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Dietrich School Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship: Economics of Diversity

The University of Pittsburgh’s Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Economics focusing on the economics of diversity beginning August 1, 2019.

The fellow will help to advance the department’s goal of diversity in research, teaching and student composition by engaging in research on diversity, and by working with other faculty members over this two-year period to develop a course on the economics of diversity.

The fellow will teach two courses per year, complete scholarly work, and participate in the intellectual communities of the Department of Economics and the Dietrich School. The fellow will help foster collaborations between the Department’s scholars working on different aspects of diversity, including issues of gender, race, migration and social mobility. Within the Dietrich School and across campus, rich opportunities for interdisciplinary exchange are available in a number of vibrant multidisciplinary programs, including the Center for Urban Education, the University Center for International Studies, the Center for Race and Social Problems and the University Center for Social and Urban Research.

Applicants must have the PhD in hand by July 1, 2019. Individuals whose PhD predates January 1, 2017 are ineligible. For more information about the fellowship program, go to https://www.as.pitt.edu/dietrich-school-diversity-postdoctoral-fellowships:

To be considered, please submit your application via https://pats.as.pitt.edu/apply/index/MTMy: curriculum vitae; dissertation table of contents; two-page statement of research interests outlining the goals of the research you will undertake during the term of the fellowship; two-page statement of teaching interests and philosophy; one-to-two-page diversity statement, discussing how your past, planned, or potential contributions or experiences relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion will advance the University of Pittsburgh’s commitment to inclusive excellence; job market paper; one course proposal and syllabus for a 15-week course directed towards advanced undergraduate or graduate students; and email contacts for three recommenders. For each reference, you will have the opportunity to input a personal email address or an email address generated through Interfolio’s Online Application Delivery. In either case, an email notification will be sent to the designated address with instructions for uploading letters to our system. Review of applications begins on December, 3, 2018 and will continue on a rolling basis until April 30, 2019.

The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and values equality of opportunity, human dignity and diversity. EEO/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled.