Brandeis University, Humanities
Mellon Seminar Postdoctoral Fellow in Caribbean Age of Revolution
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Massachusetts, United States |
Position: | Post-Doctoral Fellow |
Brandeis University invites applications for a one-year postdoctoral fellowship. We seek a scholar of the Caribbean in the age of revolution, preferably with an emphasis on Haiti. The successful candidate will take a central role in the University’s 2013-2014 Sawyer Seminar, “Rethinking the Age of Revolution: Rights, Representation, and the Global Imaginary.” Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and directed by Professors Jane Kamensky (History) and Susan S. Lanser (Comparative Literature), this faculty seminar will explore the American, French, and Haitian revolutions in transnational and interdisciplinary terms. The fellow will receive a stipend of $52,000 and a research fund of $3000 and is eligible for University health and dental insurance. Please send letter of application, curriculum vitae, a research statement of no more than 1500 words, and three letters of recommendation to https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/2179. Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2012. Ph.D. should be in hand by the commencement of the fellowship and preferably received within the past six years. Brandeis University is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community, and strongly encourages applications from women and minority candidates.
Contact: |
Please direct inquiries to Lisa Pannella at pannella @ brandeis.edu. |
Website: | None |
Primary Category: | Atlantic History / Studies |
Secondary Categories: | Latin American and Caribbean History / Studies |
Posting Date: | 10/24/2012 |
Closing Date | 01/31/2013 |