Dear COEHD faculty,

Please help us announce this African American Studies Doctoral Fellowship opportunity to your current doctoral students. MA students who are interested are also welcome to apply.

African American Studies Doctoral Fellowship

Application Deadline:  Sep. 15^th 2017

We are looking for a COEHD doctoral student to work with the African American Studies program housed in COEHD. This is a fully funded doctoral position that will provide salary and tuition and fees for academic year 2017-2018. The position involves both Research and Teaching opportunities.

Eligibility

1) Applicants must be current Ph.D. or Ed.D. student in The College of Education and Human Development. MA students in COEHD programs are also welcome to apply.

2) Applicants are preferred to have experience of the study/research that centers on or is related to Africa and the African Diaspora.

3) Applicants must be continuously enrolled as a full – time graduate student for the term of the award.

4) Applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or above.

Duties

1. Recipient will be working as a Graduate Research Assistant in the Fall 2017 semester assisting with grant proposal writing for the African American Studies program.

2. Recipient will be working as a Teaching Assistant for African American Studies program teaching one course for the Spring 2018 semester for AAS program.

3. Doctoral Fellow will report to the director of African American Studies Program.

4. Other duties as assigned.

Application Requirements

1. Applicant Information: Provide your contact information, current status and current field of study. Provide details about your proposed dissertation research, relevant coursework, academic honors, pertinent teaching/employment experience and titles/citations of publications.

2. Curriculum Vitae or Resume

3. Application Essay: In 1,500 words describe your interest in AAS teaching/researching and scholarship.

4. Two Letters of recommendation: a) Doctoral Mentor’s Letter of Recommendation: Your faculty mentor/advisor will be asked to provide a letter of support that will assess your commitment to this TA/GRA position. b) Second letter of professional recommendation.

Completed Application packet must be submitted in hard copy to MS. 3.01.04 or emailed to AAS@utsa.edu before 5pm Friday, Sep. 15^th, 2017.

Dongdong (Carly) Liu

Administrative Associate II

Consortium for Social Transformation

College of Education & Human Development (COEHD)

University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, TX 78249-0654

Office: 210-458-8542

Fax: 210-458-8543