Visiting Scholar Position

The WGSS Program offers a Visiting Scholar Position that we commonly refer to as the WGSS postdoc. The Visiting Scholar may have earned a PhD in any discipline but is working on a research topic concerning women, gender, and/or sexuality studies.

The scholar will devote a portion of their time at UH to teaching and program development (such as connecting with students, coordinating relevant community events and sharing their expertise) and the remainder of their time to research and writing. The initial appointment is for one year, with the possibility of renewal for an additional year. The applicant must hold a Ph.D. degree at the time of the appointment.

Click here to see the 2025 listing for this position (Deadline March 15th).  

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Past Postdoctoral Fellows

Shraddha Chatterjee
Field: Gender Studies, Feminist & Women's Studies, and Asian Studies
Sonny Nordmarken
Field: Sociology and Trans Health
Current Position: Asst. Professor, Sociology, Georgia State University
Jess Waggoner
Field: U.S. literature and culture, disability studies, critical race studies, and queer theory
Current Position: Asst. Professor of Gender & Women’s Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Sarah Luna
Field: Anthropology
Current Position: Asst. Professor of Anthropology at Tufts University
Rachel Afi Quinn
Field: American Culture
Current Position: Asst. Professor of Comparative Cultural Studies/WGSS at the University of Houston
Sima Shakhsari
Field: Anthropology
Current Position: Associate Professor, Department of Gender, Women & Sexualities Studies, University of Minnesota
Linda Veazey
Field: Political Science 
Current Position: Associate Professor of Political Science at Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas
Mamta Accapadi
Field: Higher Education
Current Position:  Vice Provost for University Life,  University of Pennsylvania
Jeanne Scheper
Field: English Literature, Women's Studies, and Performance Studies 
Current Position: Associate Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies, University of California at Irvine
Jennifer (Kasi) Jackson
Field: Biology and Women's Studies 
Current Position: Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, West Virginia University
Carol Williams
Field: History 
Current Position: Professor of Women & Gender Studies, University of Lethbridge
Jennifer Parchesky
Field: English and Film 
Current Position: Basis Charter School, Chandler, Arizona

Jennifer Parchesky

Field: English and Film 
Current Position: Basis Charter School, Chandler, Arizona