Call for Applications for the Raether Postdoctoral Fellow at

Center for Urban and Global Studies, Trinity College, 2010-11

Each year, Trinity’s Center for Urban and Global Studies hosts a new or recent humanity or social science Ph.D. to serve as the Paul E. Raether postdoctoral teaching/research fellow. Supported by newly endowed funds for the center, this postdoctoral fellow will teach one undergraduate course in each semester on the comparative issues and challenges facing American and world cities, preferably involving a comparative focus on African and/or Latin American cities. These courses will help meet the teaching needs in Trinity’s growing urban curriculum and be cross-listed between the department of the fellow’s discipline and another department/program. The successful fellow must have a Ph.D. and demonstrate strong evidence of published or publishable scholarship related to the above broad teaching focus. The fellow is expected to carry out his or her research and writing while actively participating in and assisting the center's research activities. The position will carry a competitive salary and benefits.

All applicants for the Paul E. Raether Postdoctoral Teaching/Research Fellowship for 2010-11 should submit the materials outlined below. All submissions should be sent electronically, if possible, by April 1, 2010, to Xiangming Chen ([email protected]):

Xiangming Chen
Dean and Director
The Center for Urban and Global Studies at Trinity College
300 Summit Street
Hartford, CT 06106

SUBMISSION MATERIALS

All submissions must comprise the following:

• A detailed application letter stating teaching and research interests and expertise
• A complete curriculum vitae
• A writing sample, preferably a published or forthcoming journal article, or a crucial chapter of the dissertation
• Two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from the primary dissertation adviser
• Sample syllabi for two undergraduate courses that relate to and reflect the applicant’s research interest and expertise, or courses that may address topics like transnational migration, the built environment, sustainable urban development, and spatial methodology etc.

FACULTY SELECTION COMMITTEE

• Vijay Prashad, the George and Martha Kellner Chair in South Asian History and Professor of International Studies
• Brigitte Schulz, Associate Professor of Political Science
• Kristin Triff, Associate Professor of Fine Arts
• James Wen, Professor of Economics and International Studies
• Xiangming Chen, Director, Center for Urban and Global Studies