Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies Pre-doctoral Fellow
The Carter G. Woodson Institute for African American and African Studies at the University of Virginia invites applications from scholars whose research focuses broadly on Africa and the African Diaspora, including but not limited to North America, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Special consideration will be given to applicants whose research is interdisciplinary in perspective. The fellowship carries an annual stipend of $26,000, plus health insurance and is open to qualified candidates regardless of citizenship or current residence. This is a one-year appointment, renewable for a second year. Applicants must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. except the dissertation prior to August 1, 2023. Please note: individuals may not apply for the Woodson pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships in the same year.
Fellows must be in residence at the University of Virginia for the entire award period and are expected to participate in a series of workshops throughout the academic year. They may accept no employment, fellowships, or consulting obligations during the fellowship period without the Director’s approval.
For additional information about eligibility, guidelines, and review criteria, please visit the Pre-Doctoral page on the Carter G. Woodson Institute’s website: http://woodson.as.virginia.edu/fellowship-about.
Questions regarding this position should be directed to: Robert Trent Vinson, Professor & Director of Carter G Woodson IAAS at woodson@virginia.edu.
This position is located in Charlottesville, VA.
The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to making a final offer of employment.
Complete applications must be received no later than midnight EST on December 1, 2022.
To Apply:
Please apply through Workday, and search for R004017 . Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching ‘Find Jobs.’ Complete an application online with the following documents:
- C.V/Resume
- Cover Letter
- Project Description
- Project title
- Abstract or short description of project (should not exceed 50 words)
- Project description (should not exceed 7 double-spaced pages)
- Bibliography (should not exceed 4 double-spaced pages)
- Three (3) Letters of Recommendation (signed originals only) by persons qualified to evaluate the proposals for which support is being sought. Letters of recommendation should be sent separately as PDFs to:
pre-docs-2023@collab.its.virginia.edu.
Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.
For questions about the application process, please contact Melanie Sponaugle, Academic Recruiter, at unw5dq@virginia.edu.
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