Policy and Activism Fellow

Level: ExperiencedCategory: Education

Description

This award is for
a Fellow who will follow in the footsteps of iconic Fiskites Diane Nash and the late Congressman John Lewis. The fellow should have
demonstrated expertise in policy activism, community-based research, or research in areas such as civil rights, voting rights, health care
justice, criminal justice environmental justice, educational justice, or other interventions. Our preference is for an early-career scholar
who has both a strong research background and demonstrated record of “community engaged scholarship” or scholar activism that bridges the
campus-community divide. We are seeking a scholar who received their doctorate after December 31, 2022 or who is late ABD stage. The
fellowship provides up to 24 months of support. This fellowship is part of a new initiative hosted by the John Lewis Center for Social
Justice called the Highest Calling Social Justice Initiative.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

The award requires the fellow to
reside in Middle Tennessee throughout the duration of the fellowship. The Fellow will produce the following output:
a) Up to three
course offerings over the course of the two-year fellowship;
b) One community engagement activation, e.g., public workshop, exhibition,
action-based research project, etc.;
c) One public lecture through the John Lewis Center for Social Justice;
d) Narrate their Fisk
experience across audiences, e.g., social media, press, etc.;
e) Provide an overview of activities in support of a comprehensive annual
report for the Center.

SPECIFIC JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

We are seeking a scholar with a research
background in history or social sciences.

ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY:

No Report

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: We are seeking a scholar who received their
doctorate after December 31, 2022, or who is late stage ABD.

Additional Requirements: A background and/or credit check will
be required of the successful applicant. An official transcript (if applicable) and names, addresses and phone numbers of three (3)
references will be required of the successful applicant.