Postdoctoral Research Associate in West, Central, or East African History | Brown University Job at Brown University, Providence, RI

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  • Brown University
  • Providence, RI

Job Description

The Department of History at Brown University invites applicants for a two-year Postdoctoral Research Associate in West, Central, or East Africa, beginning July 1, 2025. We are open to applications from scholars working on any time period and any thematic specialization. The successful applicant will teach one undergraduate course each year.

Review of applications will begin February 15, 2025. To assure full consideration applicants should submit their materials by that date.

Scholars with a PhD in history or a related discipline within the humanities or social sciences will be considered. Ph.D. must be in hand by July 1, 2025 or must have been awarded in the last five years. Recipients of a Ph.D. from Brown University are ineligible. Scholars from outside the United States are appointed under J-1 visas (exchange visitors status) only. This two-year postdoctoral research associate position is not renewable.

The department prioritizes research excellence, high-quality teaching, and a commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic community. Interested candidates should address their ability to contribute to all of these areas in a cover letter. Please also send a curriculum vitae, an article or chapter-length writing sample, and three confidential letters of recommendation, via . 

As an EEO/AA employer, Brown University provides equal opportunity and prohibits discrimination, harassment and retaliation based upon a person?s race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law, and caste, which is protected by our University policies.

About Brown University

Located in historic Providence, Rhode Island and founded in 1764, Brown University is the seventh-oldest college in the United States. Brown is an independent, coeducational Ivy League institution comprising undergraduate and graduate programs, plus the Alpert Medical School, School of Engineering, School of Public Health, Executive Master of Healthcare Leadership and the IE Brown Executive MBA.

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