Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship for ?Crime and the City ...

URBAN STUDIES PROGRAM
BROWN UNIVERSITY
DEADLINE: Review of applications will begin February 1, 2013.

DESCRIPTION:
The Urban Studies Program of Brown University seeks applications for a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship beginning in September 2013 in the area of ?Crime and the City.? We welcome applicants from all fields at the intersection of the Humanities and Social Sciences (e.g., History, Sociology, Anthropology, Criminology, Urban Studies, American Studies, Law and Society). The successful candidate will be able to bridge disciplines and analyze the discursive, ideological, and historical dimensions of crime, transgression, disorder, deviance, gangs, delinquency, policing, punishment, incarceration, and related subjects in a specifically urban context. Expertise in the urban, racial, ethnic, and other social connotations of crime and punishment is desirable.

The successful applicant will teach one undergraduate course per semester on ?Crime and the City? in the interdisciplinary Urban Studies Program and must be willing and able to participate in the weekly humanities fellows seminar and other activities of the Cogut Center for the Humanities as appropriate to his/her scholarship.

CONDITIONS:
Applicants must have Ph.D. in hand by 1 July 2013. The degree must have been received within the previous five years, and must have been awarded from an institution other than Brown University.

TERMS:
Fellows receive stipends of $52,000 and $54,080 in their 1st and 2nd years, respectively, plus standard fellows? benefits and a $2,000 per year research budget.

APPLICATION DETAILS:
Applications should include (1) a cover letter describing research completed and planned, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a teaching statement including ideas for courses on ?Crime and the City?; and (4) the names, positions, and email addresses of three references who can write letters of recommendation.

URL for complete details: http://www.brown.edu/academics/urban-studies/open-positions/open-positions.

Applicants should submit their materials to https://secure.interfolio.com/apply/20966.

Brown University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.
Contact: Meredith_Paine@brown.edu
Phone: 401-863-2090
Fax: 401-863-9288
Address: Box 1833, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912 USA

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