Postdoctoral Fellow on Public Policy and the Humanities
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Job Location:
Bloomington, IN - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
12 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position Summary
The Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies ( AAADS ) at Indiana University Bloomington invites applications for two Mellon Foundationfunded Postdoctoral Fellowships linked to the newly established Black Humanities in the Midwest ( BHIM ) Africana Studies Research Center. Position Focus : Public Policy and the Humanities with emphasis on Criminology Entrepreneurship Environmental Justice or Economics from a Black Studies perspective. Appointment and Responsibilities Each BHIM fellow will: Teach two courses per academic year in AAADS ; Contribute actively to one of BHIMs three interdisciplinary labs: the Research Development Lab Applied Humanities Lab or Humanities in Community Lab; and Participate in departmental workshops symposia and community-engaged events. Fellows are expected to be in residence during the fellowship period apart from research-related travel. Indiana University is fully committed to transferring each postdoctoral fellow to the rank of assistant professor within the university and will provide the necessary mentoring resources and structures for a successful transition. Postdoctoral fellows must maintain IUs academic standards for a tenure track position and the offer of a tenure-track position About the BHIM Africana Studies Research Center The Black Humanities in the Midwest ( BHIM ) Africana Studies Research Center is supported by the Mellon Foundation and fosters humanities oriented scholarship artistic expression and civic engagement rooted in the experiences and legacies of Black and Africana Diasporic communities in Indiana and across the Midwest. BHIM merges critical humanities scholarship with Applied Africana Studies producing research and public projects that interpret and shape the cultural and civic landscape of the region. Its three interdisciplinary Labs serve as hubs for faculty led research course development public programming and community partnerships. About the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies ( AAADS ) Established in 1970 AAADS at Indiana University Bloomington celebrates our 55 year anniversary as one of the oldest Black Studies department in the nation. AAADS is a national leader in Black Studies offering a B.A. 4 dual BAs (with English History Religious Studies and Sociology) an M.A. 3 dual MAs (with Library and Information Science Public and Environmental Affairs and the nations only MA/ MFA in Creative Writing and African American Studies) and the Ph.D. degreeone of only 19 Ph.D. programs in African American Studies nationwide and the only one in Indiana. AAADS houses signature programs including its performing arts ensembles the African American Dance Company IU Soul Revue and the African American Choral Ensemble . We house the Atkins Living Learning Center a residential community for incoming freshmen promoting academic excellence through African American history and culture. AAADS also co-founded two landmark archives the Archives of African American Music and Culture ( AAAMC ) and the Black Film Center/Archive ( BFC /A) and leads the innovative Blackness and Jewishness Project a first-of-its-kind partnership with IUs Borns Jewish Studies Program. Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington is a leading Big Ten public research university committed to excellence in scholarship teaching and service.
The Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies ( AAADS ) at Indiana University Bloomington invites applications for two Mellon Foundationfunded Postdoctoral Fellowships linked to the newly established Black Humanities in the Midwest ( BHIM ) Africana Studies Research Center. Position Focus : Public Policy and the Humanities with emphasis on Criminology Entrepreneurship Environmental Justice or Economics from a Black Studies perspective. Appointment and Responsibilities Each BHIM fellow will: Teach two courses per academic year in AAADS ; Contribute actively to one of BHIMs three interdisciplinary labs: the Research Development Lab Applied Humanities Lab or Humanities in Community Lab; and Participate in departmental workshops symposia and community-engaged events. Fellows are expected to be in residence during the fellowship period apart from research-related travel. Indiana University is fully committed to transferring each postdoctoral fellow to the rank of assistant professor within the university and will provide the necessary mentoring resources and structures for a successful transition. Postdoctoral fellows must maintain IUs academic standards for a tenure track position and the offer of a tenure-track position About the BHIM Africana Studies Research Center The Black Humanities in the Midwest ( BHIM ) Africana Studies Research Center is supported by the Mellon Foundation and fosters humanities oriented scholarship artistic expression and civic engagement rooted in the experiences and legacies of Black and Africana Diasporic communities in Indiana and across the Midwest. BHIM merges critical humanities scholarship with Applied Africana Studies producing research and public projects that interpret and shape the cultural and civic landscape of the region. Its three interdisciplinary Labs serve as hubs for faculty led research course development public programming and community partnerships. About the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies ( AAADS ) Established in 1970 AAADS at Indiana University Bloomington celebrates our 55 year anniversary as one of the oldest Black Studies department in the nation. AAADS is a national leader in Black Studies offering a B.A. 4 dual BAs (with English History Religious Studies and Sociology) an M.A. 3 dual MAs (with Library and Information Science Public and Environmental Affairs and the nations only MA/ MFA in Creative Writing and African American Studies) and the Ph.D. degreeone of only 19 Ph.D. programs in African American Studies nationwide and the only one in Indiana. AAADS houses signature programs including its performing arts ensembles the African American Dance Company IU Soul Revue and the African American Choral Ensemble . We house the Atkins Living Learning Center a residential community for incoming freshmen promoting academic excellence through African American history and culture. AAADS also co-founded two landmark archives the Archives of African American Music and Culture ( AAAMC ) and the Black Film Center/Archive ( BFC /A) and leads the innovative Blackness and Jewishness Project a first-of-its-kind partnership with IUs Borns Jewish Studies Program. Indiana University Bloomington Indiana University Bloomington is a leading Big Ten public research university committed to excellence in scholarship teaching and service.
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