Dr. Anthony B. Pinn Postdoctoral Associate in African and African American Studies

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Posted: 15-Feb-24

Location: Houston, TX, United States,

Type: Full-time

Salary: Open

Internal Number: 3300

The Center for African and African American Studies invites applications for a one-year (renewable for a second year) Dr. Anthony B. Pinn Postdoctoral Associate in African and African American Studies.

This position is from August 1, 2024, through July 31, 2025, with the possibility of renewal for a second year (subject to performance review and funding). It is a full-time, residential position with a 1/1 teaching load and is benefits-eligible. The Postdoctoral Associate will receive an annual salary of $75,000 and a $3,000 one-time stipend for research and/or relocation to Houston.

The successful candidate's primary responsibility during their time at Rice will be to make substantial progress on their own research and writing projects and to engage with the university's diverse intellectual community. The successful candidate will be paired with a faculty mentor and be expected to present work-in-progress to occasional campus audiences. Fellows will have the opportunity to contribute to the CAAAS curriculum in consultation with the director and director of undergraduate studies.

Eligibility:

Candidates from any social science or humanities discipline are eligible to apply, those with interdisciplinary commitment will receive priority. Candidates must have been awarded their Ph.D. between January 1, 2022 and July 31, 2024. Candidates must have an expressed and demonstrated commitment to teaching and research in African and African American Studies; research in the digital humanities, medicine, law, and the environmental sciences are especially encouraged to apply. The selection committee is also especially interested in work that is situated in Houston, Latin America and the Caribbean, and/or Africa.

Required application materials:

• Cover letter
• CV
• Writing sample (chapter length, approximately 25 pages)
• Three letters of recommendation

Application instructions:

Combine all materials except the letters of recommendation into one PDF. Have the letters of recommendation sent separately to [email protected] .

If you have difficulty attaching the required documents, please email them to [email protected] and they will be attached to your application.

Review of applications will begin on March 15, 2024

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