Humanities postdocs 2007-2008

2007-08 Application Cycle for Humanities and Social Science Postdocs
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Note: These postdocs begin in 2008. The 2008-2009 postdoc page has been combined with this one.

American Academy of Arts and Sciences Visiting Scholars Program

American Antiquarian Society Post-Dissertation Fellowship

-11/28 additional material requested

Brown University Pembroke Center Postdoctoral Fellowship

-Writing sample requested. (12/19)(2)

Columbia University Society of Fellows in the Humanities Sooo... since Columbia charges a $30 "application fee," AND requires that you make and send them 5 copies of your application, what do you think they're doing with the money? Going out and drinking $24,000 worth of appletinis?

I LOOOOVE the fact that you did the math!

Anyone receive their postcard confirmation yet? For $30 you'd think they could drop it in the mail... I looked at my checking account, and they have not yet cashed my $30 check (as of 10/23). Was your check cashed? I did it by credit card and they haven't put a charge through yet. Received postcard confirmation 10/29 Q: For the person who received their postcard: did they cash the check/charge your card? A: No, they haven't charged my card yet. Q: Did anyone who had an October 9 postmark get a confirmation? The Oct 8 deadline was Columbus Day so I assumed it was fine the next day...Now I'm starting to wonder... A: I had an Oct 9 postmark and received postcard confirmation on 10/29. Last year, I remember that they cashed my check LONG after I sent it in. (I was wondering if they were going to cash it at all! But they eventually did. Check cashed (11/8) Mine too, apparently it's martini time up in Morningside Heights (11/8) Is there still no update on this one? Anyone heard anything? - nothing here (12/2)! Last year recorded the interviews scheduled on 15 Dec. Maybe they'll keep the same schedule? Just as an aside, they still haven't charged my cc! Wonder if they'll do it after they reject me...

has anyone heard from Columbia? Here we are nearly in "mid-December." I wonder when they'll start scheduling interviews.

Q. Want to echo the question on the Columbia Society of Fellows. I'm applying from overseas, and what with the seasonal rush on the international postage system, it may well only be here that I can find out anything. ..

A; Interview Scheduled: 12/ 14, over phone Any other interviews scheduled? Should the rest of us give up hope now? [Sigh]

Yes, I think all interviews are scheduled. THere are 14 finalists, to be interviewed near the end of January (first en masse, at a "mixer" (!) and then one-on-one the next day) Congrats to the Columbia interviewee -- I hope it goes well for you!

Q. Does anyone know if Columbia read the applications and then bill your credit card? I gave the wrong CC details so naturally didn't make the shortlist, but I do wonder if that's 'because I didn't pay the $30.

Dartmouth Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities and Social Sciences Deadline: Nov. 15 For information see http://www.h-net.org/jobs/display_job.php?jobID=34760

Duke University Writing Program Fellowship

-deadline Nov. 2 -any news on this one? -yes, received ack. letter and AA form by snail mail (11/5) -Rejection by snail mail 12/3, 12/4, 12/5, 12/10 -Anyone else hear nothing (I live about 5 miles from Duke, so I'm getting anxious...) -I haven't heard anything either. (12/6) -I also haven't heard anything (12/6) -That could be a good sign if all rejections letters went out already and you did not get one...(I received my rejection letter on 12/5) -I got the rejection letter 12/7 and don't live so far from Duke. -Still haven't heard a word (12/10) Me too. (12/10) - Called to schedule on-campus interview for late January (12/18)

Harvard Expository Writing Program Fellowship

Request for additional material (11/20) MLA interview scheduled (12/17) Anyone have a non-MLA interview scheduled?

Harvard Society of Fellows

9/17 received snail-mail request for application materials Q: Can you give us the deadline they gave you for submission? A: Postmarked by October 4. Q: Does anyone know how many apps they usually receive? A: Last year was over 800 Q: Mine is October 1. I wonder why they have different deadlines? Q: Mine is September 28...any ideas? A: Maybe the deadline is a certain number of days after the nomination is received? A: That makes sense. My letter was mailed at the last minute (Sept. 7th) and I got the October 4th deadline. I love a little mystery with my postdoc applications. A: Don't you love it when procrastination pays off? 10/10 received application receipt confirmation e-mail (sent app on 10/4) 10/22 received application receipt confirmation postcard by snail mail 10/26 Interviews occurring. 10/26 specifics on "interviews occurring" please. When/ how did they contact? Any word on whether all applications have been processed, etc. 10/30 The way it worked last year (and i assume it must be the same this year), they contacted candidates by email or phone. interviews were scheduled between mid oct. and mid dec., but i don't the window in which they were contacting candidates. they made their decisions by early january. -from past experience, by this time they have decided who they want to interview and have contacted those people (and not the rest of us). 11/13 The Philosophy Wiki notes someone claiming to have been short-listed on 11/5. Any news? Should those of us not contacted (since the request for materials) give up hope at this stage? 12/2 Still no news for me, so I am assuming I should definitely lose hope. Anyone else heard something? - as opposed to some other places, they do eventually send out official rejection slips. But yes, if you haven't heard by now, I'd say forget about them. They tend to choose early. (12/7) 12/9 Offer Made Congrats! May I ask what field? 12/11 Rejection letter received in the mail. Actually it wasn't even the size of a letter. More like a rejection note, very small piece of paper. (The message was standard: too many outstanding applicants for a few spots). Congratulations to those who got it! For everyone else, yes, give up hope now. :)

Harvard International and Area Studies Fellowship

Added as requested below. (Thanks!)

10/27 Received acknowledgment of complete application packet. The email said that shortlisted applicants will be interviewed Dec. 14 in Cambridge.

11/14 Received email saying I was not selected for an interview. sigh I have to say though I appreciate the early rejection - cross it off my list! -Ditto on both counts!

Harvard Humanities Center (due in January)

now if the $30 (for Columbia) wasn't bad enough, Harvard has the chutzpah to charge $60 to apply to their postdoc!! The program is great... but I mean really.... $60 for the honor of being rejected by Harvard??! I couldn't agree with you more. I think we should bring it up at the MLA delegate assembly that these fees (especially if you apply, say, four years in a row, become ridiculous. I, for one, have given up applying just because of the ridiculous $60 fee.

Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of British Columbia

12/6 Rejection received

McNeil Center for Early American Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship

National Humanities Center

NYU, Center for Study of Gender and Sexuality

Penn Humanities Forum Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship

11/26/07 Has anyone heard anything back yet? 11/30/07 Nope. Still waiting and hoping. 12/01/07 Last year the finalists were chosen in mid-December so hopefully we won't have to wait much longer...

Penn Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship

Did anybody receive acknowledgment? A: Nope.

Princeton Society of Fellows

11/3 Received postcard acknowledgment of complete application packet. "Candidates selected for interview will be informed by the end of January."

12/7 Heard that individual departments have been forwarded relevant applications.

Question: Was this "through the grapevine," or did you receive formal notification that your application had been selected?

Princeton Anschutz Distinguished Fellowship

-Email receipt of application 11/15

Rice Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities

-description: http://www.h-net.org/jobs/display_job.php?jobID=34677 -deadline: December 10

Rice University, Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality

Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis (Vernacular Epistemologies)

Stanford Asia Pacific Research Center Postdoctoral Fellowship

Stanford Humanities Fellows

Stanford Program in Writing and Rhetoric

phone interview (12/6)- may I ask which position? lecturer or postdoc?

University of California Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship

University of Chicago Society of Fellows in the Lib Arts

-R'cvd email confirmation that one of my referee letters was received (10/16) -Received email confirmation that my application was complete (10/20) -Received e-mail request for writing samples (12/7) (3)

Q: Are the requests for Humanities or Social Sciences? Humanities here... Humanities for me as well.

Q: is this it for Humanities?

University of Michigan Society of Fellows

-Heard from an insider that they had a large influx of funding and a jump in applications numbers this year. Anyone heard anything? No confirmation, nothing... (12/3)

University of Michigan Sweetland Writing Center

- Rejection 12/10

University of Minnesota Postdoctoral Fellowship

University of Texas Austin Postdoctoral Fellowship (English) Email Acknowledgment & request for missing documents 12/18

University of Washington Writing Center

Valparaiso University

3 Lilly Fellowships in the Humanities and Arts: -application acknowledged (12/06) -application acknowledged (12/18)

Washington Univ in St. Louis Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

-description http://artsci.wustl.edu/~szwicker/mellonpostdoc/ -deadline: December 1

-Did they end up hiring any fellows last year? -Their website indicates they have two fellows hired for '06-'08. I assumed they were hired last year (11/12) -I think those fellows were hired starting in 2006-2007; i.e. I noticed that they didn't add any new fellows to the page for 2007-2009. I was wondering if they had hired any fellows for that two-year period (i.e. starting this year). -You're right. No one was hired in 2007. 11/16 - I'm beginning to think that this postdoc isn't being offered this year. Anyone else hear/suspect the same? - It says submit materials by December 1, 2007, so it must be on... (11/17) - Nov 21 2007 email from search chair's sectary confirming everything received - Dec 12 20007 email from admin saying materials received, except my app is still incomplete. one letter missing. dammit.

Wesleyan University Center for the Humanities Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship

Campus interview scheduled 12/20

Williams Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship Campus interview 12/9

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