Ideally, the nominee will be a full or associate professor. They should have prior involvement with the Gender Institute or a similar program at another university, a robust research record, and an eagerness and ability to contribute—through their research, teaching, and/or service—to the diversity and excellence of the academic community.

Established in 1997, the UB Gender Institute (originally known as the Institute for Research and Education on Women & Gender, or IREWG) is a unit at the University at Buffalo within the Office of the Vice-Provost of Faculty Affairs. The Institute is a dynamic place for transformative, collaborative, and interdisciplinary research on women, gender, and sexuality in all their dimensions. The UB GI is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in research and across UB’s scholarly communities. Its affiliated faculty network includes over 190 faculty from more than 40 different departments, and in 11 different schools/colleges. It continues to be the only research institute devoted to the study of women, gender, and sexuality in the entire SUNY system.

Duties include, but are not limited to:
•implementing yearly programming, including lectures, workshops, and other events.  
•overseeing budget, staffing, and planning,
•creating and sustaining a dynamic vision
•pursuing grant opportunities,
•overseeing the distribution of internal fellowships and grants to faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates,
•maintaining a positive culture and community,
•collaborating with other campus units and community organizations to amplify the impact of the Institute and to showcase the feminist research at UB, and further enhance the University’s research mission and reputation both in Buffalo and in the broader academic community.

Candidates for the Director of the Institute shall be proposed by the Executive Committee and submitted to the Provost as well as the Vice-Provost for Faculty Affairs. The Director will serve at the discretion of the Provost. The term of each Director and Deputy Director shall be three years, renewable with the approval of the Executive Committee and at the discretion of the Provost (or the Provost’s designee) for no more than two consecutive terms. The term of the position is effective beginning July 1, 2026. Compensation for the Director is negotiated with the Vice-Provost of Faculty Affairs and may include course release, stipend, and research support.

All applications, nominations, and inquiries are invited. Applications should include--as two separate documents--a CV, and a letter of interest attending to current and/or potential programming and other ways to amplify the vision of the Institute. Please submit these materials by Friday, February 13, 2026 to this UB Box Folder.

Inquiries can be made to Gender Institute Director Victoria Wolcott and Deputy Director Noelle St. Vil or sent to ub-irewg@buffalo.edu.