2 Princeton Postdocs (American Studies)

The Program in American Studies Postdoctoral Research Associates

In 2016-17, the Program in American Studies is pleased to award two residential Postdoctoral

Research Associate positions, renewable annually for three years contingent upon satisfactory

performance. Research topics of special interest include but are not limited to “Law and

Comparative Culture,” “Citizenship and the Humanities,” “Race and Visuality,” “Race and

Disability,” “Race and the Senses,” “Race, Food, and Animal.” Scholars with expertise in Asian

American, Latino/a, and/or Indigenous Studies are especially welcomed.

One of the postdoctoral fellowships is shared with the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies and supports a scholar working at the intersection of race/ethnicity and gender/sexuality.

The Program in American Studies Postdoctoral Research Associate Program aims to create a

legacy of scholars who address issues related to race and ethnicity using a multidisciplinary

lens. These fellowships are designed to nurture the academic careers of new scholars by

providing opportunities to pursue research while gaining mentoring from Princeton faculty. To that end, we are interested in scholars of unusual promise who plan to pursue faculty positions and who demonstrate promising teaching skills. It is our expectation that, with three years of postdoctoral teaching and research experience at Princeton, these postdocs will be highly competitive for tenure-track appointments.

Terms of Agreement

Postdoctoral Research Associates will be expected to pursue research, teach two undergraduate

courses per year upon the approval of the Dean of the Faculty, and to participate in the

Program’s bi-monthly Lunch Workshop series. We are interested in scholars who are committed to developing an academic community in the area of race, ethnicity, and migration. We thus expect the fellows to engage outside the classroom with faculty members, graduate students, and undergraduates. Fellows are expected to reside in or near Princeton during the academic year in order to participate fully in the intellectual life of the Program in American Studies, the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies, and the University more broadly.

The expected term of appointment is July 1, 2016-June 30, 2019, renewed annually. Postdoctoral

research associates will receive a 12-month annual salary of $60,000 with Princeton health

benefits and an annual research fund of $5,000.

Application Process

We invite applications from qualified candidates in the early years of their academic careers who do not yet hold tenure-track academic positions. Ph.D. required. Candidates who do not hold a Ph.D. but expect to by June 30, 2016 must provide a letter from the chair of their dissertation committee confirming the timeline for completion. Applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, research statement (3,000 words), writing sample (no more than 25 pages), 1-page teaching statement, proposals for two undergraduate courses, and names and contact information for three references.

Applications must be submitted online at:

https://jobs.princeton.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/Welcome_css.jsp.

Applications received by December 1, 2015 at 11:59 pm EST will receive full consideration. Information about the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies can be found at:

http://gss.princeton.edu/.

Information about the Program in American Studies can be found at:

http://www.princeton.edu/ams/.

These positions are subject to the University’s background check policy.

Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This position is subject to the university's background check policy. The Program strongly encourages underrepresented minority and international scholars to apply.

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