Postdoctoral Fellowship, Modeling Interdisciplinary Inquiry
About The Position
Washington University in St. Louis is recruiting two fellows for the twenty-fifth year of Modeling Interdisciplinary Inquiry, a postdoctoral fellowship program endowed by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The program encourages interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching across the humanities and interpretive social sciences and is housed in WashU’s Center for the Humanities. The program seeks interdisciplinary scholars whose research focuses on global issues, including but not limited to global public humanities methods. Selected fellows will join the interdisciplinary community at the Center for the Humanities in mid-August 2027. Each fellowship is anticipated to run for two academic years. Fellows pursue their own continuing research in association with a senior faculty mentor at Washington University and teach two courses during the fellowship. Fellows are expected to remain in residence during all semesters of their appointment.
Requirements
- Have a PhD, DPhil, or D.F.A. in the humanities or interpretive social sciences, in hand by June 30, 2027, and awarded no earlier than June 30, 2024.
- Must not have previously held a research-oriented postdoctoral fellowship.
Responsibilities
- Pursue continuing research in association with a senior faculty mentor at Washington University.
- Teach two courses during the two-year fellowship.
- Remain in residence during all semesters of the appointment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
