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Job Title Spatial Humanities Initiative | Postdoctoral Fellow in Levantine Studies Department Humanities Research Center Full Time/Part Time Full-Time Requisition Number P19038 Open Date 12/10/2018 Close Date 02/22/2019 Benefits Eligible Yes Position Summary

With support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Humanities Research Center (HRC) at Rice University will award one postdoctoral fellowship for a renewable one-year appointment in the theory, geography, history, and/or practice of Spatial Studies, with an emphasis on the Levant, broadly construed. The fellow will develop or continue his or her own research project in spatial studies, participate in the HRC’s levantCarta initiative [http://hrc.rice.edu/levantCarta/], assist the HRC in organizing a lecture series, and offer one course per year related to his or her research.

This position is for July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. It is a full-time, benefits eligible, one-year appointment, renewable for a second year. Fellow will receive an annual salary of $55,000 and a $3,000 allowance for research and/or 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 the history and geography of Levant are eligible to apply. The fellow should have experience working with geospatial technologies and/or 3D modeling software. The fellow must have received a PhD between July 1, 2016, and June 30, 2019.

Application Materials:
- Cover Letter
- Three page CV
- 1000-word research project proposal
- 500-word statement outlining applicant’s active participation (theoretical or practical) in spatial studies
- 1-page course proposal for a one-semester undergraduate course on spatial studies
- Three recommendation letters – Please use the Professional References section on the application. Applicant will be requested to provide the email addresses of their references and Rice will contact them requesting the reference letters.

Education Required PhD or other Doctoral Degree Major/Discipline

Applicants from any humanistic discipline or interdiscipline are eligible to apply and must have received a PhD between July 1, 2016, and June 30, 2019.

Education Preferred Experience Required No experience required Type of Experience Experience Preferred Skills Required

- Research, writing, and teaching in the humanities broadly construed.
- GIS and/or Procedural Modeling.

Skills Preferred Physical Demands

Working in office and classroom environment.

Working Conditions

Regular office and classroom conditions. Evening and weekend events and dinners on occasion.

Security Sensitive Yes Special Instructions to Applicants

Deadline: Friday, February 22, 2019

Application Materials:

Cover Letter

Three page CV

1000-word research project proposal

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

1-page course proposal for a one-semester undergraduate course on spatial studies

Three recommendation letters (Please use the Professional References section on the application)

Quick Link for Posting http://jobs.rice.edu/postings/17762 Job Duties

Job Duty Name Project Management Description of Job Duty

- Manages faculty led research projects

Percentage of Time 30 Job Duties

Job Duty Name Research Description of Job Duty

- Conducts own research

Percentage of Time 30 Job Duties

Job Duty Name Spatial Humanities/levantCarta Initiatives Participation Description of Job Duty

- Participates in the Spatial Humanities/levantCarta Initiatives

Percentage of Time 20 Job Duties

Job Duty Name Teaching Description of Job Duty

- Teaches or co-teach a semester-long undergraduate course

Percentage of Time 20 Applicant Documents Required Documents

1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Research Proposal
4. Other Document
5. Course Proposal

Optional Documents

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * Do you have or will have a PhD or other doctoral degree in 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 the history and geography of Levant between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2019?
   • Yes
   • No