Call for Applications – Post-Doctoral Fellow (Sawyer Seminar)
Boston University, Center on Forced Displacement
Accepting Applications for a Post-Doctoral Fellow
Boston University’s Center on Forced Displacement (CFD; www.bu.edu/cfd) invites applications for a one-year post-doctoral scholar position supporting a seminar on EU and US Border Regimes as they impact migrants and asylum seekers traveling through Central America and the Balkan states. The CFD Post-doctoral Fellow will have doctoral level expertise and an ongoing research and/or artistic project related to critical displacement studies, border studies, migration studies, health and wellness of migrants and asylum seekers, or related fields.
This one-year post-doctoral fellowship is located in Boston during the 2023-2024 school year, with the possibility of an additional year funded by CFD. We provide a competitive salary and benefits as well as support for research activities and mentoring toward future projects and professional opportunities.
The duties of the CFD Post-doctoral Fellow will include conducting and presenting original research and helping to organize the seminar on EU and US Border Externalization Regimes, including organizing and presenting at sessions, gathering and posting seminar materials, helping produce a monthly newsletter about the seminar and other communications, ensuring that the seminar has the greatest impact possible, and other administrative and event support. Post-Doctoral Fellows will also be asked to contribute to the many events, projects, and courses of CFD, including a book project on border regimes related to our Sawyer Seminar. Post-doctoral Fellows will also have the opportunity to mentor student research projects and contribute to courses and educational programs organized by CFD in Boston and abroad. Our Post-doctoral Fellows benefit from research support and mentorship as well as a lively and committed atmosphere of intellectual inquiry that is truly interdisciplinary.
About the Center on Forced Displacement
Our Post-doctoral Fellows are core members of CFD, a university-wide research center that fosters interdisciplinary research and engagement with the global challenge of forced displacement. Our projects, research activities, events, and programs bring together multidisciplinary teams of researchers, practitioners, and artists from across schools and colleges at BU and around the world. These collaborations are crucial to helping us better understand the history and sources of forced displacement, clarify the policies and practices that exacerbate or alleviate human suffering, and generate ethical interventions to improve the lives of displaced communities and their hosts.
CFD actively seeks to diversify its staff, student, and faculty, recognizing that diversity of experience deepens all intellectual endeavors and is especially crucial when engaging with the global challenge of forced displacement. We seek to embed—within all programs and events—the principle that pluralism in any enterprise is a source of insight and effectiveness. Boston University is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Please submit 1) a cover letter that describes how your teaching and research/creative interests fit within the mission of the Center on Forced Displacement and how you will contribute to our seminar on Border Externalization, 2) a 20-25 page writing sample (published or unpublished), 3) CV, 4) a 1500-word description of scholarly/creative work, and 5) the names of three references who can speak to your professional and/or scholarly accomplishments. Application materials should be sent as email attachments to Carrie Preston (cjpresto@bu.edu). Preference will be given to applications received by August 15, 2023.