Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2012-2013, CUNY

Center for Place, Culture and Politics Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2012-2013

DEADLINE: February 15, 2012

The Center for Place, Culture and Politics at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) announces a post-doctoral position for the academic year 2012-2013 (pending budgetary approval). The theme of the fellowship is “Uprising,” referring to social change in the context of understanding processes of uneven geographical scales.

Postdoctoral appointments are residential and normally run for the academic year (September-May). In addition to the salary and research space, the postdoctoral fellow will have access to all CUNY research facilities. In addition to conducting their own research, the fellow will be expected to attend and contribute to the weekly seminar and support other initiatives of the Center, such as promotion of conferences and symposia. S/he will also be expected to teach a one semester graduate seminar on a topic of their choice. Finally, s/he will be responsible for content oversight of an online resource library focused on struggles for social justice which is produced by the Center.

Candidates should have their doctoral degree in hand by September 1, 2012 and must have received their degree within five years of taking up the appointment. The salary is $55,000 and includes comprehensive benefits. Applications are invited from international scholars as well as U.S. nationals. For further details on the work of our center, please visit pcp.gc.cuny.edu

The deadline for receipt of applications is FEBRUARY 15th, 2012 . On-line applications only will be considered; please visit http://pcp.gc.cuny.edu/fellowships/post-doc-application/ to apply.