The Columbia Society of Fellows in the Humanities, with grants from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the William R. Kenan Trust, will appoint a number of post-doctoral fellows in the humanities for the academic year 2009-2010. We invite applications from qualified candidates who have received the Ph.D. between 1 January 2005 and 1 July 2009. Fellows are appointed as Lecturers in appropriate departments at Columbia University and as postdoctoral research fellows. The fellowship is renewable for a second and third year. In the first year, Fellows teach one course per semester: at least one of these courses will be in the undergraduate general education program of the University. In years two and three, Fellows teach one course per year. In addition to teaching and research, the duties of Fellows include attendance at the Society's lectures and events as well as active participation in the intellectual life of the Society and of the department with which the Fellow is affiliated. The annual stipend will be $55,000. Each Fellow will also receive a research allowance of $4,000 per annum.

Application Materials for 2009-2010 Postdoctoral Fellowships

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Online Application Form

Fellowship Announcement 2009–2010

Information Sheet

Application Fee Payment Form

Checklist

Application Deadline: postmark 6 October 2008

Notification. You will receive an e-mail notice from the Society indicating that your Online Application Form has been received. For inquiries, e-mail sof-fellows@columbia.edu.

If you wish acknowledged receipt of all application materials, please include with your application materials a stamped, self-addressed postcard with the message “Application to Columbia University Society of Fellows received.”

A small number of applicants will be invited to interview in January 2009. Fellowship decisions will be announced by 1 March 2009. Applicants who have not been contacted by 1 January 2009 should assume that their candidacy is no longer active.

Contact Information: sof-fellows@columbia.edu

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