The Laboratory for Race and Popular Culture (RAP Lab) at the University of Colorado, Boulder seeks applications for a two-year post doc Research Associate beginning in August 2013. They welcome applications from all Humanities and Social Science disciplines with particular interest in candidates from Music, as well as fields at the intersection of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Applicants must be in hand by July 1st, 2013 or received within the past three years. The successful candidate shall receive a salary of $50,000 per year, plus standard employee benefits and a $2,000 per year research budget.
Job Description:
Research Associate (Postdoctoral Researcher) Position
Laboratory for Race and Popular Culture (RAP Lab)
University of Colorado
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The Laboratory for Race and Popular Culture (RAP Lab) at the University of Colorado, Boulder seeks applications for a two-year Research Associate (postdoctoral researcher), beginning in August 2013. Under the direction of Professor Adam Bradley, the RAP Lab is a new research initiative focused on collaborate research, teaching and outreach.
We welcome applicants from all Humanities and Social Science disciplines, with particular interest in candidates from Music, as well as fields at the intersection of the Humanities and Social Sciences (e.g., Sociology, Anthropology, Communication Studies and American Studies). The successful candidate will be able to bridge disciplines and analyze the ideological, formal and historical dimensions of issues pertaining to race and popular culture, such as the poetics of pop songs or the transnational dissemination of hip hop.
During his/her tenure as a Postdoctoral Researcher, the person hired will: 1) help shape the inaugural agenda of the Laboratory; 2) spearhead the Lab's grant writing efforts; 3) teach one undergraduate course per year; and, 4) maintain residence in the Boulder area, while engaging in activities of the RAP Lab and the University as a whole, appropriate to his/her scholarship. Applicants must have Ph.D.s in hand by July 1, 2013. The degrees must have been received within the past three years.
The successful candidate shall receive a salary of $50,000 per year, plus standard employee benefits and a $2,000 per year research budget.
Applications should include: (1) cover letters describing research completed and planned; (2) curriculum vitae; (3) teaching statements detailing ideas for courses related to race and popular culture; and, (4) the names, positions and email addresses of three references who can write letters of recommendation. Applicants must submit applications to www.jobsatcu.com. Review of applications will begin March 22, 2013 and continue until the position is filled.
