Position Summary
The College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University Bloomington invites applications for the inaugural cohort of its STEM Inclusive Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. The College is committed to building and supporting a diverse inclusive and equitable community of students and scholars. This new program is a partnership between the College and STEM departments to increase opportunities for hiring postdoctoral fellows. These fellowships will enable postdoctoral researchers to grow their scholarly profiles undertake academic work in science math or statistics fields in the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana University in Bloomington and strengthen the research environment at the University with diverse perspectives. The cohort from the IU College STEM Inclusive Postdoctoral Fellowship program will interface with the postdoctoral fellows from Center for Research in Race and Ethnicity in Society CRRES as part of a larger supportive intellectual community of scholars. We seek researchers with a Ph. D. in a STEM discipline who are interested in joining a Principal Investigators research group or labs in any of the various College STEM Departments: Astronomy Biology Chemistry Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Mathematics Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Physics Psychological & Brain Sciences Speech Language and Hearing Sciences or Statistics . Successful postdoc fellows will be expected to: fulfill the responsibilities of the sponsoring PIs research group or lab as well as lead a small research project including following all applicable university rules regarding matters such as intellectual property data management and safety; interacting productively with collaborators; and contributing positively to a diverse College community. Ph.D. is required at time of appointment. H1B sponsorship is not available for this position. Queries should be sent to the Associate Dean for Natural and Mathematical Sciences and Research in the College of Arts and Sciences at: . Following review by the College STEM Inclusive Postdoctoral Fellowship committee strong applications will be circulated to relevant STEM Principal Investigators. Interested researchers should apply online at and include the following documents as part of their dossier: a letter of interest and academic CV a statement of research interests including the names of one to two IU faculty PIs in whose labs or research groups the applicant would like to work. Please indicate whether the applicant has already contacted any PIs from the Colleges STEM departments. A 500word diversity statement with information and specific examples about the applicants past present and/or future contributions to promoting equity inclusion and diversity in their professional career. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis beginning September 1 2022. The anticipated starting date for the inaugural fellowship will be either Fall 2023 or Spring 2024. Minimum salary of $62000 per year two years with possible extension plus $3000 in professional development funds. Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based on age ethnicity color race religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information marital status national origin disability status or protected veteran status.