Reproduction of Race and Racial Ideologies

Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture
at Univ. of Chicago Fellowship Date:2006-02-01 (in 22 days)
Date Submitted:2005-12-08
Announcement ID:148906

2006-2007 Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Race and Ethnicity Center for the Study
of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago
The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of
Chicago invites applications for the 2006-2007 post-doctoral fellowship to
begin September 25, 2006 and end June 30, 2007. Qualified candidates from all
disciplines who have their Ph.D. are encouraged to apply.
Fellowship Description: The goal of the fellowship is to support the work of an
outstanding scholar whose research focuses on the study of race or ethnicity by
allowing the fellow to devote his or her energies to the further development of
their research agenda. The fellowship carries a stipend of $45,000, a travel
and research budget of $2,500, and up to $2,500 for moving expenses. The fellow
will be provided with office space and a computer at the Center, full access to
University libraries and other facilities, and participation in a University
medical-benefit plan. Awardees will be expected to be in full-time residence
during the academic year beginning September 25, 2006; teach a 10-week
undergraduate course related to race and/or ethnicity (one quarter); present
his or her work at one of the Reproduction of Race and Racial Ideologies
Workshop meetings; and actively participate in the workshop and other
activities sponsored by the Race Center.

The Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture (CSRPC) at the
University of Chicago is an interdisciplinary program dedicated to promoting
engaged scholarship and debate around the concepts of race and ethnicity. We
are especially interested in how these ideas and their structural and cultural
manifestations impact and shape people?s daily lives. Faculty affiliated with
the Center recognize the significance of the black/white paradigm in the United
States, however, we are committed to expanding the study of race and ethnicity
beyond this framework. Broadly, our research program encourages the study of
race and processes of racialization in comparative and transnational frameworks
as well as work that highlights the intersection of race and ethnicity with
other identities such as gender, class, sexuality and nationality, and
interrogates social and identity cleavages within racialized communities.

Eligibility: Applicants for the 2006-2007 academic year are required to have a
Ph.D. and must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States at the
time of application.

Application Process: All applications should include the following:
1) Formal letter of application describing your work and the project(s) that
will be undertaken over the course of the fellowship year (3-5 pages)
2) Writing sample, which may be a published or un-published work (not to exceed
30 pages double-spaced)
3) Curriculum vitae
4) Syllabus and one-page description of proposed course
5) Two letters of recommendation under separate cover

Deadline: Complete applications must be received at the address below by
February 1, 2006. Award will be announced by March 15, 2006. For additional
information call (773) 702-8063 or e-mail csrpc@uchicago.edu.


Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture
The University of Chicago
Attention: Postdoctoral Fellowship Selection Committee
5733 S. University, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Center for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture
The University of Chicago
Attn: Postdoctoral Fellowship Selection Cmte.
5733 S. University,
Chicago, Illinois 60637