Postdoctoral Researcher in Slavery and the African Diaspora

2 weeks ago


Merced, California, United States University of California Full time
Job Overview

The University of California, Merced invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship connected with the SlaveVoyages website and the UC MRPI 'Routes of the Enslavement in the Americas' Project. We seek a scholar engaged in research on slavery and/or the African Diaspora in the Americas during the period of the Atlantic Slave Trade. The region of specialization is open, including sites in the Americas and/or Caribbean. Preference may be given to applicants who have used the SlaveVoyages databases in their research and/or whose research has the potential to add new data to those databases. We also encourage applications from scholars whose work engages with the Digital Humanities and envisions new routes for analyzing data related to enslavement and the traffic of enslaved Africans and their descendants.

Responsibilities

The postdoctoral scholar will have interdisciplinary and disciplinary homes and faculty mentors at UC Merced. The Department of History and Critical Race & Ethnic Studies fosters interdisciplinary humanities research and produces critical knowledge that explores, analyzes, and interprets the lives of people, communities, and institutions around the world. The scholar will have an office within and pursue an affiliation with the Center for Africana Studies (CAS).

The postdoctoral scholar will be encouraged to develop their own research agenda and enjoy professional development and incorporation into departmental life at UC Merced. Work-related duties may include working on their own research project, working on the SlaveVoyages website, preparing workshops in consultation with the department and affiliated campus units, and presenting content online drawn from research, teaching, and outreach.

Qualifications

Applicants from any humanistic discipline are eligible to apply and must have the PhD in hand by June 30, 2024. Preference will be given to candidates who received their PhD in the past five years. The successful candidate will have a strong research background in the field of slavery and the African Diaspora, excellent writing and communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.

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