THE CAROLINA POSTDOCTORAL PROGRAM FOR FACULTY DIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
Application deadline: 15 November 2014
As part of a continuing commitment to building a culturally diverse intellectual community and advancing scholars from underrepresented groups in higher education, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity is pleased to announce the availability of postdoctoral research appointments for a period of two years. The purpose of the Program is to develop scholars from underrepresented groups for possible tenure track appointments at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and other research universities. Postdoctoral scholars will be engaged full-time in research and may teach only one course per fiscal year. Applications for study in any discipline represented at the University are welcome. The Department of Geography at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill strongly encourages candidates to apply.
The stipend is $42,000 per calendar year. Funds are available for research expenses, including travel. Interested applicants who will have completed their doctoral degree no later than July 1, 2015 and no earlier than July 1, 2011 are eligible to apply. The primary criterion for selection is evidence of scholarship potentially competitive for tenure track appointments at the University of North Carolina and other research universities. An important secondary criterion is the support of prospective departments. Preference will be given to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill strongly encourages applications fromAfrican American, Native American and Hispanic scholars.
Interested applicants should apply online at https://apps.research.unc.edu/postdoc_fd/.
Directions for the electronic submission are provided at the application site. For additional information, please visit the program website at http://research.unc.edu/carolina-postdocs/index.htm. Questions may be directed to Program Coordinator Jennifer Pruitt in the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs at jennifer_pruitt@unc.edu.
The application deadline is Saturday, November 15, 2014 with recommendations due no later than December 1, 2014.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer
