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Spatial Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow

With support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation <https://mellon.org/>,
the Humanities Research Center <http://hrc.rice.edu/> (HRC) at Rice
University will award one postdoctoral fellowship for a renewable one-year
appointment in the theory, history, and/or practice of Spatial Humanities.
The fellow will develop or continue his or her own research project in
spatial humanities, give a presentation to colleagues at Rice, assist the
HRC in organizing a lecture series, and offer one course per year related
to his or her research.

This is a full-time, benefits eligible, one-year appointment, renewable for
a second year, with an annual salary of $55,000 and allowances for research
and relocation to Houston.

*Eligibility:*

Applicants from any humanistic discipline or interdiscipline including, but
not limited to, art history, architecture, geography, history, and/or
literary studies, whose research and teaching interests focus on issues
related to spatial humanities are eligible to apply. The fellow should have
experience working with geospatial technologies or 3D modeling software.
The fellow must have received a PhD between Spring 2014 and June 30, 2017

*Application Materials:*

-Cover Letter

-Three page CV; please also list the three references who will submit
recommendation letters

-1000-word research project proposal

-500-word statement outlining applicant’s active participation (theoretical
or practical) in spatial humanities

-Course proposal for a one-semester undergraduate course on spatial
humanities

-Three recommendation letters

*Deadline: *Monday, March 6, 2017

 In order to apply, please click on this link
<https://jobs.rice.edu/postings/9472>.
Hannah Landecker, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
&
Director
Institute for Society and Genetics
UCLA

tel: 310-825-1517 <(310)%20825-1517>
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