The Carter G. Woodson Institute seeks applications for Post-doctoral Research Associates. This is a one-year (12 month) appointment, renewable for a second year. This residency is located in Charlottesville, VA. We invite applications from scholars whose work focuses on African American and African Diasporic Studies, including but not limited to research pertaining to African American, Caribbean, Latin American, African, and/or Diasporic contexts.

The Post-doctoral Research Associate must agree to teach one course per year in the African-American and African Studies program during the Fall or Spring semester. Woodson Post-doctoral Research Associates are expected to participate in the series of workshops (about twice monthly) and to make at least one formal presentation of their work to the University community.

Post-doctoral Research Associates receive a salary of $59,000. Research Associates will receive full-time benefits and may be eligible for a one-time relocation reimbursement (up to $1,000). Additionally, each Research Associate receives an annual allowance for research and travel-related expenses (up to $2,000, annually). Post-doctoral Research Associates teach one course per academic year in the Department of African American and African Studies (IAAS). For more information on the benefits at UVA, visit hr.virginia.edu/benefits.

The position is open to qualified candidates without restriction as to citizenship or current residence. 

Applicants must have been awarded their Ph.D. by the time of application or furnish proof from the relevant registrar that all documentation required for the Ph.D. will be completed by July 15, 2025. As this fellowship is an early-career opportunity, post-doctoral applicants must have received their Ph.D. no earlier than December 2018.  

The selected candidate will be required to complete a background check at time of offer per University Policy. Please note: Individuals may not apply for the Woodson pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships at the same time.

To be considered, applications must be received by December 15, 2024 at 11:59 PM. All letters of recommendation must be received by December 22, 2024.

Review Period

December 2024 - January 2025

Notification of Awards

March 2025

Fellowship Residency Begins

July 2025

To Apply:

Apply here. Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching ‘Find Jobs.’ Complete an application online with the following documents:

C.V/Resume (file naming protocol: LASTNAME_CV)Cover Letter (file naming protocol: LASTNAME_COVER LETTER)Writing Sample 1 (file naming protocol: LASTNAME_SAMPLE1)Please submit 1 attachment containing the following information (for proper formatting, please refer to the sample image in the \"formatting\" section below)Project titleAbstract or short-description of project (should not exceed 50 words)Project description (should not exceed 7 double-spaced pages or 1,750 words)Writing Sample 2 (file naming protocol: LASTNAME_SAMPLE2)Please submit 1 attachment containing the following:Bibliography (should not exceed 4 double-spaced pages)Syllabus for a previously taught or prospective course3 Letters of Recommendation by persons qualified to evaluate the proposals for which support is being sought. Letters of recommendation should be sent separately to the following email address: woodsonfellows-recommendation-letters@virginia.edu. N.B.: The application does not require an additional academic writing sample (a paper or dissertation chapter). The review committee will assess the abstract and project description as an example of one's writing.   

Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Applications that do not contain all the required documents will not receive full consideration.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Doctoral degree
Experience: None
Licensure: None

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

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