Humanitarian Futures: Gender, Displacement, and Justice Fellowship
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Women's Refugee Commission (WRC)
- Career category: Research/ Data analysis
- Job type: Fellowship
- Experience level: 0-5 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Work schedule: Part-time/ Pro-rata
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 09/02/2026
- Location: United States
About the Women's Refugee Commission
The Women's Refugee Commission (WRC) protects the rights, health, and safety of displaced and migrant women and girls, and drives systemic change to ensure humanitarian responses are more inclusive and effective. For over 35 years, WRC has been a global leader in research and advocacy that places displaced women and girls at the center of humanitarian and policy responses.
WRC was founded on the principle of listening to women. We believe that displaced and migrant women are not only experts in their own experiences but also leaders in developing solutions to the challenges they face. Our approach includes co-designing research agendas with national women-led organizations and local researchers and supporting community-based and refugee-led groups to identify priorities, generate evidence, and drive meaningful change.
Program Overview
The Women's Refugee Commission (WRC) invites applications for a 8-month research fellowship designed to support mid-career researchers exploring critical questions at the intersection of gender, displacement, and humanitarian systems. This program centers the leadership and knowledge of displaced women and seeks to generate research that challenges conventional humanitarian approaches and promotes inclusive, feminist alternatives.
Fellows will receive financial support, research guidance, and opportunities for peer learning and collaboration with WRC staff, and a cohort of fellow researchers.
Eligibility
We are seeking early to mid-career women researchers who:
- Have completed or are currently enrolled in a graduate degree (Master's or PhD) in a related field (International Studies, Political Science, Gender Studies, Public Health, Sociology, Anthropology, etc.) and have 3-10 years of research experience
- Have lived experience of displacement, forced migration, or statelessness
- Demonstrate commitment to participatory, community-centered research methodologies
- Have experience working with or conducting research in displacement, migration, or humanitarian contexts
- Are fluent in English
Women are encouraged to apply even if they do not meet all listed eligibility requirements.
Ideal candidates will also:
- Have experience translating research into policy influence and advocacy
- Have strong skills in writing for various audiences and stakeholders
- Proficient in MS Office Suite and qualitative or quantitative data analysis software
- Bring a gender justice lens to their work
Research Focus Areas
Fellows will pursue original research on one of the following themes, or propose an alternative topic aligned with WRC's mission and priorities, or will explain their own area of research that is outside the list below.
- Redefining Protection:
- Gender, Power, and Systems Change
- Reproductive Health and Bodily Autonomy
- Dignified and Gender-inclusive Self-reliance
- Rights and Justice
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