Postdoctoral Researcher - Trans Diasporic Study
Postdoctoral Researcher - Trans Diasporic Study
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Job Description
Trans Diasporic Study a multiinstitutional collaborative initiative funded by the Mellon Foundation invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Trans Diasporic Studies at Syracuse University. The Postdoctoral Researcher will be supported by the Syracuse University Humanities Center Trans Diasporic Studys Principal Investigator Dr. PJ DiPietro and the Department of Womens and Gender Studies. The appointment is initially awarded for one year and is subject to renewal for a maximum of two years. This position is eligible for standard employee benefits including the option to participate in medical benefit plans. This is an inperson/inresidence appointment located in Syracuse NY.
Responsibilities
This appointment will entail publicly engaged research programming curriculum development and teaching. The Postdoctoral Researcher will primarily advance their research and contribute to and help colead a 5day multiinstitutional retreat convened by the Trans Diasporic Study project in Fall 2025 semester. Additionally the Postdoctoral Researcher will receive mentoring and training to share the coordination of publicfacing programming for this collaborative initiative. The Postdoctoral Researcher will advance their research and teach a trans diasporic studies course incorporating humanities methods in the second year of the appointment (if the appointment is renewed for year two). The course may contribute to more than one humanities department (African American Studies; Art & Music Histories; English; Philosophy; Religion; Womens and Gender Studies; Writing Studies Rhetoric & Composition) and/or interdisciplinary program in Arts and Sciences (such as the LGBT Studies program). Applicants may learn more about Trans Diasporic Study at this link .
Qualifications
A PhD in the humanities or interpretative social sciences is required. Applicants must have received their PhD no earlier than May 2020 and no later than June 2025.
Employment Type
Full Time
