CFR's Associates are made up of York faculty, faculty affiliated with other universities, graduate, undergraduate students, and independent researchers. They are engaged in research in the field and participate in the intellectual life of the CFR.
Research Associates are part-time, full-time or emeritus faculty members or researchers at York University, or faculty or researchers elsewhere who are members of a CFR-housed research project. Research Associates submit and administer research grants through the Centre, or are active in a research cluster and in organizing workshops and conferences.
Faculty Associates are part-time, full-time or emeritus faculty members at York University, or elsewhere. For faculty members at other universities, membership is either through invitation, or by application, and requires substantive and continuing participation in the intellectual life of the Centre.
Graduate Associates are graduate students completing their degrees at York University or those at other post-secondary institutions who are employed on CFR research projects. Those enrolled in the Gender, Feminist and Women's Studies program receive automatic membership status and other York graduate whose program of learning and research intersects with those of the CFR may apply.
Visiting Scholars are full-time or emeritus faculty members at another University or senior (non-student) researchers not affiliated with a university who would like to be located at York University for a temporary period. CFR visitors include Visiting Post-Doctoral Scholars with recent Ph.D.’s who would like to be associated with the Centre for a limited time period and also Visiting Graduate Students who are enrolled at another University and visiting York University though an international exchange.
Community Associates are activists, teachers, public officials, or senior researchers not affiliated with a university whose activities relate substantively to the research and teaching concerns of the CFR. This membership category recognizes the important contributions community members make to the on-going intellectual and scholarly life of the Centre.
The Visiting Scholar competition for 2023-24 is closed.
Visiting scholar and postdoctoral scholar applications for 2024-2025 is ongoing until May 24, 2024. .
All other associate applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
To apply to become a CFR associate, please download and complete the appropriate form below and forward with your
curriculum vitae by email to cfr@yorku.ca:
The Sexuality Studies Program in the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies is pleased to announce a Visiting Scholar position in partnership with the Centre for Feminist Research (CFR) at York University for the 2024-2025 academic year.
We invite applicants who have/will have acquired a doctorate in sexuality studies and/or transgender studies or a related field by September 2024 to submit an application.
Junior and senior scholars are welcome to apply. The Visiting Scholar position is intended to provide an institutional base for junior scholars doing funded postdoctoral research or senior scholars on paid sabbatical or research leave, since there is no salary associated with the position.
The Centre for Feminist Research and the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies will offer:
- a shared workspace (if applicable, given Covid-19 regulations)
- access to the York library system
- limited administrative support
- an opportunity to present your research (remotely if required) in the Program and in undergraduate and graduate classrooms
- contact with other scholars within York University doing sexuality studies and in the Centre for Feminist Research
Visiting scholars will be expected to present their research at a seminar or public lecture organized by the Sexuality Studies Program and the CFR, for a $250.00 honorarium. They are invited and encouraged to actively participate in activities organized by the Sexuality Studies Program and the CFR.
Complete applications will include:
- an up-to-date curriculum vitae
- a proposal (1-1.5 pages) outlining the research project you plan to undertake while Visiting Scholar in the Sexuality Studies Program at York University
- two recent publications
- the names and contact information (email and telephone) of 2 references.
The application deadline is Tuesday, May 25, 2024
Applications should be sent electronically to: cfr-coor@yorku.ca
The successful applicant will begin the position in September 2024.
The Centre for Feminist Research is pleased to announce a second call for a Visiting Scholar position, in person or virtually, at York University for the 2024-2025 academic year.
We invite applicants who have/will have acquired a doctorate in feminist scholarship, broadly conceived, as being concerned with issues of women, gender, class, race, sexuality, ability, and feminism.
Junior and senior scholars are welcome to apply. The Visiting Scholar position is intended to provide an institutional base for junior scholars doing funded postdoctoral research or senior scholars on paid sabbatical or research leave, since there is no salary, housing or other benefits associated with the position.
The Centre for Feminist Research and the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies will offer:
- a shared workspace (if applicable, given Covid-19 regulations)
- access to the York library system
- limited administrative support
- an opportunity to present your research (remotely if required) in the Program and in undergraduate and graduate classrooms
- contact with other scholars within and beyond York University in the Centre for Feminist Research
Visiting scholars will be expected to present their research at a seminar or public lecture organized by the CFR, for a $250.00 honorarium. They are invited and encouraged to actively participate in activities organized by the Centre for Feminist Research.
Complete applications will include:
- an up-to-date curriculum vitae
- a proposal (1-1.5 pages) outlining the research project you plan to undertake while Visiting Scholar at the Centre for Feminist Research
- please specify if you will be a Virtual or in-person Visiting Scholar
- two recent publications
- the names and contact information (email and telephone) of 2 references
The application deadline is Tuesday, May 25, 2024
Applications should be sent electronically to: cfr-coor@yorku.ca
The successful applicant will begin the position in July 1, 2024.