Position ID: | Duke-AAAS-NONTEACHING [#18779] |
Position Title: | Post-Doctoral |
Position Type: | Postdoctoral |
Position Location: | Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States [map] |
Subject Areas: | Africana Studies Cultural Studies / Cultural Studies Ethnicity, Race, and Migration |
Appl Deadline: | 2021/07/05 11:59PM finished (2021/06/10, finished 2022/01/08, listed until 2021/07/05) |
Position Description: |
The Department of African and African American Studies at Duke University is seeking applicants for a non-renewable Post-Doc position for the year 2021/2022 beginning in the Fall. The postdoc is a non-teaching position. It affords the candidate the opportunity to contribute to the planning and execution of the logistics surrounding a workshop that focuses on Black Studies writ large, as well as work closely with the department chair. This includes communicating with participants and attending the workshop. We anticipate a monthly meeting of the workshop at the end of which we will produce a document reflecting the outcome of these deliberations. The post doc will be expected to help to create this document, as well as upload material to already existing websites of the department and the Interim Chair.
The candidate will also be expected to work on her/his own research project that we hope will include some comparative/global engagement within Black and/or Latinx studies. This workshop/project will produce a template that could guide future collaborative work if he or she wishes. During the year, the candidate will also be expected to present her research publicly in the department.
Preference will be given to candidates who focus on race in its broadest interpretation and in any geography. Knowledge of website design or management would be a plus. Please submit a letter of application, a CV, the names of three references, and a writing sample to Tyra Dixon at td122@duke.edu, by July 5th, 2021. Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values. |