Humanities postdocs 2007-2008

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Note: These postdocs begin in 2008.

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PLEASE DON'T DELETE ENTRIES FROM THIS PAGE!!! (even with the purpose of 'cleaning up') (x3) I call bullcrap. The entries that were removed were a waste of space and made using this wiki far more difficult. Why do we need entries about buying apple-tinis under the Columbia postdoc listing? No actually useful information was removed; no actual postdocs were removed. Is there any justification whatsoever for leaving such completely useless information? If we're going to bitch about something, why not bitch about the fact that so many folks can't follow the suggested syntax to make the page readable and quickly scannable?

AAUW American Fellowships
(Deadline: 11/15/2007, information)

ACLS Mellon Early Career Fellowship Program, Recent Doctoral Recipients Fellowship
(Deadline: 11/14/2007, information) Q: Were these e-mails in regard to the dissertation fellowship or the postdoc? A: The Post-doc.
 * 1/25 Received an e-mail from ACLS about possible affiliations with various humanities centers, but no indication was given about the status of the competition. (2)


 * 2/1: To the person looking for info on the predoc fellowship: Last year, the Diss Completion fellowship offer came in mid-April.

American Academy of Arts and Sciences Visiting Scholars Program
(Deadline: 10/15/2007, information)
 * Q: Does anyone know if they interview before making award decisions? If so, what is the timeline for interviews and annoucements?


 * A: They did not interview last year, and I believe notifications were made in late February/early March.

American Antiquarian Society Post-Dissertation Fellowship
(Deadline: 10/15/2007, information)


 * 11/28 additional material requested

Arche' Intuitions and Philosophical Methodology Fellowships
(Deadline: 2/15/08, information)

Brandeis University Digital Humanities Fellowship
(Deadline: 11/1/2007, information)


 * The "Film and Media Studies" page reports that campus visits have been scheduled.

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship
(Deadline (first round): 10/15/2007, information)


 * 01/18 - received invitation via email to submit a second-stage application.

Brown University Pembroke Center Postdoctoral Fellowship
(Deadline: 12/7/2007, information)


 * 12/19 Writing sample requested. Deadline for WS 01/04/08

Clare College, Cambridge Junior Research Fellowship

 * according to their website, longlisting will take place on 28 January. If you don't get an email that day requesting further materials, you're out. (expect snail mail rejection to follow in next couple of weeks)
 * those on the longlist have been telephoned

Columbia University Committee on Global Thought
(Deadline: 1/15/08) 2/1 - Received email that interviews will be conducted in mid-March, and final decisions made at the end of March.

Columbia University Society of Fellows in the Humanities
(Deadline: 10/8/2007, information)

Log


 * 10/29 - received confirmation acknowledging receipt of application
 * 12/14 - Interview Scheduled via phone
 * 12/19 - The Philosophy Wiki shows an on-campus interview invitation. Drats.
 * 1/25 - Interviews occurring (heard from faculty advisor of an interviewee)
 * 1/31 - Offers made by phone (3 offers total)

Carolina Postdoc Program for Faculty Diversity
(Deadline: 1/3/2008)


 * 1/7 Confirmation that complete application had been received. Promised final decision no later than 2/29


 * 1/10 Received an exception email detailing their review process and timeline. Decisions to be communicated by 2/29. Wow! Imagine if everyone took as much pride in their work as the Carolina folks!  Incredible.

Dartmouth Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities and Social Sciences
(Deadline: 11/15/2007, information)


 * 1/25 received rejection letter via mail (2)

Downing College, Cambridge Research Fellowship

 * 1/21 - received rejection letter

Duke University Writing Program Fellowship
(Deadline: 11/2/2007, information)


 * 11/5 - received letter acknowledging receipt of application
 * 12/3 - received rejection letter by mail 12/3, 12/4, 12/5, 12/10
 * 12/18 - on campus interview schedule for January via phone (3)

Duke Franklin Humanities Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship
(Deadline: 1/18/2008)

Grinnell College, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Peace and Conflict Studies
(Deadline: 2/1/2008, information)
 * 2/1 email acknowledgment of receipt.

Harvard Center for the Environment Fellows
(Deadline: 1/15/08)

Harvard Expository Writing Program Fellowship
(Deadline: 11/9/2007, information)


 * 11/20 Request for additional material
 * 12/17 Scheduled MLA interview
 * 1/7  Request to schedule non-conference interview.
 * 1/28 Received snail-mail rejection (in Chicago)

Harvard History and Literature Program Fellows
(Deadline 2/1/2008, information)


 * anyone have any more info (link to an advertisement?) on this? The form linked above doesn't say anything about eligibility etc.
 * A: I do not have more info on this appointment. I did get an acknowledgment that my application has been received.
 * Received acknowledgment by email in the form of Affirmative Action questionnaire

Harvard Humanities Center
(Deadline: 1/15/2008, information)


 * Decisions will be made by February 22nd

Harvard International and Area Studies Fellowship
(Deadline: 10/12/2007, information)


 * 10/27 - received acknowledgment of complete application packet.
 * 11/14 - received rejection via email.

Harvard Newcomen Postdoc
(Deadline: 10/1/2007, information)

Harvard Program in Ethics and Health
(Deadline: 12/10/2007, information)

Harvard Society of Fellows
Deadline: 9/7/2007 (Nomination), information)

Log


 * 10/10 - received email confirming application had been received
 * 10/26 - interviews occurring.
 * 11/13 - The Philosophy Wiki notes someone claiming to have been short-listed
 * 12/9 - Offer Made
 * 12/11 - received rejection letter received via mail.

John Hopkins University Writing Program Lecturer
(Deadline 1/2/2008)

Lawrence University, Fellow in the Liberal Arts and Sciences
(Deadline: 1/28/2008, information)


 * 1/14 - Received USPS acknowledgement of application.


 * 2/2: They have a complete hiring timeline posted on their website. Finally, an organized and efficient search committee!
 * timeline

National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship

 * 12/15 - Received acknowledgement of application.
 * I saw in the Newsletter that the selection committee met on Jan 18th. Anyone heard anything yet?  Also, is it only the semifinalists who will receive any notification?
 * 2/5/08 - Called to find out when semifinalists would be notified. They said letters will go out in the next few days.

National Humanities Center
(Deadline: 10/15/2007, information)

National University of Singapore postdoctoral fellowships
(Deadline: 12/31/2007, information)


 * receipt of application email 12/27
 * has anyone heard anything? The original ad said they would tell us the outcome 'by February'

Northwestern University, Mellon Postdoctoral fellowship, linguistics
(Deadline: 12/1/07, information)
 * Has anyone heard anything?

Northwestern University, Science in Human Culture Program
(Deadline: 1/15/2008, information)


 * 1/31 receipt of application email

NYU, Center for Study of Gender and Sexuality
(Deadline: 4/1/2008, information)


 * CSGS does not seem to have an announcement on their site. My info sez deadline is 1/15 -- can anyone confirm 4/1 is the deadline?
 * My info also says 01/15; I haven't seen the 04/01 deadline anywhere, and it does seem a bit late, doesn't it? Better to apply by 01/15, IMHO.
 * if you go to the website, click on "visiting scholars" and then click on "how to apply to be a visiting scholar" it says the deadline is 4/1.
 * Aha, confusion resolved. I was thinking of this one: Assistant Professor/Faculty Fellow for the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis, The Gender and Sexuality Studies Program.  I'll put up a new entry.

NYU, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program Fellow/Asst. Prof., Dept. of Social and Cultural Analysis
(Deadline: 1/15/2008, information)

Penn Humanities Forum Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship
(Deadline: 10/15/2007, information)


 * 12/21 - received rejection ltr via mail (3)
 * 12/19 - received offer by phone

Penn McNeil Center for Early American Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship
(Deadline: 11/1/2007, information)


 * 12/17 - AHA Interview Request
 * 1/23 - received rejection letter by mail

Penn Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship
(Deadline: 11/2/2007, information)


 * 12/20 - Was told they are meeting to discuss applications in early-mid January.
 * 1/24 - Offer made

Princeton Anschutz Distinguished Fellowship
(Deadline: 11/15/2007, information)


 * 11/15 - received email acknowledging receipt of application
 * 1/11 - received rejection letter

Princeton Society of Fellows
(Deadline: 10/9/2007, information)


 * 11/3 - received postcard acknowledging application
 * 12/7 - heard individual departments have been forwarded applications.
 * 1/9 - received interview invitation by email
 * 1/14 - rejection received in mail (4)

Princeton Writing Program
(Deadline: 2/1/2008)


 * 2/4 - received acknowledgment by mail - review starts mid-Feb.; notification by 4/15

Rice University, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities
(Deadline: 12/10/2007, information)


 * 1/25 received email notification of semi-finalist status (2)

Rice University, Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality
(Deadline: 11/30/2007, information)


 * 11/20 - received email acknowledging receipt of application email
 * 1/29 - spoke to someone at Rice who said that the committee is about half-way through the apps and that it will likely take another month to get through them and make the decision.

Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis (Vernacular Epistemologies)
(Deadline: 12/15/2007, information)
 * Anyone gotten news about the Rutgers postdoc?
 * 1/24 - I haven't heard a thing.

Rutgers Center for Cultural Analysis (New Media Literacies, Gutenberg to Google)
(Deadline: 1/4/2008, information)
 * 2/1 - received offer by email
 * 2/4 - notified that I was an alternate (via email)

Rutgers Postdoctoral Fellow in Race and Gender
(Deadline 2/1/2008)

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
(Deadline: ??/??/????, information)

St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, JRF
(Deadline: 11/30/2007)
 * People who made the longlist were notified around December, I believe.

St. Joseph's University, David H. Burton Postdoctoral Fellowship
(Deadline 2/1/08)

Stanford Asia Pacific Research Center Postdoctoral Fellowship
(Deadline: various, information)

Stanford Humanities Fellows
(Deadline: 12/3/2007, information)


 * Q: 1/25 - any news?
 * A: Not really, but I heard that they had 600+ applications.

Stanford IHUM Fellows
(Deadline: 2/28/2008, information)

Stanford Program in Writing and Rhetoric
(Deadline: 11/16/2007, information)


 * 12/6 - received phone interview
 * 1/31 - received rejection

St John's, Christ Church and Merton JRFs, Oxford
(Deadline: 12/14/2007)


 * 1/11 - Request for materials for Merton.
 * Q: Did anyone get prompted by Christ Church?

Temple Center for Humanities External Fellowship
(Deadline: 1/21/2008)


 * 1/25 - received email confirming receipt of application.
 * Successful applicant will be notified by March 7.

Trinity College, Oxford, JRF
(Deadline: 1/11/2007)
 * 1/23: email request for writing sample

University of British Columbia, Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship
(Deadline: 11/1/2007, information)


 * 12/6 - received rejection letter
 * 12/22 - heard through the grapevine that individual depts have selected their candidates. It's down to ~50 candidates
 * 2/2  - heard second hand that offers have been made

University of British Columbia, Department of History, Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship
(Deadline: 11/1/2007, information)
 * Looks like date has changed, deadline now February?

Unversity of California Los Angeles Mellon Postdoctoral Program "Cultures in Transnational Perspective"
(Deadline 2/1/2008)

University of California Los Angeles Mellon Postdoctoral Position in Jewish American Literature
(Deadline 2/1/2008)

University of California Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship
(Deadline: 11/15/07, information)


 * Awards will be announced on March 1, 2008. (heard by email after asking)

University of Chicago Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Digital History
(Deadline: applications reviewed as received, information)

University of Chicago Society of Fellows in the Lib Arts
(Deadline: 10/15/2007, information)


 * 10/20 - Received email confirmation that my application was complete
 * 12/7 - Received e-mail request for writing samples (12/7) (4)
 * Humanities (2)


 * 1/9  - Received email asking for writing samples (Social Sciences)
 * 1/28 - Received e-mail notification of on-campus interview (Humanities) (2)

University of Miami Virtue Postdoc
(Deadline: 11/5/2007, information)


 * I see that one APA interview has been scheduled. Any others?

University of Michigan CAAS Dubois Mandela Rodney Fellowship
(Deadline: 12/01/2007, information)

University of Michigan Society of Fellows
(Deadline: 10/1/2007, information)


 * 1/24 - Rejection by email after I emailed them. Email said there are 35 finalists out of 432 applicants
 * 1/25 - offer made by phone in anthropology
 * 1/25 - offer made
 * 1/28 - rejection letter received via mail (2)

University of Michigan Sweetland Writing Center
(Deadline: ??/??/????, information)


 * 12/10 - received rejection letter

University of Minnesota Postdoctoral Fellowship
(Deadline: 11/1/2007, information)


 * has anyone heard anything yet?

University of Minnesota Quadrant Postdoc Fellowship
(Deadline: 1/4/08)


 * 1/7 snailmail materials confirmation

University of Texas Austin Postdoctoral Fellowship (English)
(Deadline: 12/1/07, link no longer on dept. website or ad list)


 * 12/18 - received email acknowledging application
 * 1/29 - received email notice of being on waiting list of 9
 * 2/5 WS request. Decisions to be made in early March (2)

University of Texas at Austin, Institute for Historical Studies, Postdoctoral Fellowship
(Deadline: 2/15/2008, information)
 * 2/4 Acknowledgment email

University of Toronto, Jackman Humanities Institute, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship
(Deadline: 1/4/2008, information)


 * Q: Did anyone receive a confirmation after e-mailing their materials?
 * A1: nothing here. (ditto on 1/10, and I emailed my app on Dec 26, but classes only restarted 1/7)
 * A2: I emailed my application Dec 7, and recieved an email a few days later saying it had been recieved and promsing to notify me when my dossier was complete. But as of Jan 10 this promised confirmation still hasn't come.

University of Virginia, Woodson Institute
(Deadline: 12/01/2007, information)

University of Virginia, Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture Postdoc
(Deadline: 1/15/2008)

1/31 - received email acknowledging application

University of Washington Writing Center
(Deadline: ??/??/????, information)

Valparaiso University 3 Lilly Fellowships in the Humanities and Arts
(Deadline: 12/18/2007, information)


 * 12/6 - received email acknowleding application


 * 1/4 - received rejection letter via email

Washington Univ in St. Louis Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
(Deadline: 12/1/2007, information)

Commentary
 * 11/12 - Their website indicates they have two fellows hired for '06-'08.
 * 11/16 - No one was hired in 2007.

Log
 * 11/21 - received email confirming application was complete
 * 2/1  - received rejection letter via mail.
 * 2/4 - are there other people around who haven't received rejection letters for the Wash U. postdoc?
 * 2/5 - got rej letter today

Washington University in St. Louis Post Doc in Queer Studies
(Deadline 10/15/07, posted on MLA joblist
 * - is there a website?

Washington University in St. Louis Post Doc in AFAS
(Deadline 1/15/08), information)

Wesleyan University Center for the Americas Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship
(Deadline: 12/4/2007, information)
 * Two fellowships: one in Latin American studies, one in Native American Studies
 * 1/31 - received email acknowledging application (2)

Wesleyan University Center for the Humanities Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship
(Deadline: 11/1/2007, information)


 * 12/13 - phone interview scheduled
 * 12/20 - campus interview scheduled

Williams Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship
(Deadline: 11/1/2007, information)


 * 12/9 - on campus interview scheduled

Yale Agrarian Studies
(Deadline 1/4/08)


 * 1/31 - received rejection letter by mail

Yale Whitney Humanities Center Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship
(Deadline 2/1/08)

Debate/Comments
Q: Hey 141.155.9.210: Thanks so much for cleaning up so many of the postings! Is there any chance you could go through the rest of the fellowship listings and clean up all the useless jibber-jabber on those, too?

Q: Is there a pre-doc page for this year (2007-2008)?

'''***Thanks to whomever consolidated and cleaned up the post-doc pages. You're a superstar!***'''

Yes, thank you!!

Absolutely, thank you!!

Kudos

Postdoc Resources
UC Berkeley Postdoc Resource Page

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IRIS (Illinois Research Information Service)

Community of Science (COS) Funding Opportunities

SPIN Search, InfoEd International

Others:

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