Africa-China Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA. Deadline: 15 November 2026.
The Africa-China Initiative (ACI) at the Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) at Georgetown University has partnered with The Center for African Studies (CAS) at Howard University to offer an 18-month (3 semester) Africa-China Post-Doctoral Fellowship. The purpose of the ACI Fellowship is to expand African scholarship, expertise, and perspectives on the study of Africa-China relations (and more broadly, Africa-Asia and Global South) by supporting research by an early-career scholar, and to elevate the teaching at Georgetown University and Howard University and across the Washington, DC area.
The ACI Post-Doctoral Fellowship is open to non-tenured and tenured holders of PhDs. They are particularly interested in early- and mid-career scholars with a broad range of international experience, and a strong Africa-China research record.
The ACI Post-Doctoral Fellow must be in residence in the Washington, DC area for at least 18 months, and will spend approximately half their time at Georgetown and half at Howard. These terms must be consecutive. The ACI Post-Doctoral Fellowship is funded through the ACI – Henry Luce Foundation grant and will be administered by Georgetown University. It will begin Spring Semester 2027 (January 2027) and end at the end of Spring Semester 2028 (June 2028).
Remuneration is at the rate of $72,000 a year, plus benefits. One round-trip domestic or international flight for the entirety of the fellowship period will also be provided. There may be opportunities for domestic travel (within the US) to at least one academic conference or workshop or other opportunities, if funds are available.
During the fellowship period, the ACI Post-Doctoral Fellow will split their time supporting the work of Georgetown University’s Africa-China Initiative (ACI) and African Studies Program at GU, and the Africa-China activities of Howard University’s Center for African Studies and African Studies Department. The ACI Post-Doctoral Fellow will be expected to deliver one public lecture at each of the two institutions, guest lecture on the Fellow’s areas of expertise in relevant courses, and speak with and mentor students, as possible. ACI Post-Doctoral Fellow is encouraged to take advantage of the Washington, DC location including, The Library of Congress, The National Archives, and meetings with experts and leaders in government, diplomatic missions, and at research centers and think tanks.
