Duke University
Hybrid (Durham, NC, USA)
Lehman Brady Visiting Professor in Documentary Studies and American Studies at Duke University and UNC–Chapel Hill
The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University and the Department of American Studies at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill invite applications for the 2026–2028 Lehman Brady Visiting Joint Chair Professorship.
The professorship, open as to rank, provides an innovative artist, writer, documentarian or scholar a two-year position. The first year is not fully residential, but involves a series of week-long visits to engage with faculty, students and community groups, as appropriate, to present on work-in-progress, and to undertake planning for the second, residential year.
During the second year, the holder of the professorship will be in residence in Durham to conduct research, participate in educational and community-building activities, and design and carry out a significant creative public engagement project connecting university staff,...