Rising Scholar Postdoctoral Research Associate (uva)

Job Description

Participating departments in the School of Arts & Sciences at UVA welcome applications from scholars for two consecutive 12-month appointments, contingent on a successful annual review. This program recruits postdoctoral scholars who have the potential to assume tenure-track faculty positions (at UVA or elsewhere) and who would benefit from mentored professional development opportunities.

Postdoctoral Research Associates selected under this program will carry out transformative, cross-disciplinary research, develop a strong teaching portfolio, contribute to the understanding of the legacy of racial inequity using place-based methodologies for research or artistic expression, and strengthen existing initiatives that address race, justice, and equity issues. For more information about the program, visit https://graduate.as.virginia.edu/rising-scholars.

Applicants must have a terminal degree (PhD, or, where appropriate, an MFA) by time of appointment. Candidates who received (or will receive) their terminal degree between August 24, 2020 and August 24, 2024.

Areas of research or creative focus might include, but are by no means limited to, labor stratification, race and environment, health, inequity, settler colonialism, sovereignty and survivance, civil rights history, race and public policy, social movements, decolonizing methodologies, race and literature, arts, etc. Scholars from underrepresented communities, including Native American, Indigenous, African American, Latinx, Asian American, queer, neurodiverse, and differently abled scholars, are especially invited to apply. 

For additional information about the position, please contact Irtefa Binte-Farid at Iab4de@virginia.edu.

This position is located in Charlottesville, VA.

The anticipated start date is August 2024. For more information on the benefits at UVA, visit hr.virginia.edu/benefits. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment.

To Apply:

To be considered, applications must be received by January 15, 2024.

Please apply through Workday, and search for R0054295. Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching ‘Find Jobs.’ Complete an application online.

In addition to submitting basic application information in Workday, applicants must complete an application at the following site, https://graduate.as.virginia.edu/applicants (navigate to the “Application Portal” on the sidebar) where they will submit the following:

• Cover Letter 
• Resume 
• Research and Teaching Statement 
• Writing Sample 
• Contact Information for 3 Letters of Reference

For full consideration, both applications must be completed by the deadline. 

For questions about the application process, please contact Melanie Sponaugle, Academic Recruiter, at unw5dq@virginia.edu.

For more information about UVA and the Charlottesville community please see http://www.virginia.edu/life/charlottesville and https://embarkcva.com/.

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.  We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences.  We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.