Call for Applications

Theme: Democratic Citizenship and the Recognition of Cultural
Differences
Type: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Institution: Graduate Center, City University of New York
Location: New York, NY (USA)
Date: 2012-2013
Deadline: 12.4.2012

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The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, the Ph.D.
granting institution of CUNY, announces a postdoctoral fellowship for
the academic year 2012-13 in the Political Science and/or Philosophy
Ph.D. Program. The fellow’s area of research should be broadly related
to the Mellow Sawyer Seminar Series to be held at the Graduate Center
during that academic year on the theme “Democratic Citizenship and the
Recognition of Cultural Differences.”

The Sawyer Seminar Series, to be directed by Professors Carol Gould,
Ruth O’Brien, Richard Wolin, and Omar Dahbour, will address the
question of how democratic societies can be inclusive of a wide range
of cultural practices and forms of expression while maintaining a
commitment to respecting a secular public sphere, universal human
rights, and women’s equality. It is expected that the postdoctoral
fellow will help to organize and lead the seminar series and will
bring a relevant background in political theory, social and political
philosophy, feminist theory, American political thought, and/or
cultural studies. The fellow will also have ample opportunity to
pursue individual research related to one of the fields above.

The position will begin on September 1, 2012. Candidates must have a
Ph.D. in one of the disciplines in the humanities or humanistic social
sciences. Candidates who received the Ph.D in 2009 at the earliest, or
who have completed the requirements for the Ph.D. by the application
deadline, are eligible to apply.

To apply, please email a letter of application, curriculum vitae, one
sample publication or dissertation chapter, and the names and contact
information for at least three references to:
sawyerpostdoc@gc.cuny.edu

The deadline for receipt of applications is April 12, 2012.

Salary: $59,608 plus benefits.


Contact:

Prof. Carol C. Gould, Director
Center for Global Ethics & Politics
Ralph Bunche Institute
City University of New York
365 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5203
New York, NY 10016-4309
USA
Tel: +1 (212) 817-1940
Fax: +1 (212) 817-1565
Email: sawyerpostdoc@gc.cuny.edu
Web: http://web.gc.cuny.edu/ralphbuncheinstitute/cgep/