[Commlist] Postdoctoral Associate - Asian Americans and STEM

*Postdoctoral Associate - Asian Americans and STEM*
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***Yale University*

https://apply.interfolio.com/118709

Following the successful pilot of an interdisciplinary course combining 
Asian American studies with scientific fields of inquiry, Yale invites 
applicants for a renewable one-year interdisciplinary postdoctoral 
fellowship beginning in Fall 2023 to promote teaching and research at 
the intersection of Asian American studies and STEM fields.  The 
postdoctoral fellowship will be housed at the Center for Race, 
Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration or an affiliated department 
such as the program of American Studies or Ethnicity, Race, and 
Migration (ERM); or a STEM department such as physics or computer science.


The postdoctoral associate will participate fully in the intellectual 
life of RITM and affiliated program or department and teach one course 
per semester.  In addition, the postdoctoral associate will work with 
faculty and graduate students to organize a two-day conference on “Asian 
Americans and STEM” to be hosted by RITM in spring of 2024.  The 
conference will bring together scholars in the field of Asian American 
studies as well as STEM research scientists who are actively engaged in 
exploring the histories of race and racialization in their respective 
fields.


This position has an annual salary of $65,000 plus benefits, additional 
funds for conference travel, full access to the Yale University 
libraries, and a laptop. Yale offers excellent benefits for postdocs: 
https://your.yale.edu/work-yale/benefits/benefits-enrollment-2023/postdoctoral-associates-benefits-2023 
<https://your.yale.edu/work-yale/benefits/benefits-enrollment-2023/postdoctoral-associates-benefits-2023>.


For more information please contact: Mary Lui at (mary.lui /at/ yale.edu), 
Theodore Kim at (theodore.kim /at/ yale.edu), or Reina Maruyama at 
(reina.maruyama /at/ yale.edu).

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning on February 
1, 2023.  This position begins on July 1, 2023.


      Qualifications

The successful candidate will likely have (a) a recent (4-years) PhD 
degree in Asian-American Studies, American Studies, History of Science 
and Technology Studies, or any STEM field; (b) a track record of 
research productivity, as evidenced by first authored original 
publications in high quality peer-reviewed journals; (c) independence to 
lead a project as well as willingness to work in a team; (d) an open 
mind to learn new methods from collaborators and € good presentation and 
writing skills. Salary and benefits are according to Yale guidelines.


      Application Instructions

Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, CV, two 
letters of recommendation, an article-length writing sample, and a 
research statement.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning on February 
1, 2023.  This position begins on July 1, 2023.

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