The Five College Women’sStudies Research Center announces a call for applications and
nominations for three categories of Associateships in 2014-2015 with a
focus on: Intersectionalities in Feminist Science and Technology Studies
DEADLINE: JANUARY 15, 2014
Location: South Hadley, MA
Description: As part of a two-year thematic
focus at the Five College Women’s Studies Research Center, we invite proposals
for interdisciplinary projects that address current research, teaching, and
public engagement informed by emerging intersectionalities in feminist science
and technology studies. Possible subjects may include, but are not limited
to: biopolitics and paradigms of embodiment, critical race theories,
digital technologies and bodies, environmental justice and sustainability,
environmental degradation and indigenous struggles, food production and
scarcities, gender-based scientific practices and theories, graphic
medicine and the humanities, legal studies and biogenetics, nanotechnologies,
new materialisms, reproductive technologies, interspecies studies, technologies
of surveillance, and trans- or posthumanisms. Transnational perspectives
are especially welcome.
Located in an area with one of the largest concentration of
scholars dedicated to feminist scholarship and teaching in the world, the
Center encourages engaged, critical feminist scholarship from diverse
perspectives. During the period of appointment, all Associates are
expected to be in residence in the Five College area, to attend weekly
seminars, lead one public colloquium, and to collaborate with colleagues based
at one or more of the Five College institutions. While at the Center,
Associates are provided with an office at the Center and have access to
Five College archival and other library resources. Travel, housing and living
expenses are the responsibility of the Associate. Please note that
Associates are expected to bring their own funding.
We welcome applications from colleagues worldwide for
2014-2015 Associateships in one of three categories:
Research Associateship: Colleagues with faculty
status at institutions of higher learning are invited to apply.
Graduate Associateship in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality
Studies: Graduate students at the dissertation stage of their PhD
with a research foci in Feminist Science and Technology Studies. This
associateship provides opportunities to participate in Five
College faculty seminars and workshops.
Alumnae Associateship: In the spirit of
long-term collaboration between Research Associates and Five College
Faculty, this Associateship is awarded to alumnae of the FCWSRC who propose
1) a joint research or teaching project with one or more colleagues
located in the Five Colleges to be initiated in 2014-2015 or 2) the
continuation of an established research or teaching project in 2014-2015 with
one or more colleagues located in the Five Colleges.
Applicants should complete our online application which
will also require a project proposal (up to three pages in
length), curriculum vitae, and contact information for two professional
references. Project proposals should include 1) statement about the
contribution to and significance of the project or dissertation
for research and teaching in gender studies, 2) a detailed description of
the project or dissertation and timeline, 3) a statement about the contribution
and significance of your project or dissertation for research and teaching in
gender studies and 4) how a stay in the Five Colleges will advance the
project or dissertation. Alumnae Associates will be asked to provide the
name(s) of their faculty partner(s) in the Five Colleges.
For further information, contact the Center at fcwsrc@fivecolleges.edu or
413-538-2275. Applicants may also contact Karen Remmler, Center Director, at kremmler@mtholyoke.edu.
For more information about the FCWSRC, please visit: www.fivecolleges.edu/fcwsrc
