The Princeton University Society of Fellows, an interdisciplinary group of scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and selected natural sciences, invites applications for the 2008-11 fellowship competition. Postmark Deadline: October 8, 2007.
Visit the fellowship website for more info.
The stipend for 2008-9 will be approximately $66,500. Fellows are expected to reside in or near Princeton during the academic year in order that they may participate fully in the intellectual life of the Society.
Interviews will be conducted in February 2008. Winners will be posted online July 2008.
Read further for details on the five new fellowships.
Details of 5 New Postdoctoral
Fellowships:
#1 and #2: Open fellowships in the humanities and
social sciencesIn each of the first two
years, the successful candidate pursues research half-time
and teaches one course of his/her design each semester,
either in the host department or an interdisciplinary
Program. In addition, the fellow normally does some
advising in his/her speciality. In the third year, the
fellow teaches one course in the fall semester and devotes
the final semester to full-time research.
#3: Fellowship in Judaic StudiesThe Princeton Program in Judaic Studies, the Mellon Foundation, and the Society of Fellows are co-sponsors of a new, three-year postdoctoral fellowship. In each of the first two years, the successful candidate pursues research half-time and teaches two courses: one course of his/her design each year in the interdisciplinary Judaic Studies Program and one in the host department. In addition, the fellow normally does some advising in his/her speciality. In the third year, the fellow teaches one course in Judaic Studies in the fall semester, and devotes the final semester to full-time research. The fellow will offer courses that complement topics and areas already covered by current faculty in the program. This fellowship has been made possible by the generosity of Peter Schäfer, Ronald O. Perelman Professor of Jewish Studies, Professor of Religion, and Director of the Program in Judaic Studies.
#4: Fellowship in LGBT StudiesFund for Reunion, Inc., the LGBT Alumni Association of Princeton University, and the Society of Fellows are co-sponsors of a three-year postdoctoral fellowship to be awarded to a scholar working on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender issues in any of the disciplines represented in the Society, and particularly in new and emerging fields. The postdoctoral fellow will be expected to pursue research in any scholarly areas that will make a positive contribution toward public discourse around contemporary LGBT issues. The successful candidate is required to teach one course each semester for the first two years and normally does some advising in his/her speciality. In the third year, the fellow would teach only one course and devote the final semester to full-time research. The LGBT fellow is also encouraged to share research interests with the wider campus community, with the aim of creating a sustained dialogue on issues related to LGBT equality.
#5: Fellowship in the Study of Race and/or
Ethnicity
The Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Study of Race and/or Ethnicity is sponsored jointly by the offices of the President and Dean of the Faculty of Princeton University, and the Princeton Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts. The postdoctoral fellow will be expected to pursue research that will make a significant contribution to the study of race and/or ethnicity in one or more selected disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, and contribute to public discourse on issues of race and/or ethnicity. In each of the first two years, the successful candidate pursues research half-time and teaches one course of his/her design each semester, either in the host department or an interdisciplinary Program. In addition, the fellow normally does some advising in his/her speciality. In the third year, the fellow teaches one course in the fall semester and devotes the final semester to full-time research.
