Job Posting: University of Maryland, Baltimore County Postdoctoral Fellows for Faculty Diversity

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Philosophy Department invites applications for the UMBC Postdoctoral Fellows Program for Faculty Diversity, with successful applicants to be housed in the Philosophy Department.
Areas of Specialization (AOS): Open, though the Department especially encourages candidates specializing in Ethics and Applied Ethics to apply.
Areas of Competence (AOC): Open
Fellows teach one course per academic year in their area of specialization. The term of the Fellowship is two years (2019-2021), commencing on July 1, 2019.
There are potentially multiple Fellowships available. There is a possibility of converting the Fellowship into an assistant professor tenure-track position at some point during the term of the Fellowship.
Application Deadline: November 9, 2019
Apply at: https://apply.interfolio.com/50543

Information about the Fellows Program, including application and selection process, is contained below:
Open Date: Jun 30, 2018
Deadline: Nov 9, 2018 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time


Description
The University of Maryland Baltimore County invites applications for Cohort V of the UMBC Postdoctoral Fellows Program for Faculty Diversity. UMBC is dedicated to ensuring a diverse, inclusive, scholarly environment and encouraging outstanding individuals to enter the academic profession. The purpose of the Program is to support promising scholars who are committed to diversity and inclusive excellence in the academy and to prepare those scholars for possible tenure track appointments at UMBC. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals who are members of groups that historically have been underrepresented in the professoriate. 
UMBC will appoint recent recipients of a Ph.D. or M.F.A. degree as Postdoctoral Fellows for a two-year term in-residence fellowship beginning July 1, 2019. Fellows receive a starting stipend of $50,000, health benefits, $5,500 for conference travel, preparation of scholarly work, and technology needs. Fellows are also provided with office space, library and other privileges at the university. During the two-year fellowship, fellows are provided teaching and research mentors and specialized professional development opportunities. In addition to pursuing their research agenda, fellows teach one course a year in the host department.
Successful candidates for the Program will be selected on the basis of scholarly promise and potential to add to the diversity of the UMBC community.  Applicants must have completed their terminal degree when the term of appointment commences and must be no more than three years beyond receiving the Ph.D. or M.F.A.  Individuals awarded a Ph.D. or M.F.A. from UMBC or currently holding a postdoctoral or faculty position (including adjunct positions) at UMBC are not eligible.

Qualifications
Fields: Applications for study in any field represented at UMBC are welcome. Please specify up to three fields of interest. 
Stipend: $50,000 a year.
Eligibility
Applicants who will have completed the doctoral or a masters of fine arts degree no later than July 1, 2019 and no earlier than July 1, 2016 are eligible to apply. Preference will be given to U.S. citizens and permanent residents.  
 
Application Instructions
Full consideration will be given to those applicants that submit all materials to Interfolio by November 9, 2018. A complete submission will consist of: 

1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Three Letters of Reference 
4. Statement of Proposed Research Plan during fellowship (2-3 Pages)
5. A Personal Statement of your demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence in higher education (1-3 Pages)
6. Writing Sample (which may include samples of creative/artistic work) (1-2 samples, 35-page cumulative max, e.g., dissertation chapter, journal article)
7. List of up to three fields of interest that are represented at UMBC (1 Page)

INCOMPLETE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE REVIEWED

Review and Selection 
Applications will be reviewed by the appropriate department(s)/program(s), Dean(s) and the Provost’s Selection Committee. Finalists will be contacted in mid-January and invited to campus for interviews in mid-February. Awardees will be notified in mid-March.

​Contact Information
For application submission questions, please visit https://facultydiversity.umbc.edu/faqs/
General questions regarding the program may be addressed to:
Dr. Autumn Reed, Director of UMBC STRIDE, Coordinator for Faculty Diversity  
Office of the Provost
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD 21250
410-455-1099/autumn2@umbc.edu
https://facultydiversity.umbc.edu