Carnegie Mellon University, Center for Africanamerican Urban Studies and the Economy (CAUSE)
Postdoctoral Fellowship/African American Urban, CAUSE
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Pennsylvania, United States |
Position: | Post-Doctoral Fellow |
CAUSE Postdoctoral Fellowship 2014-2015/Carnegie Mellon University
Postdoctoral Fellowship/African American Urban: Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Africanamerican Urban Studies and the Economy (CAUSE).
The Department of History at Carnegie Mellon University seeks a scholar in the humanities and/or social sciences doing history-related research in African American urban studies.
The appointment is for nine months beginning August 18, 2014. The fellowship carries a stipend of $50,000, and $5,000 for research, benefits and other expenses. The fellow will pursue his/her own research project; interact with faculty, graduate and undergraduate students; and collaborate with the director on current center projects, including the Department of History’s A. W. Mellon-Funded Sawyer Seminar on the “Ghetto” in transnational historical perspective.
Application:
Send a cover letter, c.v., two letters of reference, writing sample, and a three-to-five page project proposal. The proposal should include a project description, chapter outline, explanation of the significance to relevant fields, and plans and goals for the fellowship term.
Deadline: March 30, 2014 (notification of decision by April 20) Women and minorities are urged to apply. EEO/AA.
Send application documents to:
Professor Joe William Trotter, Jr.
CAUSE, Dept. of History, Carnegie Mellon University
Baker Hall 246C
5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
Contact: |
Hikari Aday, Program Coordinator Center for Africanamerican Urban Studies and the Economy (CAUSE) Carnegie Mellon University, Department of History Baker Hall 244 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (412)-268-8928 |
Website: | http://www.hss.cmu.edu/cause/application-information.html |
Primary Category: | African American History / Studies |
Secondary Categories: | Humanities Social Sciences |
Posting Date: | 11/09/2013 |
Closing Date | 03/30/2014 |