Institution:   University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH)
Location:   Illinois, United States
Position:   Andrew W. Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowships, 2014-16

The Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks to hire two Andrew W. Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellows in the Humanities for two-year appointments to begin Fall 2014.

Fellows spend the two-year term in residence at Illinois; conduct research on the proposed project; and teach two courses per year in the appropriate academic department. Fellows also participate in activities related to their research at the IPRH, in the teaching department, and on the Illinois campus. Each Post-Doctoral Fellow gives a public lecture on his or her research.

The search for Mellon Fellows is open to scholars in all humanities disciplines, but we seek applicants whose work falls into one of the following broad subject areas:

– Race and Diaspora Studies
– History of Science/Technology
– Empire and Colonial Studies
– Memory Studies

The fellowship carries a $45,000 annual stipend, a $2,000 research account, and a comprehensive benefits package. To be eligible for consideration, applicants must have received their Ph.D. betweenJanuary 1, 2009 and August 31, 2013. (Ph.D. in hand required at time of application.)

Application Deadline: October 28, 2013

Detailed eligibility requirements and application guidelines can be found at www.iprh.illinois.edu.

Applications must be submitted through the online application system. No paper or e-mailed applications will be accepted. The submission period opens September 1, 2013. Please do not contact IPRH about the status of an application; we are unable to answer questions about individual applications.

Contact: Nancy Castro, Associate Director
Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities (IPRH)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
ncastro@illinois.edu

Website: www.iprh.illinois.edu