Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship Environmental Studies

Description

The Environmental Studies Department at Wellesley College, in conjunction with the Frost Center for the Environment and the Newhouse Center for the Humanities, is seeking outstanding candidates for a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Environmental Humanities. The Fellow will teach two courses per year (both upper level and lower level). The candidate’s research area and approach are open, but might include critical race theory, ecofeminism, environmental history, ecocriticism, decolonial theory, etc. We are especially interested in candidates whose research and teaching engage with Indigenous, non-Western, and/or African Diasporic perspectives in the environmental humanities. Preparation and interest in teaching a course on humanistic approaches to Environmental Justice is desirable.

Requirements

The position is open to candidates who have been awarded a doctorate in Environmental Studies or a relevant field in the humanities or humanistic social sciences in the five year period preceding the appointment. PhD completed by July 1, 2021 preferred, ABD candidates expecting completion by October 1, 2021 will be considered.

Additional Application Instructions

Applications should include a cover letter that explains how the candidate would contribute to and diversify the department’s curriculum, a curriculum vitae, a graduate school transcript, a writing sample, a teaching statement, teaching evaluations (if available), and the names and email addresses of three references. (The online application will request names/email addresses so that recommenders or dossier services may submit the letters directly.) All materials should be submitted online by visiting our application website at https://career.wellesley.edu. We will begin reviewing applications on January 15th, 2021 and will continue accepting applications after that date. If circumstances do not allow you to submit materials through our on-line application system, please email us at working@wellesley.edu.