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Andrew W. Mellon postdoctoral fellowship in the humanities (EXPIRED)

APA departmental services program Jackman Humanities Institute, University of Toronto

Job category Postdoc or similar / Fixed term
AOS Open
AOC Open
Workload Full time
Vacancies 3
Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Start date 1 July 2015
Job description

The Jackman Humanities Institute at the University of Toronto seeks 3 Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellows for a two-year appointment 2015-2017 with research relevant to the 2015-16 theme:

Things That Matter

Because words are the privileged medium of communication, things have long been characterized as mute. However, a focus on material culture has provided a particularly fruitful field of research in the humanities. Things bear affective, social, cultural, historical, religious, economic, and political meanings and relations. They can be traces of the past, commodities or gifts, symbols of the divine, tools, raw or natural materials, or works of art, furnishings or decorations, or merely be moved out of our way. They provide insights into how people make sense of experience and come together as societies. Whether as relics of ancient cultures or as contemporary commodities, things are at the heart of humanities disciplines. How can we make them talk? What do things tell us about societies and their histories?

Fellowships begin 1 July 2015. 

Eligibility: Ph.D. completed between 1 July 2012 and 1 May 2015.

Apply at www.humanities.utoronto.ca by 1 December 2014

  1. userID registration
  2. online application form (click Funding, select Postdoctoral Fellowships)
  3. Uploads:
    1. letter of application explaining the link(s) between your research and the 2015-16 theme, outlining the research to be undertaken during the fellowship
    2. full curriculum vitae
    3. published work, dissertation chapter, or work in progress (approx. 30 pages)
    4. statement of teaching interests including course proposals.
    5. Names and emails of 3 references

Electronic applications submitted online only (no paper, faxes, or email submissions).

How to apply
Application type Online
Web address to apply http://www.humanities.utoronto.ca/funding/id=50
Email to apply
Hard deadline December 1, 2014, 6:59pm EST
Contact
Web address for more information http://www.humanities.utoronto.ca/funding/id=50
Contact name Kim Yates
Contact email
Contact phone (416) 946-0313
Bookkeeping
Time created September 3, 2014, 3:38pm UTC
Scheduled expiry date December 1, 2014, 6:59pm EST
Expired on December 2, 2014, 6:59pm EST
Last updated May 21, 2015, 3:00pm UTC
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