2025 with the opportunity to renew for one additional year.

We welcome applications from those whose research engages queer studies, Black studies, trans studies, Black feminism(s), and other fields related to Black queer studies. We are particularly interested in candidates who have experience with administration, event planning, and social media management.

The part-time fellowship will provide the recipient with $50,000 in salary ($50/hour), mentoring from the faculty collective, and more. The fellow should be located in the DC-Maryland-Virginia area, as they are expected to work on site at Howard University for 25 hours/week during the length of the fellowship, including the Black Queer Everything Gathering, tentatively scheduled for one week in July 2025.

Eligibility Requirements: BA/BS degree required; MA degree in an interdisciplinary or related field preferred. Advanced PhD candidates are eligible to apply, as are recent PhD recipients whose degrees were awarded in the last 3 years but who have not started a tenure track job. 

Fill out the online application form and upload a cover letter, CV or resume, writing sample, and three references. For full consideration, please apply by July 19, 2024. All applicants will be notified of the outcome of the search by August 2, 2024.