Emory University, Department of History

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Latin American Racial and Ethnic History

The Department of History at Emory University invites applications for a one-year postdoctoral fellowship in Latin American Racial and Ethnic History. The Department seeks a scholar to offer courses in the field, and whose research and teaching speak in direct ways to Indigenous, African and African-descended, and/or multi-ethnic histories of Latin America. Additional themes central to the field that complement existing strengths within the History Department and Emory University include but are not limited to: ethnohistory, gender; narrative and oral history; labor; environmental history; borderlands; globalization and capitalism; empire; law; and religion.

The teaching load is three courses and the selected applicant will receive a research stipend. Completion of the Ph.D. by August 1, 2022 is required.

Time of appointment: August 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023.

Emory is using Interfolio to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free dossier account and can send all application materials free of charge.  Please submit only a letter of application and a CV, by February 28, 2022, to: http://apply.interfolio.com/101711.

Candidates may be asked to provide additional material and references at a later date; please do not send references until requested. Address questions to Thomas Rogers at tomrogers@emory.edu.

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