Please note this exciting new postdoc opportunity at Notre Dame:
Moreau Academic Diversity
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
The Moreau Academic Diversity Postdoctoral Program seeks to increase
the number of
scholars who will contribute to the intellectual vibrancy and
research excellence of The
University of Notre Dame by providing a two-year research, teaching,
and mentoring
experience. Promising candidates in any discipline who meet one or
more of the following
criteria are eligible to apply:
1. Scholars in any discipline from one of the populations
underrepresented historically in
American higher education (e.g., Women, Native American, African
American, Asian
American, or Latino/a)
2. Scholars whose research focuses on Gender, First Nations/Native American,
Africa/Africana, Asian/Asian American, Ethnic, Latino/a, or Latin
American Studies
3. Scholars with interdisciplinary research projects that promise to
enhance cultural
competency and diversity within the American educational landscape and who are
interested in exploring the implications of such work for liberal
education in the Catholic
tradition
4. Scholars with a track record of involvement in initiatives aimed
at promoting diversity in
higher education through teaching
Fellows will devote their time to research and will teach two
courses each year during their tenure.
The first will be in the area of their specialization. The second
will be a core undergraduate
offering for the department serving as their home. Fellows will also
be part of mentoring initiatives
sponsored by their host department and the Office of the Provost.
These will be geared toward
long-term professional development and the evaluation of each fellow
for possible appointment to
a teaching-and-research position at the University.
These two-year postdoctoral appointments will carry a starting
annual salary of $50,000. Health
insurance and $5,000 for relocation/research expenses will also be
part of the fellowship package.
Applicants must have completed all requirements for the doctoral
degree by August 2010 or have
received the terminal degree in their discipline within the past
five years. Applicants must have
legal authorization to work in the United States.
Applications should email the following materials as either Word or
pdf files: a cover letter detailing
the applicant's specific qualifications for the fellowship, primary
field of expertise, and description of
how she/he will contribute to the perspective and intellectual
diversity of the university; a proposed
plan for research to be undertaken during the tenure of the
fellowship, not to exceed five pages;
and a curriculum vitae. The candidate should also arrange for three
letters of recommendation to
be emailed to the address below under separate cover. For those
having received their terminal
degree within the last year, one reference letter must be from the
dissertation advisor.
Deadline for the receipt of application materials is December 10,
2009. Application materials
should be sent to: (moreauscholars /at/ nd.edu)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Don Pope-Davis, Ph.D. (574-631-5716)
Susan Ohmer, Ph.D. (574-631-1626)
Moreau Academic Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Office of the Provost * 300 Main Building
University of Notre Dame * Notre Dame, IN 46556-5602
Pamela Robertson Wojcik
Director, Gender Studies
Associate Professor, Department of Film, TV and Theatre
325 O'Shaughnessy Hall
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
574-631-0495
(Pamela.Wojcik.5 /at/ nd.edu)
