New York Botanical Garden, Humanities Institute
Mellon Research Fellowship - Food Humanities
Institution Type: | Nonprofit |
Location: | New York, United States |
Position: | Doctoral Fellow, Fellow, Post-Doctoral Fellow |
The Humanities Institute at the New York Botanical Garden is pleased to offer a full-time residential Mellon Research Fellowship in the field of Food Humanities during the academic year 2023–24 for Pre- and Post-Doctoral students. Candidates are invited to submit a proposal for independent research in topics related to the Food Humanities with special focus on the multi-cultural communities in and around the Bronx, New York, including but not limited to, histories of food and urban agriculture, food justice and food security in the Bronx, Indigenous food traditions, and history of community gardens and urban farms.
The Humanities Institute is committed to an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible academic environment and further recognizes that diversity in our fellowship student body fosters excellence in programmatic and research initiatives.
Eligibility: Current Ph.D. candidates and recent post-doctoral researchers (no more than 5 years since graduation date at time of application), who are U.S. citizens or international scholars currently authorized to work in the U.S. Students from diverse backgrounds and underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Tenure of Fellowship: Nine months (September 11, 2023 to June 11, 2024). Deferral of this Research Fellowship is not permitted. Fellowships at NYBG’s Humanities Institute are awards that place great emphasis on the exchange of ideas among fellows and the spirit of community within the larger institution. Fellows are expected to devote themselves fully to their research, and not take any other research or teaching responsibilities during their tenure. They are requested to give a presentation about their work, and fully participate in the Humanities Institute’s seminar programs and activities.
Fellowship award: $50,000 (fifty thousand US dollars)
How to Apply, visit: https://www.nybg.org/learn/humanities-institute/research-opportunities/
Any questions related to the Mellon Fellowship should be directed to hifellows@nybg.org
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Website: | https://www.nybg.org/learn/humanities-institute/research-opportunities/ |
Primary Category: | Humanities |
Secondary Categories: | Cultural History / Studies Environmental History / Studies Social Sciences |
Posting Date: | 09/21/2022 |
Closing Date | 11/30/2022 |