March 2, 2016
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The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY)
Postdoctoral Fellowships at The Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean (IRADAC) 

As part of the Provost's Diversity Initiative, the Graduate Center, CUNY, invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships to support the development of early career scholars from diverse backgrounds (with particular attention to historically underrepresented groups in the academy) who show promise as innovative scholars in the field of Africana Studies.  The appointments will be for the academic year 2016-2017, effective August 25, 2016, and will be renewable for a second year.  We are particularly interested in candidates from the fields of English, Sociology, Anthropology, and Urban Education, though applications from any field within the humanities and humanistic social sciences will be considered.  Successful candidates will teach one course per year as part of the appointment and will participate in activities related to The Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean (IRADAC) and to the Ph.D. program of their own discipline.

The Graduate Center (GC) is the principal doctorate-granting institution of the City University of New York (CUNY). Offering more than thirty doctoral degrees from Anthropology to Urban Education, and fostering globally significant research in a wide variety of centers and institutes, the GC provides academic training in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. The Graduate Center is also integral to the intellectual and cultural vitality of New York City. Through its extensive public programs, The Graduate Center hosts a wide range of events - lectures, conferences, book discussions, art exhibits, concerts, and dance and theater that enrich and inform.

IRADAC was founded to address the African presence in the Americas through scholarly research and public programs for the betterment of the public as well as the academic community.  The institute's mission is to foster understanding and critical interpretation of the history, development, conditions, status and cultures of the diverse peoples of the African Diaspora.

Candidates who have received their Ph.D. in 2013 at the earliest, or who have deposited their dissertation by July 1, 2016 are eligible.

The positions will remain open until filled.  Review of applications will begin on April 1, 2016.

Salary: $64,956/a plus benefits.

CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups.  Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity.  EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.
 
How to Apply:
Candidates must submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of scholarly interests, and a sample publication or dissertation chapter. Candidates should also indicate courses that they may teach.  Please upload all documents as one document.

Three (3) letters of reference are also required and are due at the time the application is submitted. Letters of reference should be sent by the referee directly to
zdempster@gc.cuny.edu .

Please apply using the link below:
 
Click on "Apply Now" which will bring you to the registration screen. If you are a new user, you must register to apply. If you already have a user ID, please use your existing ID to apply.
 
OR
 
2. Go to http://cuny.jobs/ and search for Job ID 14475.




New Listserve on Black European Studies

Dear ASWAD community,

We would like to introduce you to our newly founded H-Net group focused on the study of Europe and the Black Diaspora: H-Black-Europe. H-Black-Europe provides a discussion forum for scholars, intellectuals, and activists who are interested in studying the Black Diaspora to Europe and Black European culture and history. In addition to serving as a central hub for scholarly activity, we aim to connect different and fragmented scholarly communities together who research Black European studies. Our broad framework and shared interest in discussing topics such as racism, gender and sexuality, nationalism, colonialism, globalization, multiculturalism, and transnationalism permits and encourages different kinds of intellectuals and activists to come together to find common ground.

The primary goals for H-Black-Europe are: to enable scholars in many different disciplines (history, modern languages and literature, cultural studies, sociology, anthropology, et. al.) to more easily engage with one another in current research; to facilitate discussion on new books, articles, methods, and tools of critical analysis; to explore these issues as they relate to the overall development of the Black European Studies and other similar subject matter (postcolonial studies, critical race theory, nationalism, etc.); to collect and circulate materials related to the teaching of Black European Studies; and to serve as a clearinghouse for events (conferences, workshops, projects, websites, etc.) dealing with the study of Europe and the Black Diaspora. H-Black-Europe welcomes questions concerning research, literary recommendations, historiographical debates, and the teaching and application of Black European Studies.

We encourage you to join our group and to familiarize yourselves with our site: https://networks.h-net.org/h-black-europe. And when you have something to say, by all means have a go at creating a new discussion post.

We look forward to cultivating a dynamic scholarly group!

Sincerely,

The H-Black-Europe Editors and Advisory Board



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