Postdoc Fellowship in Race + Ethnicity

*2007-2008 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Race and Ethnicity*
Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago

The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago
invites applications for the 2007-2008 postdoctoral fellowship to begin September 24,
2007 and end June 30, 2008. Qualified candidates from all disciplines and all ranks
who have their Ph.D. in hand are encouraged to apply.

Fellowship Description: The goal of the fellowship is to support the work of an
outstanding scholar whose research focuses on the study of race and ethnicity by
allowing the fellow to devote his or her energies to the further development of their
research agenda. The fellowship carries a stipend of $45,000, a travel and research
budget of $2,500, and up to $2,500 for moving expenses. The fellow will be provided
with office space and a computer at the Center, and full access to University
libraries and other facilities. Awardees will be expected to be in full-time residence
during the academic year beginning September 24, 2007; teach one 10-week
undergraduate course related to race and ethnicity (one quarter); present his or
her work at one of the Reproduction of Race and Racial Ideologies Workshop
meetings; and actively participate in the workshop and other activities sponsored by
the Race Center.

The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture (CSRPC) at the University
of Chicago is an interdisciplinary program dedicated to promoting engaged scholarship
and debate around the concepts of race and ethnicity. We are especially interested in
how these ideas and their structural and cultural manifestations impact and shape
people�s daily lives. Faculty affiliated with the Center recognize the significance of the
black/white paradigm in the United States, however, we are committed to expanding
the study of race and ethnicity beyond this framework. Broadly, our research program
encourages the study of race and processes of racialization in comparative and
transnational frameworks as well as work that highlights the intersection of race and
ethnicity with other categories such as gender, class, sexuality and nationality, and
interrogates social and identity cleavages within racialized communities.

Eligibility: Applicants for the 2007-2008 academic year are required to have a Ph.D.
and must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States at the time of application.

Application Process: All applications should include the following:
1) Formal letter of application describing your work and the project(s) that will be
undertaken over the course of the fellowship year (2-4 pages)
2) Writing sample, which may be a published or un-published work (not to exceed
30 pages double-spaced)
3) Curriculum vitae
4) Syllabus and one-page description of proposed course
5) Two letters of recommendation under separate cover

Deadline: Complete applications must be *received* at the address below by *February
 2, 2007*. The recipient will be announced in late April-early May 2007. For additional
information call (773) 702-8063 or e-mail csrpc@uchicago.edu. Submitted material will
not be returned to the applicant. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Email
applications not accepted.

Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture
The University of Chicago
Attention: Postdoctoral Committee
5733 S. University, Chicago, Illinois 60637

*Contact Info: *
CSRPC/The University of Chicago
Attention: Postdoctoral Committee
5733 S. University,
Chicago, Illinois 60637
773-702-8063

*Website: *http://csrpc.uchicago.edu