UCLA

UCLA ? Postdoctoral Fellowship for the W.M.
Keck Foundation Undergraduate Program in Digital Cultural
Mapping

The Division of Humanities at the
University of California, Los Angeles, will appoint one Postdoctoral
Fellow for the W.M. Keck Foundation Undergraduate Program in Digital Cultural
Mapping for a one-year term beginning in the Fall of 2008, with the intent of
extending the appointment for up to two additional years. The Fellow must have
earned a doctoral degree no earlier than June 2003 and no later than June 2008. 
The postdoctoral appointment provides $50,000 per annum as combined fellowship
and instructional pay prior to tax withholding, as well as standard fringe
benefits, a one-time moving allowance of up to $1,500 and a research budget of
$1,000. The main task of the Postdoctoral Fellow will be to coordinate and teach
in the W.M. Keck Undergraduate Program of Digital Cultural Mapping.  The
postdoctoral fellow will be appointed in the Department of Near Eastern
Languages and Cultures, the home department of the principal investigator of the
Keck Foundation grant. Applicants should have demonstrable excellent
communication and organizational skills, an ability to work independently and
prioritize assignments, have experience working in a team and developing digital
educational materials. Candidates with experience in grant/report writing,
proposal preparation, and the use of Geographic Information Systems are
preferred.  For more information, please visit: http://www.idre.ucla.edu/hasis/keck.

Applicants
should send an application letter and a CV, as well as three names of persons
who are willing to provide recommendations, by September 30, 2008 to: Kathryn
Roberts,   Assistant to the Dean of the Humanities at kroberts@college.ucla.edu. UCLA is
an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are
especially encouraged to apply.