Vanderbilt University, College of Arts & Science
Collaborative Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowship (3-year)
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Tennessee, United States |
Position: | Post-Doctoral Fellow |
Vanderbilt University’s College of Arts and Science invites applications for the Collaborative Humanities Postdoctoral Program (CHPP).
The collaborative humanities bring the interests and expertise of humanities scholars to the most pressing problems of the present, from the local to the global. CHPP Fellows will develop collaborative research projects, develop and teach a new undergraduate course in their collaborative area, and broadly hone their professional skills through programming and faculty mentoring. Fellowships provide a salary of $53,760, VU benefits, $2000 yearly in research funds, and up to $1,000 to defray one-time moving expenses to Nashville when applicable.
The three-year fellowship period will support early career scholars’ efforts to transform and expand humanistic study and education in one or more of the three following areas. Urban humanities: the humanistic study of the past, present, and future of cities and their inhabitants, viewed through the lens of spatial justice and working at the intersections of humanities, urban planning and design, and civic engagement. Environmental humanities: the study of humans’ historical, cultural, social and ethical relationship to the environment, guided by a commitment to sustainability and environmental justice. Global Humanities: the humanistic study of the implications of the global movement of people, goods and ideas, with a particular focus on issues of dislocation, belonging, and citizenship.
Eligibility:
- Successful candidates will have received a PhD in the humanities or the humanistic social sciences between August 1, 2021 and July 1, 2023
- Fellowships are up to three years, with annual renewals, and will begin August 16, 2023
- Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States
Postdoctoral fellows’ duties will include:
- Teaching a 1:1 or equivalent, including the development and teaching of undergraduate courses in their collaborative area.
- Planning and participating in working groups and programming with their cohort in and across the three collaborative humanities areas
- Approaching their urban, environmental, and/or global humanities research questions with the spirit of innovation and collaboration
- Robust engagement with the intellectual life of the campus
To apply, please include the following documents, all of which must be in PDF form:
- Application narrative (up to 750 words) indicating your professional interest/experience/expertise in at least one of the three tracks (urban, environmental, global) and suitability for this specific fellowship
- Statement of teaching philosophy and description of a potential course to be developed during the fellowship (up to 500 words)
- Writing Sample, which should be a discrete piece of work e.g., a dissertation chapter or peer-reviewed journal article, etc. no longer than 10,000 words.
- CV (no more than 5 pages), which should include names of three references and their relationship to you
- You will also be asked to enter names and email addresses of three letter-writing references. One reference must be the graduate academic advisor
Please submit all application materials through the portal. Application deadline is 5pm CST on December 12, 2022. Reference letters will be due by December 30, 2022.
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Please submit all application materials through the portal. |
Website: | https://redcap.vanderbilt.edu/surveys/?s=8NWAELXPTPXH89RC |
Primary Category: | Humanities |
Secondary Categories: | Environmental History / Studies Urban History / Studies World History / Studies |
Posting Date: | 11/04/2022 |
Closing Date | 12/12/2022 |