SOCY-375 Gender, Poverty and Health (3 Credits)

This course examines the interconnections among gender, poverty, and health from a global perspective, including the Global South (low and middle income countries) as well as the United States. Emphasis is on understanding the social, as contrasted with the biomedical, dimensions of health. 

Wednesday 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM, 8/25/2025 - 12/13/2025

If interested, contact Chenyang Xiao, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, American University. 

"Rising Organizers’ Community Organizing fellowship is a nine-session intensive program for individuals based in the Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia area. This engaging, free program helps new and emerging organizers develop core organizing skills, provides these organizers with intensive 1-1 coaching with experienced organizers, and deepens participants’ engagement with organizing and civil society. 

"Rising Organizers is proud to have held 15 fellowship classes and matriculated 285 fellows who have gone on to organize in the DC metro area and around the country. They have become leaders in labor unions, civic associations, advocacy groups, and more.

"Rising Organizers’ free fellowship program will bring together 20-25 people new to organizing from the DC/MD/VA area for a 9-session program that will run from September to December. All sessions take place on Saturdays from 10:00am to 2:00pm ET. The locations will be in central areas of DC."

Applications for the fellowship are due Saturday, September 6th at 11:59 PM ET. The first session will be held on Saturday, September 20th. See more information and the application form online.

"Evidence for Action, A National Funding Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, announces the launch of a second round of funding for those whose work has been disrupted by federal funding changes. The Rapid Response: Reinvesting in Racial and Indigenous Health Equity Research Call for Proposals will open on August 20, 2025 with a total of $5M in funding available! Applicants who were turned down in the first round may be eligible to apply again."

Register for an informational webinar that will be held on August 27, 2025 at 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern.

The Department of Sociology at George Washington University seeks a one-semester Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology in our Human Services & Social Justice Program in Spring 2026.

The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching three courses. Assigned courses may include Introduction to Human Services & Social Justice and Social Change and Public Policy. Assigned courses may include service-learning components.

Minimum qualifications: Applicants must have completed the Ph.D. in sociology, social work, or a closely related field by date of appointment.

Salary: $32,500.00

Review of applications will begin on September 1, 2025.

See the complete posting and apply online.

"The Guggenheim Fellowship offers support to exceptional individuals in pursuit of scholarship in any field of knowledge and creation in any art form, under the freest possible conditions. ... In our work, we support Fellows in over 50 different fields, spanning four categories: creative arts, social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities."

The application deadline is 11:59 pm EDT, Tuesday, September 16, 2025.

See complete details and apply on the Guggenheim  website.

"The National Humanities Alliance (NHA) is a nationwide coalition of organizations advocating for the humanities on campuses, in communities, and on Capitol Hill. Founded in 1981, NHA is supported by over 250 member organizations, including: colleges, universities, libraries, museums, cultural organizations, state humanities councils, and scholarly, professional, and higher education associations.

"The National Humanities Alliance invites applications for a research fellow with experience analyzing large qualitative data sets for a project that aims to demonstrate how the humanities prepare graduates to contribute to the national workforce. This 3-year position is supported by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

"The fellow’s primary responsibility will be to conduct an in-depth, empirical analysis of career pathway trends among a large sample of humanities graduates using a large, anonymized data set (n=100,000+) from LinkedIn that includes extensive information about individuals' educational and professional trajectories. The fellow should bring coding skills and/or a command of AI tools that will enable them to distill this rich qualitative data for quantitative analysis and visualization."

The salary for this position is $70,000. A full benefits package—including health insurance and retirement—is provided to all NHA staff members. Review of applications will begin August 11, 2025 and continue until someone has been hired, with the goal of a September 1 start date.

Read the complete job posting online

"The Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE) welcomes applications from scholars and researchers in higher education from all over the world to conduct research related to the Center’s areas of expertise. We provide a scholarly home for Visiting Scholars for periods of one to 12 months."

Ed. note: These are not funded positions

"This program offers researchers from around the world the opportunity to conduct research focused on higher education, collaborate with CSHE faculty affiliates, and become part of a vibrant academic community for periods ranging from one to 12 months."

Fall deadline: September 15, 2025; Spring deadline: February 15, 2026. Read the complete description on the Center's website.

"The Africa region of the World Bank Group (WBG) is pleased to announce the opening of the application period for the 2026 WBG Africa Fellowship Program for Ph.D. candidates and recent Ph.D. graduates who are Sub-Saharan Africa nationals. Women are especially encouraged to apply. Through the fellowship, we aim to build the capacity of the next generation of African change makers in development research, policymaking and promote the goals of reducing poverty in the region.  

"To be considered you must be a Ph.D. candidate or recent graduate (within three years of Ph.D. completion) from Sub-Saharan Africa. If accepted, you will:

• spend six months getting hands-on experience at WBG headquarters in Washington D.C. or a country office. The fellowship requires an in-person availability for the period January-June [2026].
• work on research, economic policy, technical assistance, and lending operations that contribute to the WBG’s goal of eliminating poverty and increasing shared prosperity. "

Read the complete posting online.

"From July 21, 2025 through December 14, 2025 the Erb Institute will be accepting applications from talented early-career scholars who, in addition to conducting high-quality and impactful research, will also participate in other Institute activities such as seeking external funding related to their research, writing jointly-authored and peer-reviewed articles, and contributing content for a broad array of audiences under the Erb Institute’s research and engagement banners.

"Researchers at the Erb Institute are global in their approach, think in terms of systems, and adopt a broad view of sustainability, which includes the social, environmental and economic impacts of business. We seek scholars whose research and academic interests sit at the nexus of sustainability and business/markets.

"Applicants must be at the beginning of their academic careers, having received their Ph.D. or comparable degree between September 1, 2025, and August 31, 2026. Individuals holding current academic positions at a rank above post-doctoral fellow are not eligible to apply. Fellowships are open to U.S. and non-U.S. citizens providing they are eligible for an academic visa in the United States."

Read the complete position posting online.

"The NBER Coordinating Center on the Economics of Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD) Prevention, Treatment, and Care conducts and coordinates a range of research projects related to these dementias, which are projected to become increasingly prevalent as the US population ages, and pose profound challenges to our health and long-term care systems. Providing care to individuals with AD/ADRD is complicated by their potential limitations in their capacity to communicate and engage. A growing body of research offers new insights on both the prevention and treatment of AD/ADRD.

"The Center is pleased to announce our request for applications for our 2025-2026 Early Career Research Awards for the Study of the Economics of AD/ADRD (EC-READ) and Research Awards for the Study of the Economics of AD/ADRD (READ).  Proposals are due September 10, 2025 at 11:59PM ET."

RFAs for the awards (PDF) are linked here:

RFA for Research Awards

RFA for Early Career Research Awards