[Jobs] African Diaspora Postdoc @ CUNY

[Leora Lawton]

Interesting opportunity at CUNY Grad Center.



*Position Title:* *Post Doctoral Fellow*

*Department:  The Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the
Americas and the Caribbean (IRADAC)*

*Job ID: 14475*

*Compensation: $64,956/year plus benefits*

*Closing Date:* *Open until filled with review of applications to begin on
April 1, 2016*





As part of the Provost’s Diversity Initiative, the Graduate Center, CUNY,
invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships to support the
development of early career scholars from diverse backgrounds (with
particular attention to historically underrepresented groups in the
academy) who show promise as innovative scholars in the field of Africana
Studies.  The appointments will be for the academic year 2016-2017,
effective August 25, 2016, and will be renewable for a second year.  We are
particularly interested in candidates from the fields of English,
Sociology, Anthropology, and Urban Education, though applications from any
field within the humanities and humanistic social sciences will be
considered.  Successful candidates will teach one course per year as part
of the appointment and will participate in activities related to The
Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the
Caribbean (IRADAC) and to the Ph.D. program of their own discipline.

The Graduate Center (GC) is the principal doctorate-granting institution of
the City University of New York (CUNY). Offering more than thirty doctoral
degrees from Anthropology to Urban Education, and fostering globally
significant research in a wide variety of centers and institutes, the GC
provides academic training in the humanities, sciences, and social
sciences. The Graduate Center is also integral to the intellectual and
cultural vitality of New York City. Through its extensive public programs,
The Graduate Center hosts a wide range of events - lectures, conferences,
book discussions, art exhibits, concerts, and dance and theater that enrich
and inform.

IRADAC was founded to address the African presence in the Americas through
scholarly research and public programs for the betterment of the public as
well as the academic community.  The institute’s mission is to foster
understanding and critical interpretation of the history, development,
conditions, status and cultures of the diverse peoples of the African
Diaspora.

Candidates who have received their Ph.D. in 2013 at the earliest, or who
have deposited their dissertation by July 1, 2016 are eligible.



*How to Apply:*

Candidates must submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of scholarly
interests, and a sample publication or dissertation chapter. Candidates
should also indicate courses that they may teach.  Please upload all
documents as one document.

Three (3) letters of reference are also required and are due at the time
the application is submitted. Letters of reference should be sent by the
referee directly to zdempster at gc.cuny.edu.

Please apply using the link below:

https://home.cunyfirst.cuny.edu/psp/cnyepprd/GUEST/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=14475&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1



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