Visiting Faculty Fellowship (Fall 2023), Brown University, Center for the Study of Race + Ethnicity

Position Description

The Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America (CSREA) supports and generates rigorous and accessible research, performance, art and scholarship on a broad range of issues pertaining to race and ethnicity in America. At CSREA we aim to:

1. Build community among scholars and students working on race + ethnicity
2. Develop new and enhance existing research networks
3. Foster generative public conversations on pivotal issues
4. Enhance public knowledge about racial and ethnic discrimination
5. Contribute to national and community efforts to create a more just society

CSREA invites tenured and other long-term faculty who have been approved by their home institutions to be on a funded scholarly leave to apply to be a Visiting Faculty Fellow for the fall 2023 academic term. Applicants’ scholarship and proposed project should focus on race, ethnicity, and/or indigeneity in the United States and/or work that connects the U.S. to related transnational contexts. Fellows will have access to Brown University resources, have opportunities to present works-in-progress, and will contribute to the intellectual life of CSREA through engaged participation in scholarly and social activities on campus. 

This program is an in-person fall semester fellowship. The terms of the program may be subject to change.

Fellows are expected to cover their own expenses (including health benefits) for the duration of their appointment.  

Fellowship Details:

• Awardees will receive a $4,500 USD stipend for a semester-long fellowship and have access to up to $1,000 in research funds
• Attendance and participation at the in-person CSREA Research Fellows Seminar (number of sessions to be determined) is required
• Fellows are expected to participate in social community-building activities sponsored by the Center (e.g. lectures, events, etc.)

Qualifications

Applicants must:

• Be a member of the regular faculty at their home institution
• Be on a funded scholarly leave/sabbatical at their home institution

Note: Previous CSREA Visiting Faculty Fellows are not eligible

Application Instructions

Applicants must complete all requested supplementary documents to be fully considered. Submissions via email will not be accepted. Applicants must submit the following: 

• A cover letter discussing what the applicant hopes to achieve during the fellowship period and why being affiliated with CSREA and Brown University would be especially helpful in accomplishing the goals
• A current curriculum vitae (CV)
• A sample of scholarly or creative work (maximum 35 pages)
• A one-page research project abstract (500-800 words)
• A more detailed research proposal (1,200-2,000 words, excluding the bibliography):
  • The proposal should outline the research that the applicant will pursue during the term of the fellowship
• One letter of recommendation from a senior colleague from within or outside the applicant's home institution
• One approval/support letter from Department Chair endorsing the application 

Applications will be reviewed by the CSREA Faculty Advisory Board (FAB). Other relevant faculty within or external to Brown may be consulted at the discretion of the FAB.

DEADLINE

Applications for the fall 2023 academic term are due on Friday, March 31, 2023. Awardees will be notified in May 2023. The first convening of the selected cohort of fellows will be in September 2023.

Questions? Please contact CSREA Program Coordinator, Maggie Murphy at maggie_murphy@brown.edu.