Postdoctoral Fellow in Race & Ethnicity Studies

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Job summary

The CRRES Postdoctoral Fellowship at Indiana University Bloomington invites early-career scholars to study race and ethnicity across the social sciences and humanities. The two-year appointment runs from 1 August 2027 to 31 May 2029 and includes health benefits and annual research support.

Fellows teach one course per year and participate in CRRES and host department seminars. The program emphasizes criminology, psychology, brain sciences, and anthropology with a focus on human biology and

Qualifications

• PhD completed by start date or a letter confirming completion.
• Active research agenda on race/ethnicity with potential for conferences and publications.
• Ability to teach and participate in seminars across departments.

Responsibilities

• Teach one course per year during residence.
• Participate in CRRES and host-department seminars and activities.
• Develop research and teaching profile for tenure-track competitiveness.

Skills

Independent research

University teaching

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Scholarly communication

General Skills

Education

PhD

Tools

Research methods

Job description

CRRES Postdoctoral Fellowship in Race and Ethnicity Studies

Indiana University Bloomington · Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity in Society

Indiana, United States

Best consideration date: 15 October 2026. The official posting does not state that this is a hard final deadline.

About This Opportunity

Indiana University's CRRES offers a two-year postdoctoral fellowship for early-career scholars studying race and ethnicity across the social sciences and humanities, with particular interest in criminology/criminal justice, psychological and brain sciences, and human-biology anthropology. Applications received by 15 October 2026 receive full consideration.

The CRRES Postdoctoral Fellowship is designed for emerging scholars whose work examines race and ethnicity through a multidisciplinary social-science or humanities lens. The 2027–2029 cohort places particular emphasis on scholars based in criminology or criminal justice, psychological and brain sciences, and anthropology with a human-biology focus, while also welcoming work connected to African American and African Diaspora Studies, Native American and Indigenous Studies, Latinx Studies, and Asian American Studies. Fellows retain a strong research focus, with conference presentations and publications expected to develop from their primary scholarly agenda. The appointment also includes teaching one course in each year of residence and active participation in CRRES and host-department seminars and activities. The programme is explicitly structured around career development: fellows work with CRRES leaders, faculty affiliates and mentors in host departments while building the research and teaching profile needed for competitive tenure-track searches. The two-year appointment runs from 1 August 2027 through 31 May 2029 and includes a 10-month annual salary, health benefits and annual research support.

race and ethnicity criminology psychological and brain sciences human biology African Diaspora Studies Indigenous Studies Latinx Studies Asian American Studies

Level Postdoc

Start Date Aug 1, 2027

Duration Two years, from 1 August 2027 to 31 May 2029

Programme CRRES Postdoctoral Fellowship

Reference Code IU-101587-2026

Field Race and Ethnicity Studies

Specialization Social Sciences

Organization Type University

Funding & Compensation

Amount USD 60,000 / Per Year

Funding Type Salary

Funding Status Paid

Period Per Year

Requirements

Education

Applicants must have a PhD in hand or provide a letter from the dissertation committee chair confirming completion and filing by 30 June 2027.

Experience

Applicants should demonstrate scholarly potential through an active research agenda on race and/or ethnicity and evidence of work suitable for conference presentation and publication.

Technical Skills

General Skills Independent research University teaching Interdisciplinary collaboration Scholarly communication

Languages

The fellowship is intended for scholars at the beginning of their academic careers who do not yet hold tenure-track academic positions.