Post-Doctoral Research Associate

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, United States

Updated: about 8 hours ago
Location: Milwaukee, WISCONSIN
Deadline: 30 Apr 2024

Position Information
Position Information


Posting Number: T00095
Official Title: Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Working Title
Division College of Letters & Science
Position Type: Temporary
Posting Type Temporary
UWM Description
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) is Wisconsin’s second-largest university, with a unique dual mission of access and research to provide high-quality education for students from all backgrounds. UWM is one of 146 top research universities recognized as “R1” by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Along with its main campus in Milwaukee, UWM has branch campuses in Waukesha and Washington County.
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School/College/Division Description
Situated on the shores of the largest system of freshwater lakes on earth, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee provides a world-class and affordable education to 25,000 students from 90 countries. As an R1 research and access university, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment that values excellence in research and teaching. We want to attract, retain, and grow a diverse staff that honors unique experiences and perspectives, and we take pride in the diversity of our student body, faculty and staff, and programs.
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Pay Basis Annual
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FLSA Status: Exempt
Job Summary
The Mapping Racism and Resistance project at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) invites applications for a 12-month Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Geospatial Analysis and the Digital Humanities. Mapping Racism and Resistance is a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)- funded, digital humanities and crowdsourcing project documenting racially restrictive covenants and Black resistance to them in the early part of the 20th Century in Milwaukee County. The project has mobilized thousands of volunteers to map racial covenants, which are legal clauses in property records preventing people who were not white from occupying land. Volunteers read historical property records in search of racial covenants, generating data that can be mapped.
We seek a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Geospatial Analysis and the Digital Humanities to make maps, curate datasets, and integrate data on racial covenants with archival research and other geospatial data. The Post-Doc will be based in the Department of Geography, but will work closely with the project team, including the Project Leads (Dr. Anne Bonds and Dr. Derek G. Handley) and staff at UWM Libraries , particularly in the American Geographical Society Library and in Digital Collections and Initiatives , to:
· Create and design both web and static maps that integrate racial covenants datasets with other data (e.g. historic racial demographics, freeways, protest sites)
· Conflate historical archival material and qualitative data such as interviews and oral histories into mappable datasets
· Convert historical archival material into mappable datasets
· Integrate qualitative data, such as interviews and oral histories, with spatial data
· Manage and maintain a time-enabled web map of the racial covenants for use on the web page.
Minimum Qualifications
· PhD in Geography, Urban Planning, Urban Studies, Data Science, or other related fields
· Demonstrated expertise in spatial analysis, geographic statistics, and GIS and/or statistics software for spatial analysis (e.g. ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, R, Python, SPSS, GeoDa)
Preferred Qualifications
· Demonstrated interest and experience in Black Geographies
· Familiarity with the Digital Humanities
· Experience with qualitative GIS and/or narrative cartography
· Experience with web mapping and cartographic web development
Target Salary Range 60,000
Benefits and Total Rewards
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Application Instructions
Required application materials include: (i) cover letter; (ii) a full current CV; (iii) the names, positions, and contact information for two referees; and (iv) relevant 2 writing samples or projects. All material shall be sent to Anne Bonds ([email protected] ) with “Postdoctoral Scholar Application” in the subject heading.
Review of Applications will begin May 1 and continue until the position is filled. For questions about the position, please reach out to Anne Bonds ([email protected] ) or Derek Handley ([email protected] ).
Application Deadline 04/30/2024
Continuous (Open Until Filled)? No
If Continuous, Initial Review Date 05/01/2024
Position Contact Name Anne Bonds
Contact Phone (414) 229-4872
Contact Email [email protected]
Application Notes
To apply, please email the requested documents to Anne Bonds [email protected] as outlined in the “Application Instructions” section above.
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