The Illinois Program For Research In The Humanities (IPRH) – USA
Andrew W. Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowships In The Humanities At The University Of Illinois At USA In 2010
Study Subject: Humanities
Employer: The University of Illinois
Level: Post-Doctoral
Scholarship Description:
The Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellows in the Humanities will spend the two-year term in residence at Illinois; will conduct research on the proposed project; and will teach two courses per year in the appropriate academic department (an undergraduate seminar and graduate seminar in the first year, and an undergraduate lecture and graduate seminar in the second year). The Fellows will also participate in the IPRH Fellows’ Seminar, a yearlong interdisciplinary workshop; and will be encouraged to participate in activities related to their research at the IPRH, in the teaching department, and elsewhere on campus. At the end of the second year, each Post-Doctoral Fellow will give a public lecture that will serve as a culmination of their research at Illinois.
The Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellows in the Humanities will spend the two-year term in residence at Illinois; will conduct research on the proposed project; and will teach two courses per year in the appropriate academic department (an undergraduate seminar and graduate seminar in the first year, and an undergraduate lecture and graduate seminar in the second year). The Fellows will also participate in the IPRH Fellows’ Seminar, a yearlong interdisciplinary workshop; and will be encouraged to participate in activities related to their research at the IPRH, in the teaching department, and elsewhere on campus. At the end of the second year, each Post-Doctoral Fellow will give a public lecture that will serve as a culmination of their research at Illinois.The search for Mellon Fellows is open to scholars in all humanities disciplines, but we seek applicants whose work falls into one of the following broad subject areas:
* Race and Diaspora Studies
* History of Science/Technology
* Empire and Colonial Studies
* Memory Studies
To be eligible for consideration, applicants must have received their Ph.D. in a humanities discipline between January 1, 2006 and August 30, 2010. (These are external fellowships; current full- and part-time faculty members at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are ineligible for these awards. Likewise, current U of I graduate students, and scholars who received their Ph.D. from the U of I, are not eligible for these awards.) The appointment will begin on August 16, 2011, and the successful applicants must be on the Illinois campus by that date for orientation. The successful applicants will be required to live within 20 miles of Champaign-Urbana during the academic years of the appointment.
The fellowship carries a $45,000 annual stipend, a $2,000 research account, and a comprehensive benefit package.
Application Guidelines:
The following application materials must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on October 29, 2010.
1. Curriculum vitae, including month and year of degree, and department and institution from which the degree was received.
2. Project title and one-page abstract (250-300 words), followed by a detailed narrative statement (2,000 words) describing the research project the applicant will undertake during the term of the fellowship. The narrative statement should explain how the proposed project would make a contribution to the applicant’s research and advance the larger field of study; how the project would articulate with one of the four designated subject areas; and the anticipated outcomes of the proposed research. Applicants must address why the proposed research can be undertaken successfully at the University of Illinois, and should include details about programs, individual scholars, and resources at the U of I that would enrich the project.
3. A sample syllabus for a course (undergraduate or graduate) related to the applicant’s research project that could be taught by the applicant as part of the fellowsh
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Last Date To Apply:29 October 2010
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