[Discussion] CfA: Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2006-07

Tue, 9 Aug 2005 14:51:45 +0300

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THE CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
announces the

ANDREW W. MELLON POSTDOCTORAL
Fellowship Program
2006-2007

Scholars who have received their Ph.D. degree after June 2003 in any =
field of inquiry in the humanities or humanistic social  =
sciences-broadly conceived-are invited to apply for a postdoctoral =
fellowship, made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon =
Foundation to Wesleyan University. The purpose of this fellowship is to =
provide scholars who have lately completed their Ph.D.'s with free time =
to further their own work in a cross-disciplinary setting, and to =
associate them with a distinguished faculty.

At least one Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow and possibly two Fellows will be =
appointed to the Wesleyan University Center for the Humanities for the =
whole academic year, 2006-2007, and each Fellow will be awarded a =
stipend of $45,000.  He or she will teach a one-semester undergraduate =
course;=20
participate in the collegial life of the Center for the Humanities, =
which sponsors conferences, lectures, and colloquia; and give one public =
lecture.=20
The Fellow will be provided with an office at the Center for the =
Humanities, and will be expected, during the term of the fellowship, to =
work there on=20
weekdays while the university is in session, and also to reside in =
Middletown.

Themes for 2006-2007 will be "The Natural, the Supernatural, and the =
Unnatural" (fall) and "Domesticity, Past, Present, and Future" (spring). =
Scholars whose interests bear upon  either of these two themes are =
encouraged to apply for the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship.

We regret that we cannot reply to individual inquiries concerning the =
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at Wesleyan's Center for the =
Humanities. All information that applicants may need is available at =
this web-site.

Applications should include:

a) a letter from the applicant, including a statement of current =
research interests and a brief proposal for a one-semester  =
undergraduate course related to either one of the two Center for the =
Humanities themes
b) a full curriculum vitae
c) three letters of recommendation
d) copies of published work, extracts  from the dissertation, or drafts =
of work  in progress (not to exceed  25 pages)
There is no official application form.

Preliminary interviews will be held by telephone and at various national =
scholarly conventions. Finalists will be brought to the Wesleyan campus =
for=20
longer interviews during February or March of 2006.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:

Must be received by November 10, 2005

Applications should be mailed or express-mailed, not faxed or emailed, =
to:
Professor Henry Abelove
Director
Center for the Humanities
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Wesleyan University
95 Pearl Street
Middletown, CT 06459 
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<DIV align=3Djustify><A=20
href=3D"http://www.wesleyan.edu/chum/mellon.html">http://www.wesleyan.edu=
/chum/mellon.html</A>=20
 THE CENTER FOR THE HUMANITIES WESLEYAN=20
UNIVERSITY announces the ANDREW W. MELLON =
POSTDOCTORAL Fellowship=20
Program 2006-2007 Scholars who have received their =
Ph.D.=20
degree after June 2003 in any field of inquiry in the humanities or =
humanistic=20
social&nbsp; sciences&#8212;broadly conceived&#8212;are invited to apply =
for a postdoctoral=20
fellowship, made possible through a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon =
Foundation=20
to Wesleyan University. The purpose of this fellowship is to provide =
scholars=20
who have lately completed their Ph.D.&#8217;s with free time to further =
their own work=20
in a cross-disciplinary setting, and to associate them with a =
distinguished=20
faculty. </DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>At least one Mellon =
Postdoctoral Fellow=20
and possibly two Fellows will be appointed to the Wesleyan University =
Center for=20
the Humanities for the whole academic year, 2006-2007, and each Fellow =
will be=20
awarded a stipend of $45,000.&nbsp; He or she will teach a one-semester=20
undergraduate course; participate in the collegial life of the =
Center for=20
the Humanities, which sponsors conferences, lectures, and colloquia; and =
give=20
one public lecture. The Fellow will be provided with an office at =
the Center=20
for the Humanities, and will be expected, during the term of the =
fellowship, to=20
work there on weekdays while the university is in session, and also =
to=20
reside in Middletown. Themes for 2006-2007 will be &#8220;The =
Natural, the=20
Supernatural, and the Unnatural&#8221; (fall) and &#8220;Domesticity, =
Past, Present, and=20
Future&#8221; (spring). Scholars whose interests bear upon&nbsp; either =
of these two=20
themes are encouraged to apply for the Mellon Postdoctoral =
Fellowship. We=20
regret that we cannot reply to individual inquiries concerning the =
Mellon=20
Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at Wesleyan's Center for the Humanities. =
All=20
information that applicants may need is available at this=20
web-site. Applications should include: a) a letter from =
the=20
applicant, including a statement of current research interests and a =
brief=20
proposal for a one-semester&nbsp; undergraduate course related to either =
one of=20
the two Center for the Humanities themes b) a full curriculum =
vitae c)=20
three letters of recommendation d) copies of published work, =
extracts&nbsp;=20
from the dissertation, or drafts of work&nbsp; in progress (not to =
exceed&nbsp;=20
25 pages) There is no official application form. Preliminary=20
interviews will be held by telephone and at various national scholarly=20
conventions. Finalists will be brought to the Wesleyan campus for =
 longer=20
interviews during February or March of 2006.</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>DEADLINE FOR =
APPLICATIONS: Must be=20
received by November 10, 2005 Applications should be mailed or=20
express-mailed, not faxed or emailed, to: Professor Henry=20
Abelove Director Center for the Humanities Mellon Postdoctoral=20
Fellowship Program Wesleyan University 95 Pearl =
Street Middletown, CT=20
06459 </DIV></BODY></HTML>

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