Postdoctoral research associates are required to participate in a weekly research seminar and teach one undergraduate course during the year. Candidates are selected on the basis of their scholarly potential and the relevance of their work to the Pembroke Seminar research topic. Recipients must have a Ph.D. or have completed all degree requirements prior to the position start date and may not hold a tenured or tenure-track position concurrently. Candidates must have received their degrees from institutions other than Brown University within the last four (4) years. 

Complete applications must include:

• Curriculum vitae
• Cover letter
  The letter should demonstrate how your research project relates to the Pembroke Seminar topic, and include a proposed course description.
• Writing Sample
  Please send a piece no longer than 7,000 words (equivalent to 28-double spaced pages with 1" margins and a 12 point font). If the sample is part of a larger work, situate it briefly in a cover page.

Selected finalists will be asked to submit additional materials including:

• One page document including title and 250-word abstract of proposed research project
• Project statement of five typed pages (double-spaced)
• Brief representative bibliography for research proposal
• Three confidential recommendation letters
• Course syllabus with a course description and schedule of assigned readings for an upper-level undergraduate Gender and Sexuality Studies seminar