What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Associate- African American Studies position at illinois?
The Department of African American Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, invites applications for a Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Associate. This is a one-year appointment with a start date of August 16, 2025 and is renewable for a second year contingent on availability of funding, strong enrollments, and strong performance reviews.
Applicants must demonstrate promise for a tenure-track appointment at a research college or university, and their primary research focus must be in or related to African American Studies/Africana Studies. We are especially interested in scholars working in Black politics, or the social sciences broadly, but will consider excellent applicants in all sub-fields of African American Studies/Africana Studies. Proposed research projects should have the potential to make a significant contribution to the field.
The associate will be housed in the Department of African American Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and will also be provided opportunities to build a supportive on-campus community with the associates from American Indian Studies, Asian American Studies, Gender and Women’s Studies and Latina/Latino Studies.
The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or veteran status. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO.
