Society of Fellows in the Humanities with the Columbia University in the USA is inviting applications for the Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Competition in Humanities in 2019.
The Society of Fellows is committed to assembling a diverse and inclusive academic community. Toward this end, they especially encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups and those whose interests contribute to realizing this goal.
Fellows are appointed as Postdoctoral Research Scholars (Mellon Fellows) in the Society of Fellows in the Humanities and as Lecturers in appropriate departments at Columbia University (departments are listed in the “Application Materials (PDF)”). The one-year Fellowship renews automatically for a second and a third year. In the first year, Fellows teach one course per semester. At least one of these courses must be in the undergraduate (“Core”) education program: Contemporary Civilization, Literature Humanities, Music Humanities, Art Humanities, Asian Civilizations, Asian Humanities, or Global Cultures.
Worth of Award
The fellowship covers;
- The Fellowship Stipend for is $64,000.
- Medical benefits are provided, and subsidized housing is available.
- There is a $7,000 research allowance per annum.
Eligibility
- Fellows newly appointed for must have received the PhD between 1 January 2018 and 1 July 2020.
- The Society of Fellows is committed to assembling a diverse and inclusive academic community. Toward this end, they especially encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups and those whose interests contribute to realizing this goal.
- Fellows are appointed as Postdoctoral Research Scholars (Mellon Fellows) in the Society of Fellows at Columbia University and as Lecturers in appropriate departments at Columbia University.
How to Apply
To apply;
- The Application Form can be accessed at sofcolumbia.onlineapplicationportal.com.
- Before you can proceed to the application form itself and detailed application instructions, you must register as a new user on the landing page.
- Please follow the instructions carefully, noting the deadline for submission.
- A select number of candidates will be invited to interview in January 2020. Fellowship decisions will be announced by early March 2020.
- Applicants who have not been contacted for an interview by 10 January 2020 should assume that their candidacy is no longer active.
Deadline: Application closes on October 2, 2019.