About this position
Application Deadline: January 15, 2020, 11:59 pm EST.
The Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies (WCED) at the University of Michigan invites scholars who have received their Ph.D. since 2018 to apply for the WCED Postdoctoral Fellowship. This two-year fellowship supports multidisciplinary research on the broad historical, political, economic, and societal conditions under which democracy and autocracy either emerge and endure or falter and fail.
- Up to two awards are available for the 2020-22 fellowship. WCED
- Postdoctoral Fellows are expected to focus on their own research,
- participate in occasional WCED workshops and events, and present at
- least one public lecture during their two-year fellowship, while in
- full-time residence at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. A teaching
- opportunity may be possible during the second year of the fellowship,
- if desired.
- Eligibility
- We welcome applicants from all disciplines,
- though the majority of past applicants and Fellows have come from
- political science, sociology, and history. Fellows must have
- successfully defended and filed their dissertation before beginning the
- fellowship. Eligibility is restricted to those who have received their
- Ph.D. after January 1, 2018.
- Benefits
- Fellowships carry an annual salary of $50,000 and
- up to $7,000 in research funds during the post-doctoral appointment.
- Fellowship recipients will be eligible for U-M health, dental, and life
- insurance options (beginning September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2022).
- Fellows have full access to U-M library resources.
Application
Candidates will be required to submit:
- WCED Postdoctoral Fellowship Application
- A two-page research plan that outlines the research project and how the fellow will spend his/her time during the fellowship period
- Curriculum Vitae
- A scholarly writing sample, such as a dissertation chapter, conference paper, or journal article
- Two letters of recommendation
Deadline
Fellowship applications must be received by January 15, 2020, 11:59 pm EST. Applicants will be notified in March 2020. The fellowship period is from September 2020 – August 2022.
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