[AIW] Postdoctoral Fellowships: McNeil Center for Early American Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA/USA

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Postdoctoral Fellowships

McNeil Center for Early American Studies, University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA/USA

http://mceas.org/postdoctoralfellowships.shtml

 

The McNeil Center for Early American Studies expects to appoint postdoctoral
fellows in two distinct categories for terms beginning in 2020. Each fellow
will enjoy private office space in the Center's building at the northeastern
gateway to the University of Pennsylvania campus; library, computer, and
other privileges at the university; and access to the Philadelphia area's
magnificent manuscript, rare book, and museum collections. Within the
parameters described below, applications are welcome from scholars whose
work focuses on any aspect of the histories and cultures of North America in
the Atlantic world before 1850. Proposals reliant on research in
Philadelphia-area archives, libraries, and museums are especially welcome.

 

Barra Postdoctoral Fellowship

(24 months, 2020-2022)

This award is for a two-year term beginning 1 July 2020. Applicants must
have earned the PhD no earlier than 2015 in American History, American
Literature, American Studies, or a closely allied field and must have
completed all requirements for the degree when the appointment commences.
During the term of appointment, the fellow will teach two courses in an
appropriate department  at the University of Pennsylvania. The remainder of
the fellow's time will be devoted to research and writing. While this
fellowship is particularly appropriate for projects designed to turn a
doctoral dissertation into a publishable monograph, any proposal falling
with in the Center's area of interest will be considered. Candidates who
have received McNeil Center funding for a related project at the
pre-doctoral stage are not eligible. The Barra Postdoctoral Fellow will
receive a starting stipend of $50,000, health insurance, and modest funds
for travel and research.

 

Applications for the Barra fellowship must be submitted on line by 1
November 2019.

 

Barra Sabbatical Fellowship

(9 months, 2020-2021)

This award is for a nine-month term beginning 1 September 2020. This
fellowship is designed for a scholar in any relevant discipline who will be
on leave from a tenured or tenure-track faculty position for the 2020-2021
academic year. Proposals will be entertained for book-length projects
falling with in the Center's area of interest at any stage of research or
writing, provided that the applicant has not previously received McNeil
Center funding for the same or a closely related project. The fellow will
have no teaching responsibilities but will be encouraged to provide informal
mentoring to more junior members of the McNeil Center community while
participating fully in the Center's seminars and other activities. The award
takes the form of a cash grant, paid directly to the fellow's home
institution. The amount is negotiable, based on the assumption that the
fellow will be receiving benefits and partial salary from the home
institution.

 

Applications for the Barra Sabbatical fellowship must be submitted on line
by 6 December 2019.

 

The following items for both fellowships must be prepared for uploading as
.pdf files: a curriculum vitae; a proposal not to exceed 1,500 words,
double-spaced, describing the general scope of the project and the specific
work proposed during the fellowship term; and an unpublished writing sample
related to the project, double-spaced, limited to 7,500 words exclusive of
notes.

 

Two confidential letters of support should be uploaded separately by the
letter writers or submitted by email to mceas at ccat.sas.upenn.edu
<mailto:mceas at ccat.sas.upenn.edu> . Please ask recommenders to address the
specifics of this applications. Do not send generic letters from job
placement dossiers.

 

Questions may be directed to:

The McNeil Center for Early American Studies

University of Pennsylvania

3355 Woodland Walk

Philadelphia, PA 19104-4531

215-929-9251

 <mailto:mceas at ccat.sas.upenn.edu> mceas at ccat.sas.upenn.edu 

 

The online submission deadline for Barra Postdoctoral fellowship
applications is 1 November 2019.

The online submission deadline for Barra Sabbatical fellowship applications
is 6 December 2019.

 

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