Postdoctoral Researcher
2 weeks ago
The Department of History and Critical Race & Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Merced invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral research position 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.
The postdoctoral researcher 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 researcher will have an office within and pursue an affiliation with the Center for Africana Studies (CAS). The postdoctoral researcher will be encouraged to develop their own research agenda and enjoy professional development and incorporation into departmental life at UC Merced.
The SlaveVoyages website is a collaborative initiative that compiles and makes publicly accessible records of the largest slave trades in history. It is the product of years of development by a multi-disciplinary team of historians, librarians, curriculum specialists, cartographers, computer programmers, and web designers in consultation with scholars of the traffic from institutions in Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
This is a full-time, 24-month academic appointment from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2026, and includes a maximum $1500 allowance for research and/or relocation to Merced.
Responsibilities- Working on their own research project
- Working on the SlaveVoyages website
- Preparing workshops in consultation with the department and affiliated campus units and participating in relevant workshops or events
- Presenting content online (reviews, interviews, blogs, podcasts) drawn from research, teaching, and outreach
- Participating in weekly meetings of the SlaveVoyages Operational Committee
- Presenting their own research in a works-in-progress series or seminar speaker series in the Center for Africana Studies
- Performing additional tasks as relevant to the position
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.
Application RequirementsCurriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated 3 page C.V.
Cover Letter
Research Project Proposal - 1,000-word research project proposal that discusses how the postdoctoral research would engage with at least one aspect of the SlaveVoyages website and/or the themes of "Routes of Enslavement in the Americas"
Writing Sample - Writing Sample (approx. 30 pages)
3 letters of reference required
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