Postdoctoral Fellowship in Critical Caribbean Studies 2017-2018
Rutgers University
Applications due: 9 January 2017
Critical Caribbean Studies at Rutgers, in collaboration with the Department of Latino and Caribbean Studies, is pleased to announce a one-year competitive postdoctoral fellowship for a humanities or social science scholar pursuing research in Caribbean Studies. Scholars working on comparative colonial, postcolonial, and/or decolonial Caribbean studies with focus on the Dutch or the French Caribbean, transnationalism, migration, digital studies, and/or queer feminist studies, are especially encouraged to apply, but we welcome applications from all scholars who feel that their work would benefit from affiliation with the Rutgers Advanced Institute for Critical Caribbean Studies. The selected fellow will receive a stipend of $65,000 as well as an annual research allocation of $3,000 and Rutgers University health benefits. The successful candidate must have the doctorate in hand no later than May 31, 2017, be no more than three years beyond the Ph.D. (Ph.D. received on 2013 or later), and be able to teach one undergraduate introductory course in Caribbean Studies during their tenure at Rutgers. Position begins on July 1, 2017 and ends on June 30, 2018.
The Rutgers Advanced Institute for Critical Caribbean Studies http://criticalcaribbean.rutgers.edu/ aims to foster multi-disciplinary research about the Caribbean to allow a better understanding of the region and its people from a variety of perspectives. Affiliates conduct research on such diverse areas as diaspora and transnational studies, migration and immigration, cultural and performance studies, critical race theory, gender and sexuality studies, psychoanalysis, colonial and postcolonial studies, decoloniality, political theory, critical epistemology, intellectual history, history of New World slavery, social movements and revolution, eighteenth century studies, the urban Atlantic, contemporary urbanization, environmental studies, insularity, and the archipelagic Americas.
The Department of Latino and Caribbean Studies (http://latcar.rutgers.edu/) is a space for cutting-edge interdisciplinary research and teaching. The department’s mission includes the study of the Anglo, French and Hispanic Caribbean. Department faculty include 12 core, and 32 affiliate members, enriched by specializations in Africana Studies, Art History, Anthropology, Geography, History, Philosophy, Sociology Women’s and Gender Studies, and Comparative Literatures in English, French, and Spanish.
There will be opportunities for the postdoctoral fellow to connect with broader academic and community-minded research units at the University, including the Center for Cultural Analysis, the Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis, the Center for Race & Ethnicity, the Center for African Studies and the Institute for Research on Women.
Candidates should submit their applications, consisting of a CV, a 1,500-word statement and 3 letters of recommendation, electronically to throught interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/38989.
The statement should address the following: (1) the significance of the candidate’s research and the specific project that will be developed during the one year postdoctoral fellowship, (2) a brief description of the Intro to Caribbean Studies course the candidate could offer in the Department of Latino and Caribbean Studies, and (3) how and why Rutgers can advance the candidate’s areas of research. Applications must be received by Monday, January 9, 2017.
Applications are free to candidates who already have an account in interfolio.com. If you are unable to create an interfolio account, please contact yolamsm@rci.rutgers.edu by December 9, 2016.
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, military service or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment.
Above adapted from email.
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