Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship at Dartmouth
- Employer
- Dartmouth College
- Location
- New Hampshire, United States
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Date posted
- Oct 11, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Humanities, Religion
- Employment Level
- Post-Doc
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Job Details
Program Details
With the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation,
Dartmouth will be accepting applications for two postdoctoral
fellowships in the humanities from Fall 2022 to the end of Spring
2024. These fellowships foster the academic careers of scholars who
have recently received their Ph.D. degrees by permitting them
to pursue their research while gaining mentored experience as
teachers and members of the departments and/or programs in which
they are housed. The program also benefits Dartmouth by
complementing existing curricula with underrepresented fields.
To qualify for the fellowship, applicants should have completed the Ph.D. no earlier than January 1, 2021.
We seek candidates for placement in the Department of Religion
(with preferred specialization in Afro-Caribbean religions, Latin
American religions, and/or Mayan/Aztec religion).
Please note that the deadline for applying for placement in
the Department of Religion has been extended from the original
deadline of September 15 to the new deadline of November
30. https://apply.interfolio.com/91826
The application period for placement in the Asian Societies,
Cultures, and Languages Program (with preferred specialization
in the literature, art history/visual culture studies,
film, religion, or music of China, Japan, Korea, South Asia,
or Southeast Asia) closed on September 15.
Applications for placement in the Asian Societies,
Cultures, and Languages Program received after September 15 will
not be accepted.
Applicants must focus on materials customarily associated with research in the humanities or employ methods common in humanistic research.
Terms of Appointment
Fellows are expected to be in residency at
Dartmouth during the regular academic year for the full two years
of the fellowship, although occasional travel may be approved.
Fellows teach one course in their home department(s) or program(s)
in the second year of their residency. This course may be offered
at any level from introductory to advanced topics that contribute
something new to the Dartmouth curriculum, and the selection of
course will be made in consultation with the home department(s) or
program(s). Fellows do not teach basic language courses.
The appointed fellows will enjoy full use of such college resources as the library, computing center, the Leslie Center for the Humanities, Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences, the Dickey Center for International Understanding, the Hood Museum of Art, and the Hopkins Center.
The 2021-23 fellows received an annual stipend of $57,528 plus benefits, an annual research allowance of $2,000, and a first-year-only $2,500 computer allowance, the use of which must be in adherence with Dartmouth policy. The terms for the 2022-2024 fellows will be similar.
Application and Selection Process
Deadlines
The application period for 2022-24 Mellon Fellowships for
placement in the Department of Religion and the the Asian
Societies, Cultures, and Languages Program began on Monday, August
9, 2021 and closed on September 15. The application
period for 2022-24 Mellon Fellowships in the Department of Religion
opened again on October 11, 2021, and will close on Tuesday,
November 30. Applications for the 2022-2024
fellowship in the Department of Religion must be
received via Interfolio on or before November 30,
2021. https://apply.interfolio.com/91826
Applications for Mellon Fellowships are to be submitted via
Interfolio. Please do not submit materials via email or
postal mail; only information submitted via Interfolio will be
considered. Materials to be submitted by the deadline include the
application and all required documents listed in Interfolio.
Incomplete dossiers will not be reviewed.
Application requirements include a completed application form; three confidential letters of reference; a CV; academic transcripts, and a personal statement (of no longer than 2,000 words) outlining completed research (including dissertation), work in progress, professional goals and plans for publication, and any other information relevant to the candidacy.
All documents are required electronically via Interfolio by November 30, 2021, at 12 midnight EST.
Please note that even if you have begun the submission process before the deadline, Interfolio will cut you off from further submissions after that date and time. We will only review files that are complete by our stated deadline.
Application Requirements
Transcripts uploaded to Interfolio technically are considered "unofficial." Uploaded transcripts are required and accepted at the time of application; finalists may be asked to submit official paper transcripts. If your graduate institution does not list grades on transcripts, please provide an explanation in your personal statement.
To qualify for the fellowship, applicants should have completed their Ph.D. no earlier than January 1, 2021. Applicants who do not yet have a Ph.D., but expect to complete one by the June 30th that precedes the start date of this fellowship, should submit a letter on institutional letterhead attesting to their anticipated schedule for completion. It may be signed by the advisor, chair of the department, or other relevant faculty member. Please include this document as part of your transcript.
Fellowship applications will be evaluated by the Leslie Center's Advisory Committee, in consultation with the appropriate Associate Deans of the Faculty for the Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, and Interdisciplinary & International Programs.
There is no requirement that the fellows be U.S. citizens, but the Mellon Foundation does want to see the fellowships awarded to individuals who seem likely to make their careers in the United States.
Please contact us with any questions.
Timeline
- August 10: Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship Application period begins in Interfolio
- September 15: Interfolio Application for Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages Program due
- November 30: Interfolio Application for Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Religion due
- September through March: Evaluations
- March: All candidates notified by email of their final status
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