Postdoctoral Fellows for Faculty Diversity Program - University of Maryland, Baltimore County - Baltimore, MD

Description

The School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County welcomes applications for the UMBC Postdoctoral Fellows for Faculty Diversity Program. The purpose of the Program is to support promising scholars who are committed to diversity in the academy and to prepare those scholars for possible tenure track appointments at UMBC.  
We encourage eligible students and recent PhDs to contact to Dr. Donald F. Norris (norris@umbc.edu) for additional information about UMBC and the School of Public Policy and to discuss potential mentors within the department. Questions about the Postdoctoral Fellows for Faculty Diversity Program may be directed to Dr. Autumn Reed autumn2@umbc.edu. 
The School of Public Policy houses an interdisciplinary graduate only program that enrolls approximately 135 doctoral and master’s students. We are among the top public policy programs nationally in terms of faculty productivity as well as Ph.D. enrollment and Ph.D. degrees granted in public policy. In addition to the School’s core faculty, the School works closely with affiliate faculty in several departments and programs, including the departments of Africana Studies, Economics, Education, Emergency Health Services, Geography and Environmental Systems History, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology, as well as the intercampus Doctoral Program in Gerontology and the Language, Literacy and Culture doctoral program. The School includes the Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (MIPAR), which currently reports approximately $23 million in external funding.   Faculty in the School are encouraged to develop close working relationships with MIPAR as well as other research centers on campus.  Additional information regarding the School of Public Policy can be found at (http://ift.tt/2diZeu8).
                                                                

Requirements

We are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals who are members of groups that historically have been underrepresented in the professoriate. We greatly appreciate your assistance in distributing the attached advertisement to recent PhDs and students in their last year of doctoral work.  Successful candidates will be trained in public policy, economics, political science or sociology or other social science discipline and will be able to teach courses and conduct research in either public management and/or urban affairs. To be eligible for the program, applicants should have received their PhD no earlier than July 1, 2014, or expect to receive their PhD no later than July 1, 2017. The position advertisement and the application process can be found at: http://ift.tt/2diZHg4.
                                                                

Job Information

• Location: Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
• Job ID: 30533591
• Posted: September 21, 2016
• Position Title: Postdoctoral Fellows for Faculty Diversity Program
• Company Name: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
• Industry: Post Doctorate
• Job Function: Academic Systems/Offices
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Job Duration: 1-2 Years
• Min Education: Doctorate
• Required Travel: None

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