Employment Opportunities

Back

Mellon Postdoctoral Fellows

Stanford University

Posted: October 07, 2009

Description:
Stanford University invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships in the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in the Humanities, a unique opportunity for the best recent Ph.D. recipients in the humanities to develop as scholars and teachers. Up to six fellowships will be awarded for a two-year term. Fellows will teach two courses per year in one of Stanford’s fifteen humanities departments, and are expected to participate in the intellectual life of the program, which includes regular meetings with other fellows and faculty to share work in progress and discuss topics of mutual interest. It is expected that Fellows will be in residence during the term of their appointment. Fellows will also be affiliated with the Stanford Humanities Center and will have the opportunity to be active in its intellectual life.

Deadline:
Friday, November 20, 2009 (Postmark Deadline)

Minimum Requirements:
Eligible fields for the 2009-10 competition (for fellowships beginning in 2010):

Asian Languages; Comparative Literature; French and Italian; German Studies; Linguistics; Slavic Languages and Literatures; Iberian and Latin American Literatures and Cultures

Candidates for this year’s competition must have received their Ph.D. degree between January 1, 2007 and June 30, 2010. Fellowships will begin on September 1, 2010.

Please see website (http://fellows.stanford.edu) for more complete information about application requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

Documents Required:
Please complete our web-based application form at http://fellows.stanford.edu. Once you have submitted your application form on-line, please submit hard copies of the following materials to the address below:

• Cover letter (circa one page) describing your research and teaching interests to an interdisciplinary search committee
• Curriculum vitae
• Dissertation abstract (up to three pages). PLEASE NOTE: Applicants in Linguistics are expected to submit a research statement (up to three pages) in addition to, or in lieu of, a dissertation abstract.
• A sample of written work (article length, no longer than 40 pages)
• A separate description of teaching experience and interests (up to three pages). NOTE: Courses will be offered through standing Stanford departments; applicants should familiarize themselves with recent course offerings and department curricula.
• Three confidential letters of recommendation (or the applicant’s active graduate school dossier)

Contact Information:
Krista Featherstone, Program Officer
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in the Humanities
Stanford Humanities Center
424 Santa Teresa St.
Stanford, CA 94305-4015
(650) 723-3316
kfeatherstone@stanford.edu

Additional Information:
The stipend for 2010-2011 will be approximately $55,000, and compensation will include additional support for computer assistance, research, and relocation expenses, depending on the individual Fellow’s needs.

©2009 Latin American Studies Association