NEW: CHAT/CSRD Postdoctoral Fellowship 2023-2025
The Center for the Humanities at Tufts University, in partnership with the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy (CSRD) and the Office of Provost, invites applications for a residential postdoctoral fellowship beginning July 1, 2023. The fellowship is for one year, with the possibility of extension for a second year. The fellow will take a leading role in the launch of a university-wide collaborative research project to examine the history of slavery, colonialism, and their legacies at Tufts. We seek a junior scholar with expertise in African American History, Afro-Indigenous Studies, Public History, and/or the History of Universities. The successful applicant will have been awarded their PhD degree before beginning the appointment.
The fellow will be expected to engage in research examining Tufts’ relationship to the history of slavery, colonialism, and Afro-Native communities. They will be expected to teach one course per year on this topic, and/or to participate in equivalent work of programming, planning, or course design during the academic year. The fellow will be expected to contribute no more than 20 hours/week to research, teaching, and administrative management related to this project, and will be offered support to pursue their own research and publication agendas as well.
The fellow will receive a stipend of $54,840, will be eligible for Tufts University health benefits, and will have a workspace at the Center for the Humanities. They will be offered an opportunity to workshop a manuscript in progress and will be part of a vibrant community of researchers and scholars at the Center for the Humanities.
Applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, and a 1500-word research description to Interfolio, along with the names and contact information for three references. Three confidential letters of recommendation will be requested of semi-finalists. Review of applications will begin April 1, 2023 and continue until the position is filled. Reference Interfolio position #122673.
For additional information or questions, contact the Center for the Humanities at humanities@tufts.edu.
Applications are now CLOSED Center for the Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowships (General), 2023-2024
The Center for the Humanities invites applications for one or two general one-year humanities postdoctoral fellowship, beginning July 1, 2023. The area of specialization is open and may involve one or more of the following disciplines: history, comparative literature, religion, art history and architecture, anthropology, material and visual culture, critical theory, or other humanities fields.
The fellow is expected to engage in original research, participate fully in the vibrant community of scholars at the Center for the Humanities, and contribute to the intellectual life of the university. They will be expected to teach one course in a topic related to their area(s) of expertise, or to participate in equivalent work of programming, planning, and/or course design during the academic year.
The fellow will receive a stipend of $54,840, will be eligible for Tufts University health benefits, and will have a workspace at the Center for the Humanities. They will be have access to professional development and other resources on campus including the opportunity to workshop a manuscript in progress.
Qualifications:
We seek junior scholars whose research broadly engages new comparative and/or relational methodologies for thinking of the humanities in a global framework. We are interested in work that crosses national and disciplinary boundaries to reconceive the objects, methods, material culture and archives for research. The successful applicant will have been awarded their PhD before beginning the appointment and no earlier than 2020.
Application requirements:
Applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, a 1500-word research description, uploaded to Interfolio, along with the names and contact information for three references. Three confidential letters of recommendation will be requested of semi-finalists. All application materials must be submitted via Interfolio (Postion ID: 101294).
For additional information or questions, contact the Center for the Humanities at humanities@tufts.edu.
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