Postdoctoral Scholar - Humanities

Tufts University • Somerville, MA

13h • Onsite

About The Position

The Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education (CEVIHE) at Tufts University is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow whose research and teaching focus on an emerging or underexplored area within the humanities. This role is designed for scholars whose work engages with significant and contentious political, cultural, or moral questions, illuminating difficult or contested debates in intellectual life and public culture. Relevant research areas include the intellectual history of controversial movements, philosophical or theological arguments about authority and dissent, literary or cultural engagements with moral conflict, and the conditions shaping the influence and marginalization of ideas. Applicants from disciplines such as philosophy, history, religious studies, literature, and political theory are encouraged to apply. The fellowship aims to cultivate early-career scholars who broaden the range of ideas within their disciplines and strengthen Tufts' commitment to open inquiry and engagement across differences.

Requirements

• Hold a Ph.D. in a relevant field by the start of the appointment.
• Demonstrated research and teaching interests in the humanities.
• Work engages contested intellectual traditions, moral or political disagreement, or the historical and cultural dynamics through which ideas gain authority or are challenged.
• Ability to teach textually grounded, discussion-based courses that expose students to competing frameworks of interpretation and model rigorous engagement across differences.
• Completion of a background check.

Nice To Haves

• Interdisciplinary approaches.
• Willingness to contribute to CEVIHE’s broader programming on intellectual pluralism and open inquiry.

Responsibilities

• Develop two courses in emerging or underexplamed areas of the humanities, potentially including seminars on influential texts, recent scholarship, and major debates surrounding contested ideas.
• Develop an independent research agenda.
• Gain teaching experience in a supportive academic environment.
• Participate in CEVIHE seminars, workshops, and related intellectual programming.
• Maintain an office at CEVIHE and be part of a cohort of postdoctoral fellows.
• Be mentored by two faculty members affiliated with CEVIHE to support research, teaching, and professional development.
• Work in person at least four days a week.
• Contribute to the CEVIHE community through attendance at a weekly lunch series, informal mentorship of undergraduates, and participation in occasional Center events.

Benefits

• Opportunity to develop an independent research agenda.
• Teaching experience in a supportive academic environment.
• Mentorship by two faculty members.
• Part of a cohort of postdoctoral fellows.
• Potential for extension pending performance and availability of funding.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees