Help VCU become a national model for diversity and inclusion.
Join the iCubed team
To inquire regarding a specific iCubed employment opportunity, contact mccalls2@vcu.edu.
Position descriptions are listed below each core name.
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Oral Health Equity
Purpose of core: This core seeks to identify and remove the educational, political, psychological, social and nutritional barriers to the prevention and treatment of dental carries (tooth decay) in the children and adolescents of Richmond.
No open positions at this time.
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Sustainable Food Access
Purpose of core: The Sustainable Food Access Transdisciplinary Core invests in ‘smart city’ research, which embeds advances in technology and data collection into the infrastructures of urban environments. Through converging research, the core will initially examine the conceptual relationship between governance, urban food, communities, technology, and social innovation. It will promote diversity in all its forms, and further collaborative knowledge generation that enhances urban communities.
No open positions at this time.
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Intersections in the Lives of LGBTQIA+ Communities
Purpose of core: The Intersections in the Lives of LGBTQIA+ Communities Transdisciplinary Core engages in community-informed inquiry of LGBTQIA+ people with multiple marginalized identities in Richmond. It explores the experiences and effects of discrimination as well as strategies for resilience and resistance. The core also aspires to further an inclusive environment in which faculty, students, and community members, including those from historically underrepresented groups, contribute towards meaningful change.
No open positions at this time.
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Urban Education and Family
Purpose of core: We propose a holistic strategy to improving education equity for Black and Latinx children and families using the following models for research, teaching, and service: 1) Model for PK-20 Educator Development; 2) Model for Reducing Access Gaps and Barriers to Educational Excellence through Policy; and 3) Model for Family and Community Engagement.
No open positions at this time.
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Disrupting Criminalization in Education
Purpose of core: This core aims to promote educational excellence through examining the criminalization of trauma and exclusionary discipline that prevent African American and Latinx children from engaging in learning. Ultimately, it will further collaborative knowledge generation that enhances diverse urban communities.
No open positions at this time.
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Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan
Purpose of core: This core addresses problems of older and disabled adults “aging in place” within low-income senior housing apartment buildings and surrounding neighborhoods in urban Richmond, Virginia.
No open positions at this time.
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Culture, Race and Health
Purpose of core: This core addresses how culture and race/ethnicity impact health and overall well-being, in particular among the citizens of the Crater Health District in Petersburg, Virginia, experiencing health disparities.
No open positions at this time.
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Racial Equity, Arts and Culture
Purpose of core: This core fosters critical dialogue about and develops mechanisms for advancing the fair treatment of people of all races in and through arts and culture.
No open positions at this time.