Category: Jobs

Graduate students on the job market may be interested in the following opportunity:

The Cornell Population Center (CPC) invites applicants for the Frank HT Rhodes Post-Doctoral Fellowship (job number 16174). The start date for the position will be August 15, 2012 and will be funded for 2 years, subject to a satisfactory first year evaluation.

Selection will be based on scholarly potential, ability to work in multidisciplinary settings, and the support of a faculty mentor and CPC affiliate at Cornell who will work closely with the post-doctoral associate. Preference will be given to fellows with research interests in areas broadly related to the CPC’s three main foci: families and children, health behaviors and disparities, or poverty and inequality.

Screening of applications begins February 1, 2012, and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in economics, sociology, public health, public policy, or another related social science discipline by August 15, 2012.

For questions, please contact Erin Oates.

(HT: Chris Barrett.)

The Thompson Writing Program at Duke is looking for lecturing fellows:

Lecturing Fellows, Thompson Writing Program, Duke University

We anticipate offering several postdoctoral fellowships on a multidisciplinary faculty charged with teaching an innovative first-year course in Academic Writing.  We seek candidates with a PhD in any field and a demonstrated commitment to undergraduate teaching.

Fellows are asked to draw on their disciplinary training and interests to design a seminar-style course introducing students to academic writing.  Teaching load is five sections of Academic Writing per year, with each section limited to 12 students.

Appointment is at a level of Lecturing Fellow (non-tenure-track) starting July 1, 2012.  Contract is for an initial three years, renewable after successful review for two more years.  Salary is competitive with a strong benefits package, and with opportunities for professional development.

To apply use our online application form at  http://twp.duke.edu/fellowships. Send us your curriculum vitae, a letter in which you discuss your aims in teaching Academic Writing, a brief proposal for a writing seminar modeled on course synopses posted on our website at http://twp.duke.edu/writing-20.

We may subsequently ask you to provide other supporting materials, including a more detailed course outline, and teaching materials.  If you are unable to apply online, you may mail hard copies to

Denise Comer

Chair, Lecturing Fellows Search,

Thompson Writing Program

Duke University

Box 90025

Durham, NC 27708-0025

Applications received by 11:59 PM EST (Eastern Standard Time) October 15, 2011, will be guaranteed consideration.  Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.

 (HT: @seenfromafar.)

This was sent to me by my grad school colleague Andrew Mude:

POST-DOCTORAL SCIENTIST

REF: PD/PGI/IBLI/06/11

Base salary from USD 35,000 plus attractive international staff benefits package

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works at the crossroads of livestock and poverty, bringing high-quality livestock science, communications and capacity building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development. ILRI is one of 15 centres supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). ILRI has campuses in Kenya (headquarters) and Ethiopia, with other offices located in other regions of Africa (Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria) as well as in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka), Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand, Vietnam) and East Asia (China).