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Fellowship for Research to Advance Global Health & Human Rights, University of Michigan

Application Deadline: February 15, 2025

Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan

The Fellowship for Research to Advance Global Health & Human Rights (FRAGHH) offers a unique, paid six-month research and advocacy opportunity for U-M graduate and professional students. This joint initiative between the University of Michigan’s Center for Global Health Equity, Donia Human Rights Center (DHRC), and the Nobel Peace Prize-awarded Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) aims to prepare future leaders dedicated to promoting justice and health equity through a human rights framework.

Part-Time Commercially and Sexually Exploited Children (CSEC) Instructor, University of California Riverside

Application Deadline: February 16, 2025

Location: Riverside, California

University Extension is seeking experienced professionals to join our instructional team as part-time instructors for adult learners. Successful candidates for this continuous recruitment will be eligible to teach courses as they are scheduled during the year for our Professional Certificate. This program is designed to raise awareness of human trafficking as it relates to children.

Assistant Professor in Social Work, University of Southern Mississippi

Application Deadline: August 1, 2025

Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA

The School of Social Work at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) invites applicants for two, full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor positions, beginning August 2025. Both positions will serve the Hattiesburg campus with teaching duties that may require travel to the Gulf Park campus.  In addition to teaching in the BSW and MSW programs, faculty are expected to engage in an active research/scholarship agenda and pursue external funding to support their scholarship. Faculty are expected to participate in school, university, professional, and community service.

Anti-Trafficking Programs Manager, HEAL Trafficking

Location: Fully remote, with some potential travel throughout the year

HEAL Trafficking is searching for an experienced, dedicated Programs Manager to join our mission-driven team. As the leading international non-governmental authority on addressing Human Trafficking as a health issue, HEAL Trafficking’s education and training materials are globally recognized for spotlighting the challenges faced by trafficked individuals and striving to end this practice. In this fully remote position, you’ll lead the development and implementation of a portfolio of programs, collaborating with a diverse range of stakeholders to develop and improve programs and materials that address healthcare’s response to trafficking. Your responsibilities will span program design, project management, content development, relationship building, administrative support and more. If you’re passionate about making a meaningful impact on a global scale and have the necessary experience and qualifications, we invite you to apply and join us.

Associate Director Preventing Trafficking and Exploitation, Youth Collaboratory

Location: Remote

Youth Collaboratory is taking applications for an Associate Director Preventing Trafficking and Exploitation.   As a member of the Liberation training and capacity team, the Associate Director is responsible for identifying, developing, and implementing training and technical assistance activities related to preventing trafficking and exploitation of youth and young adults. 

Chief Research Officer, Center for Justice Innovation

Location: New York, New York, USA

The Center is seeking an experienced and innovative Chief Research Officer (CRO) to lead and expand multiple research teams in evaluating the Center’s work and advancing cutting-edge research initiatives aimed at promoting safety and racial justice—in partnership with communities, legal systems, and the people most impacted. The ideal candidate will have deep methodological expertise, a background in securing funding from government and philanthropic sources, experience conducting research on criminal justice and/or community safety topics, and a passion for translating research into action. Additionally, the candidate should possess a foundation that enables them to effectively lead research and analytics teams, build data and research capacity, and drive evidence-based decision-making to enhance the overall impact of the Center’s work. 

Evaluation Specialist - Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance, McColm & Company

Location: Arlington, Virginia, USA or St. Petersburg, Florida, USA - hybrid preferred

McColm & Company (McColm) is a mission-driven and customer-focused consulting firm that equips change makers with the knowledge, skills, and insights they need to succeed in an increasingly complex world. McColm specializes in supporting U.S. federal customers with foreign affairs and national security focused portfolios by managing bespoke professional training programs, delivering effective capacity building solutions, and providing highly specialized technical assistance and analysis expertise to decision makers. McColm issues this Call for CVs for qualified Evaluation Specialist candidates under an anticipated contract with the National Human Trafficking Training and Technical Assistance Center.

Humboldt Research Fellowship

Location: Germany

The Humboldt Research Fellowship for researchers of all nationalities and research areas: We support you with your research in Germany. Through the Humboldt Research Fellowship, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation sponsors researchers with above-average qualifications from across the globe. As a fellow, you will benefit from individual support from the Humboldt Foundation and our diverse sponsorship portfolio.

Open Doors (Anti-Sex Trafficking Movement) Clinician, Delores Barr Weaver Policy Center

Location: Duval, Florida, USA

The Clinician I will work as part of the programming team to provide survivor-centered therapeutic services to victims of commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) based on assessed needs in a victim centered manner. The Clinician I will also serve as one of the first responders and provide immediate crisis intervention and mobile direct services support once a victim is identified. They will provide psychotherapy services to adults and children who are primary or secondary victims of commercial sexual exploitation.

Postdoctoral Fellow- Sex Trafficking, Women’s College Hospital

Location: Toronto, Canada

This position at Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital, will provide a post-doctoral fellow with the opportunity to contribute to the under-researched, under-reported and frequently misunderstood issue that is sex trafficking. The position will be supervised by Drs. Janice Du Mont and Robin Mason, co-founders and current directors of the novel program of research, Addressing Sex Trafficking through Education and Research (ASTER). Sex trafficking is a growing concern in Canada–a billion-dollar industry that involves recruiting, harbouring, holding or transporting victims, usually girls or women, to exploit them for sexual purposes.

Support Specialist (Notice Tracking), National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

Location: Multiple locations

Position is responsible for providing overall support to the Notice Tracking program within the Exploited Children Division including some analytical work determining the actionable steps on public and Electronic Service Providers (ESP) reported URLs.  The Support Specialist is the primary person responsible for support of the notice tracking program, including the triage of reports related to Notice Tracking and victim/survivor reports as well as victim database management and quality assurance.  In many circumstances, cases may contain pornographic content or links to pornographic content online.  This content may depict minors and/or adults.  Such assistance requires an employee that can handle exposure to sensitive content, utilizing a victim-centric approach with all communications, demonstrating empathy and support for survivors and their families.  Critical skills include high level of accuracy and thoroughness in work product, managing a fast-paced work environment, multi-tasking and time management.  The Support Specialist is also responsible for various additional tasks and projects.