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UMBC Postdoctoral Fellows for Faculty diversity
by Sanjay Purushotham 01 Sep '20

01 Sep '20

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is now accepting applications for Cohort VI (2021-2023) of the Postdoctoral Fellowship for Faculty Diversity. All application materials must be received by October 2 2020 via Interfolio, to start fellowships in July 2021. UMBC’s Postdoctoral Fellowship for Faculty Diversity is a 2-year in-residence fellowship that supports promising scholars who are committed to diversity and inclusive excellence in the academy and to prepare those scholars for possible tenure-track appointments at UMBC. During the two-year appointment, UMBC provides fellows with teaching and research mentors, and professional development opportunities across campus. Fellowship recipients are provided with a stipend, health benefits, office space, library, and additional funding for conference travel. The Department of Information Systems at UMBC offers a supportive environment for Postdoctoral Fellows with a strong focus on mentoring, and will supplement the base stipend and conference travel allowances for Postdoctoral Fellows working with mentors in the department. The Department of Information Systems is a research-intensive department with thriving graduate and undergraduate programs (http://is.umbc.edu) Our faculty are engaged in cutting-edge multidisciplinary research, including the following areas: -AI and Machine Learning -Data Science -Health Informatics -Human-Computer Interaction -Software Engineering We welcome applications for study in any field represented within Information Systems and in particular interdisciplinary fields and emerging fields. UMBC is a national model for diversity and inclusive excellence in STEM through its Meyerhoff Scholars program (http://meyerhoff.umbc.edu/) Center for Women in Technology Scholars program (http://cwit.umbc.edu/) and PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP and LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate programs to widen access for groups which have been traditionally underrepresented in careers in STEM. More information about the Postdoctoral Fellowship for Faculty Diversity program can be found at https://coeit.umbc.edu/postdoctoral-fellows-program/, or by contacting Dr. Autumn Reed (autumn2(a)umbc.edu)

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