Postdoctoral Fellow Public Policy Humanities

Postdoctoral Fellow on Public Policy and the Humanities

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination in hiring.

The Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies (AAADS) at Indiana University Bloomington invites applications for two Mellon Foundation–funded Postdoctoral Fellowships linked to the newly established Black Humanities in the Midwest (BHIM) Africana Studies Research Center. Position focus:
Public Policy and the Humanities, with emphasis on Criminology, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Justice, or Economics from a Black Studies perspective.

Each BHIM fellow will: teach two courses per academic year in AAADS; contribute actively to one of BHIM's three interdisciplinary labs: the Research Development Lab, Applied Humanities Lab, or Humanities in Community Lab; and participate in departmental workshops, symposia, and community-engaged events. Fellows are expected to be in residence during the fellowship period, apart from research-related travel. Indiana University is fully committed to transferring each postdoctoral fellow to the rank of assistant professor within the university and will provide the necessary mentoring, resources, and structures for a successful transition.

Postdoctoral fellows must maintain IU's academic standards for a tenure track position.

The Black Humanities in the Midwest (BHIM) Africana Studies Research Center is supported by the Mellon Foundation and fosters humanities oriented scholarship, artistic expression, and civic engagement rooted in the experiences and legacies of Black and Africana Diasporic communities in Indiana and across the Midwest. BHIM merges critical humanities scholarship with Applied Africana Studies, producing research and public projects that interpret and shape the cultural and civic landscape of the region.

About the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies (AAADS) Established in 1970, AAADS at Indiana University Bloomington celebrates our 55 year anniversary as one of the oldest Black Studies department in the nation. AAADS is a national leader in Black Studies, offering a B.A., 4 dual BAs (with English, History, Religious Studies, and Sociology), an M.A., 3 dual MAs (with Library and Information Science, Public and Environmental Affairs, and the nation's only MA/MFA in Creative Writing and African American Studies), and the Ph.D. degree—one of only 19 Ph.D. programs in African American Studies nationwide and the only one in Indiana.

Basic Qualifications - Applicants must hold a PhD at time of appointment. We seek scholars in Black Studies who can contribute to BHIM's research labs and work towards the completion of their book manuscript or other scholarly projects. Current doctoral candidates are welcome to apply but must defend their dissertation and confer their degree prior to the start date.

Salary and Rank - 10-month academic salary of $60,000 plus full university benefits