One Year Postgraduate Fellowship in LGBTQ Youth Cultural Competency

The Q Center @ ACR, an LGBTQ youth center in Central New York & QuERI
– The Queering Education Research Institute, an affiliate of Syracuse
University School of Education

This is a One-Time fellowship, funded through a grant from the
Community Foundation of Central New York to The Q Center @ AIDS
Community Resources, Syracuse, NY. The Mission of The Q Youth Center @
ACR is to promote the health, safety and empowerment of LGBTQ young
people and the children of LGBTQ parents. We respect young people and
take a holistic approach to supporting their growth and development
through providing caring adult role models, information and education
on living healthy lives, issues of equality, and tools for
empowerment. We further strive to end all forms of violence and
harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity through
supporting legislation and educating the public. Through outreach to
the broader community, parents, guardians, religious institutions and
schools, we aim to make all spaces safer for LGBTQ youth, and children
of LGBTQ families. We work toward and have hope for a world where all
youth are safe and valued, regardless of their sexual identification,
HIV status, gender identity and expression, family structure,
educational enrollment, disability, race or ethnicity.

The Queering Education Research Institute is an independent think-tank
and research initiative formally affiliated with Syracuse University
School of Education. The purpose of the Queering Education Research
Institute (QuERI) is to bridge the gap between research and practice
in the teaching of LGBTQ students and in the creation of LGBTQ youth
serving programs. QuERI strives to foster change for LGBTQ youth
through:
• Utilizing research to support educators in the creation of affirming
learning environments for LGBTQ students in schools and in youth
serving social service organizations;
• Evaluating school policy and policy implementation in support of
LGBTQ students and proposing new policy and implementation practices
to improve school climate for LGBTQ youth.
• Developing research based youth programs to empower LGBTQ youth and
implementing those programs at the Q Center;
• Generating and disseminating research on the LGBTQ youth experience
and on models for creating change in the institutions that serve them
through publication, conference presentation, and workshop delivery;
• Providing opportunities for graduate students to research and teach
in the area of queering education.

This Post-Graduate Fellowship in LGBTQ Youth Cultural Competency is an
opportunity for a recent graduate at the masters or doctoral level to
develop content area knowledge in support of LGBTQ youth and a set of
applied skills including qualitative research, assessment, program
design, teaching and training. It offers opportunities for research
and collaborative projects with potential for publication.
Additionally, administrative experience in non-profit management,
grant writing and working with young people will be provided. The
position is full time.

Eligibility: Recent graduate of a masters or doctoral program in
education, social work, counseling,public health, sociology,
psychology or a related field. Course work and demonstrated interest
in diversity issues and social justice. Experience with youth and
marginalized populations preferred.
Experience with qualitative research, social theory,
sociology/cultural studies perspectives preferred.Back ground check.

Responsibilities: Develop and deliver LGBTQ youth competency training
units based upon empirical research and best practices for specific
populations of youth service providers. Assess the LGBTQ youth
cultural competence of area service organizations and support
implementation of change strategies. Collect qualitative and survey
data on the experiences and knowledge of youth service providers with
LGBTQ youth. Provide administrative and program support to the
operations of the Q Center @ ACR.

Compensation: $30,000 plus benefits. Access to Syracuse University
research library. May request audit of Syracuse University School of
Education courses. Additional opportunities are available for fellows
at the post- doctoral level.

To apply: Send letter of application; CV including a list of graduate
courses completed, teaching and research experience; names and contact
information for three references to :

Elizabethe Payne, PhD
Director, The Q Center @ACR
627 West Genesee Street
Syracuse, NY, 13024