Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowships in the Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences 2013-2015

MELLON POSTDOCTORAL

TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS

In the Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences 2013-2015

The School of Arts and Sciences invites applicants for three two-year postdoctoral teaching fellowships in the humanities and humanistic social sciences.  Fellows will teach one course per term.  Eligibility is limited to applicants who will have received their Ph.D. within two years prior to the time they begin their fellowship at Penn (August, 2011 or later).  $50,923 stipend.  Application deadline:  November 30, 2012.  We are especially seeking fellows in Africana Studies (Africa, especially religion or South Africanist, or early African American history, especially slavery, black Atlantic), Philosophy (AOS open), and Religious Studies (specialist in the study of Islam and gender in Asia).

For guidelines and application, see the School of Arts and Sciences website [http:www.sas.upenn.edu/deans-office/Mellon] or write:

Office of the Dean

School of Arts and Sciences

University of Pennsylvania

1 College Hall, Room 116

Philadelphia, PA  19104-6377

The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer; women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.