Deadline for Applications: November 15, 2017
The Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship is a unique opportunity for the best recent PhD recipients in the humanities to develop as scholars and teachers. Up to four fellowships will be awarded for a two-year term (with the possibility of a third). Fellows teach two courses per year in one of Stanford’s fifteen humanities departments, and are expected to participate in the intellectual life of the program, which includes regular meetings with other fellows and faculty to share work in progress and to discuss topics of mutual interest. Fellows will also be affiliated with the Stanford Humanities Center and will have the opportunity to be active in its programs and workshops.
Eligibility: All candidates must have received a qualified Ph.D. between January 1, 2015 and June 30, 2018. Assistant professors, lecturers are welcome to apply.
Stipend: $77,000 (2017-2018). “In addition to the stipend, Fellows are eligible for a full package of employee benefits and are also provided with a research account to fund research-related expenses.”
For more information, click here or email mellonfellows@stanford.edu.