Postdoctoral Fellow - CAUSE

Description

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 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 followup public history events related to the completion of our recent A. W. Mellon funded project, “Crafting Democratic Futures: Situating Colleges and Universities in Community-based Reparations Solutions.” The appointment is for nine months beginning January 1, 2025 through September 1, 2025.  The fellowship carries a stipend of $60,000 plus benefits, and $5,000 for research and other professional expenses.  A listing of employee benefits is available at: http://www.cmu.edu/jobs/benefits-at-a-glance/index.html

Application Instructions

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. 

Send to: 
Arlie Chipps, CAUSE Program Coordinator, at 

achipps@andrew.cmu.edu

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