The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice is pleased to offer two fellowships for the 2014-2015 year.  The deadline for submission of all materials is February 15, 2014.  Please share widely with your networks.

Ruth J. Simmons Post-Doctoral Fellow in Slavery and Justice

The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice at Brown University invites applications for a one-year position (2014-2015) as the Ruth J. Simmons Post-Doctoral Fellow in Slavery and Justice. The Center is devoted to interdisciplinary scholarly research around issues of racial slavery, contemporary forms of injustice, as well as freedom. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in any humanities or social science discipline (or will obtain a Ph.D. by June 2014) and work on questions concerning the historical formations of slavery in global or comparative terms; issues concerning contemporary forms of indentured servitude; or philosophical, historical, and theoretical questions concerning slavery, justice, and freedom. Applicants working on questions of gender, contemporary racial formations, public history, and memory are welcome.

Applicants can find more information and apply online at: http://apply.interfolio.com/23067
 

John Carter Brown Library and the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice Joint Fellow

The John Carter Brown Library (JCB) and The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice (CSSJ) at Brown University invite applications for a joint JCB/CSSJ residential research fellowship for the academic year 2014-2015. The fellowship is open to those who have recently completed their PhDs, assistant professors, as well as independent scholars who are working on any topic to do with the history of slavery and abolition that might benefit from extended access to the collections of the JCB, in particular, and from other collections on Brown's campus, including that of the John Hay Library.

Applicants can find more information and apply online at: http://apply.interfolio.com/24180

Brown University is an EEO/AA employer. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.