| Applicants wanted for Race, Gender, and Public Policy postdoctoral fellowship at the Humphrey Institute The Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs is seeking postdoctoral fellows to
be part of a new program that will explore the intersections of race, gender,
and public policy. The postdoctoral fellows will support and develop new research
in this policy area.
 “Race, gender, and public policy offer a critical intersection for new
scholars interested in moving our society forward through greater understanding
of one another,” said program co-director Dr.
Samuel L. Myers, Jr., and director of the Humphrey Institute's Roy
Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice.
In addition to developing new research, fellows will teach one graduate seminar
within their area of specialty focusing on race, gender, and public policy and/or
a masters-level course on social policy. Applicants should be broadly trained
in the social or behavioral sciences and must have a demonstrated commitment
to investigating the relationship between their disciplines and race, gender,
and public policy.
 “Public policy is constantly influenced by issues of race and gender,
and this fellowship will give interested scholars the opportunity to engage
in interdisciplinary research with practical applications,” said Dr.
Sally Kenney, co-director with Myers and director of the Humphrey Institute's
Center on Women and
Public Policy.
The program will explore all areas of race and gender. There is added interest
in applicants who focus on the peoples of the African Diaspora, indigenous women,
such as American Indians or the Aborigines of Australia, and other populations
in Latin America.
Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee comprised of nationally
recognized race, gender, and public policy scholars. Applicants must submit
a cover letter, resume, three letters of support from graduate advisers, a graduate
school transcript, a one-page proposed course description, and a writing sample.
All materials must be received by April 15, 2007. For more information
and complete application instructions, click
here. Additional questions may be forwarded to Lawrencina
Mason-Oramalu at (612) 626-8734.
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