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Postdoctoral Fellow in Slavery and the Public Humanities

Employer
Brown University
Location
Rhode Island, United States
Salary
Salary Not specified
Date posted
May 24, 2022

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Position Type
Faculty Positions, Humanities, History
Employment Level
Post-Doc
Employment Type
Full Time

Job Details

The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice (CSSJ) at Brown University invites applications for a one-year postdoctoral fellowship (2022-2023) in Slavery and the Public Humanities.  The primary responsibility of the postdoctoral fellow will be to serve as project manager and to guide the coordination and implementation of a digitally published platform in support of the documentary film series Creating the New World: The Transatlantic Slave Trade in collaboration with Firelight Media directed by Stanley Nelson.  

The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice is a scholarly research center with a public humanities mission. Recognizing that racial and chattel slavery were central to the historical formation of the Americas and the modern world, the CSSJ creates a space for the interdisciplinary study of the historical forms of slavery while also examining how these legacies shape our contemporary world. We are also attentive to contemporary forms of human bondage and injustice. The Center is devoted to interdisciplinary scholarly research around issues of racial slavery, contemporary forms of injustice, as well as freedom.

Given the work of the CSSJ is focused on the history and legacies of racial slavery, the Center has a broad network of scholars and institutions that also are deeply committed to values of diversity and inclusion. The CSSJ is interested in qualified candidates who have demonstrated commitment to excellence by providing leadership in teaching, research or service toward building an equitable and diverse scholarly environment.

Qualifications

Applicants must have completed doctoral work by the time of application and should have a Ph.D. in any humanities or social science discipline with scholarship focused upon the history and legacies of slavery. Applications from candidates with experience in public humanities and digital scholarship are particularly welcome. The successful applicant will be expected to be an active participant in the intellectual life of CSSJ.

Application Instructions

The position salary is $61,500 and includes benefits and a modest research account.

For full consideration, applicants should submit a Cover Letter, CV, writing sample, public humanities scholarship sample, or portfolio, and three letters of reference. Applications received by July 4, 2022 will receive full consideration.

Company

Brown University

Founded in 1764, Brown is a nonprofit leading research university, home to world-renowned faculty, and also an innovative educational institution where the curiosity, creativity and intellectual joy of students drives academic excellence.

The spirit of the undergraduate Open Curriculum infuses every aspect of the University. Brown is a place where rigorous scholarship, complex problem-solving and service to the public good are defined by intense collaboration, intellectual discovery and working in ways that transcend traditional boundaries. As a private, nonprofit institution, the University advances its mission through support from a community invested in Brown's commitment to advance knowledge and make a positive difference locally and globally.

Brown is a leading research university, where stellar faculty and student researchers deploy deep content knowledge to generate new discoveries on those issues and many more. What sets their work apart? Collectively, Brown's researchers are driven by the idea that their work will have a positive impact in the world.

Brown students and faculty are tackling the nation’s opioid crisis. Planning the next Mars landing site. Uncovering the locations of ancient civilizations. Advising world leaders on new political models. Exploring new frontiers in multimedia arts. In each of their intellectual endeavors, our scholars and researchers are uncommonly driven by the belief that their work must — and will — have an impact in their communities, in society and the world.

We are a learning community grounded in a commitment of respect for the diversity of viewpoints that is fundamentally essential to intellectual discovery. We encourage the right of all individuals to express ideas and perspectives — and we embrace the value of vigorous debate in pursuit of knowledge.

Providence, Rhode Island — Brown's home for more than two and a half centuries — is a vibrant place to live, work and study, a stimulating hub for innovation, and a city rich in cultural diversity. 

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