Post Doctoral Fellow - African-American Studies

About the role

Possesses, understands, and applies a comprehensive knowledge in area of specialization. Develops understanding and skills to allow for completion of assignments that cross fields of specialization. Develops leadership and management skills.

Responsibilities

• Receives/Reviews progress and evaluates results of experiments or projects under control or supervisory responsibility.
• Operates with latitude for unreviewed action.
• May receive general supervision conferring with higher levels only in unusual situations.
• Performs other job-related duties as required.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience with podcasting, researching and editing.
• Manages an ongoing oral history project, including supervision of 3-4 undergraduate student interns.
• Assists with research related to biographical projects.
• Assists with the production of Black life studies in written and oral forms.

Additional Job Posting Information

• Accepting applications for postdoctoral fellowship in African American Studies with an emphasis in literary studies and public humanities.
• The successful applicant must be prepared to assist with developing podcasts that both develop archives and illuminate archives and manage an ongoing oral history project, including supervision of 3-4 undergraduate student interns.
• The successful candidate will primarily work with Dr. Tara T. Green and her collaborators, including other faculty and undergraduate students.
• Research support for the candidate will be provided.

Preferred

• Demonstrated experience with podcasting, researching and editing.

Application Materials

• Cover letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• Two letters of recommendation

MQ: Requires singular knowledge of a specialized advanced professional discipline or the highest level of general business knowledge, normally acquired through attainment of a directly job-related terminal degree or equivalent formal training in a recognized field of specialization that is directly related to the type of work being performed.

Additional Information

• No experience is required.
• All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.
• The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions.