Benjamin Franklin Postdoctoral Fellow (EXPIRED)

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The Benjamin Franklin Initiative, housed in the Department of Political Science, invites applications for a postdoctoral fellow.  The Benjamin Franklin Initiative is part of an expanded collaborative partnership between the American Democracy Forum and the Jack Miller Center (JMC).  Advancing a national project on the role of the humanities in pre-professional education made possible with the generous support of the John Templeton Foundation, JMC will sponsor a visiting fellow at six institutions, each of whom will contribute to a three year national project on Creativity, Innovation, and Free Institutions.

At Wisconsin, the post-doctoral fellow will offer three undergraduate courses per year on topics relevant to the history and political thought of the American Founding as extensions of the new law and science of the Atlantic Enlightenment. A strong preference will be given to candidates whose work has an interdisciplinary focus, connecting ideas of scientific and technological innovation, politics and law.  Candidates with a background in history of science, American political thought, history of political thought and political theory considering Enlightenment understandings of invention, property and law are particularly encouraged to apply.  

In addition to engaging in an active research and publishing agenda, the candidate is expected to contribute to organizing other activities associated with the Benjamin Franklin Initiative and the American Democracy Forum.  The appointment will run for three academic years, beginning August 2013 and ending July 2016.

Candidates may learn more at www.adf.wisc.edu and apply online at: http://www.polisci.wisc.edu/recruit. Review of applications will begin May 1 and continue until the position is filled.  The University of Wisconsin is an EOE/AA Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply