Overview
The Jackman Humanities Institute (JHI) is pleased to announce Postdoctoral Fellowships with the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Up to three Fellows in the Humanities* will be selected each year for a two-year fellowship in the new Jackman Humanities Institute. The postdoctoral fellows will be part of a larger circle of residential fellows working on individual research projects linked by an annual theme as well as programming to link the fellows with the humanities faculty and students on the three campuses of the University of Toronto. Up to 25 Fellows in total will be selected from intergenerational constituencies: internal faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students in their final year of writing, and undergraduates in their final year. All fellows, including the postdoctoral fellows, will be selected on the basis of accomplishment appropriate to their stage in their career, the promise of excellence, and the relevance of their research to the annual theme.
*The Jackman Humanities Institute interprets "humanities" as a broad category including political theory, interpretive social science, music, and the arts.
Theme
The theme for 2010-2011 is: Image and Spectacle
Human beings make worlds appear by imagining and "imaging" them; they display worlds to others in performances. This cross-cultural theme embraces the study not only of how images relate to the reality of the world, but also of how both as individuals and as societies we generate images. The spectacle of performance, which was the origin of theory in the Ancient Greek world, leads to many kinds of reflection--from performativity to epistemology, from theories of history to literary and aesthetic theory, from cultural criticism to palaeography. It extends ultimately to examining the role of reflection (speculation) and criticism of images and their worlds.
Outline of Fellowship
The Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships are designed to provide financial and intellectual support for outstanding scholars at the beginning of their professional careers. The Fellows will pursue their individual research in the context of the JHI. They will have offices at the JHI and will participate in weekly seminars and other activities in the circle of fellows. In addition, each postdoctoral fellow will be affiliated with a Department and will teach one course in each Fall and Winter term of their two-year Fellowship. We are especially interested in candidates who have an interest in and capacity for interdisciplinary work of a high quality. The Fellowship provides an annual $50,000 Canadian stipend.
Deadline
We invite applications from qualified candidates for fellowships to begin on 1 July 2010. Applications are accepted in online format ONLY, and all materials and reference letters must be received by 1 December 2009. Awards will be announced in March 2010.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants must have successfully defended their Ph.D. after 30 July 2007 and prior to 1 May 2010. Applications who will successfully defend their Ph.D. degree by 1 May 2010 are eligible and any award will be conditional on a successful defense. Such applicants must also include a letter of confirmation from their supervisor and the Chair of their Department. Degree candidates and recipients of the Ph.D. from the University of Toronto are not eligible. Fellowships are open to citizens of Canada, the United States of America, and other nations. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
Application Procedure
Please complete an application on the Jackman Humanities Institute website at www.humanities.utoronto.ca by 1 December 2009:
1.Full userID registration at the JHI website at www.humanities.utoronto.ca
2.The online application form (click Funding, select Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships)
3.Upload the following documents:
1.A 2-4 page letter of application explaining the link(s) between your current research interests and the 2010-2011 theme, Image and Spectacle, and outlining the research to be undertaken during the term of the fellowship
2.A full curriculum vitae
3.Electronic copies of published work, extracts from dissertation, or drafts of work in progress (not to exceed 25-30 pages)
4.A 2-4 page statement of teaching interests, including course proposals
4.Names and email addresses of three references (a request for a letter of reference will be automatically sent to each). If you will be using a dossier service, please click the box labelled dossier service and follow the instructions there.
Only fully completed applications submitted through the JHI website will be considered (no paper, faxes, or email submissions, please). Files should be uploaded in .doc or .pdf format (no .docx format, please).
Miscellaneous Conditions
Residence: Fellows are expected to be in residence for the two academic years of appointment (September-May) and to participate in the activities of the Jackman Humanities Institute. Off-campus research leave during academic terms will be permitted only in rare cases, only for brief periods of time, and only upon written application to the Director well in advance of the proposed leave.
Publications: Fellows are asked to cite their affiliation with the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral program at the Jackman Humanities Institute in any publications that result from work done during their tenure and to provide the JHI with copies of such published work.
Report on Scholarship: At the end of each fellowship year, Fellows are asked to submit a written report on their activities and accomplishments during the year.
Activities: The JHI is an interdisciplinary intellectual community in which postdoctoral fellows are joined by Faculty Research Fellows, Graduate Student Fellows, Undergraduate Fellows, and visitors to share their work in progress. Fellows are expected to participate in weekly lunch seminars, attend public events of the JHI and to engage in conversation with other members about their intellectual concerns. They act as mentors for graduate students completing their dissertations, and for advanced undergraduates engaged in directed research.
For any questions or further information, please contact Professor Robert Gibbs, Director of the Jackman Humanities Institute at jhi.director@utoronto.ca or (416) 978-7415.
Click here to apply online
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this postdoctoral fellowship
The Jackman Humanities Institute (JHI) is pleased to announce Postdoctoral Fellowships with the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Up to three Fellows in the Humanities* will be selected each year for a two-year fellowship in the new Jackman Humanities Institute. The postdoctoral fellows will be part of a larger circle of residential fellows working on individual research projects linked by an annual theme as well as programming to link the fellows with the humanities faculty and students on the three campuses of the University of Toronto. Up to 25 Fellows in total will be selected from intergenerational constituencies: internal faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students in their final year of writing, and undergraduates in their final year. All fellows, including the postdoctoral fellows, will be selected on the basis of accomplishment appropriate to their stage in their career, the promise of excellence, and the relevance of their research to the annual theme.
*The Jackman Humanities Institute interprets "humanities" as a broad category including political theory, interpretive social science, music, and the arts.
Theme
The theme for 2010-2011 is: Image and Spectacle
Human beings make worlds appear by imagining and "imaging" them; they display worlds to others in performances. This cross-cultural theme embraces the study not only of how images relate to the reality of the world, but also of how both as individuals and as societies we generate images. The spectacle of performance, which was the origin of theory in the Ancient Greek world, leads to many kinds of reflection--from performativity to epistemology, from theories of history to literary and aesthetic theory, from cultural criticism to palaeography. It extends ultimately to examining the role of reflection (speculation) and criticism of images and their worlds.
Outline of Fellowship
The Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships are designed to provide financial and intellectual support for outstanding scholars at the beginning of their professional careers. The Fellows will pursue their individual research in the context of the JHI. They will have offices at the JHI and will participate in weekly seminars and other activities in the circle of fellows. In addition, each postdoctoral fellow will be affiliated with a Department and will teach one course in each Fall and Winter term of their two-year Fellowship. We are especially interested in candidates who have an interest in and capacity for interdisciplinary work of a high quality. The Fellowship provides an annual $50,000 Canadian stipend.
Deadline
We invite applications from qualified candidates for fellowships to begin on 1 July 2010. Applications are accepted in online format ONLY, and all materials and reference letters must be received by 1 December 2009. Awards will be announced in March 2010.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants must have successfully defended their Ph.D. after 30 July 2007 and prior to 1 May 2010. Applications who will successfully defend their Ph.D. degree by 1 May 2010 are eligible and any award will be conditional on a successful defense. Such applicants must also include a letter of confirmation from their supervisor and the Chair of their Department. Degree candidates and recipients of the Ph.D. from the University of Toronto are not eligible. Fellowships are open to citizens of Canada, the United States of America, and other nations. The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
Application Procedure
Please complete an application on the Jackman Humanities Institute website at www.humanities.utoronto.ca by 1 December 2009:
1.Full userID registration at the JHI website at www.humanities.utoronto.ca
2.The online application form (click Funding, select Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships)
3.Upload the following documents:
1.A 2-4 page letter of application explaining the link(s) between your current research interests and the 2010-2011 theme, Image and Spectacle, and outlining the research to be undertaken during the term of the fellowship
2.A full curriculum vitae
3.Electronic copies of published work, extracts from dissertation, or drafts of work in progress (not to exceed 25-30 pages)
4.A 2-4 page statement of teaching interests, including course proposals
4.Names and email addresses of three references (a request for a letter of reference will be automatically sent to each). If you will be using a dossier service, please click the box labelled dossier service and follow the instructions there.
Only fully completed applications submitted through the JHI website will be considered (no paper, faxes, or email submissions, please). Files should be uploaded in .doc or .pdf format (no .docx format, please).
Miscellaneous Conditions
Residence: Fellows are expected to be in residence for the two academic years of appointment (September-May) and to participate in the activities of the Jackman Humanities Institute. Off-campus research leave during academic terms will be permitted only in rare cases, only for brief periods of time, and only upon written application to the Director well in advance of the proposed leave.
Publications: Fellows are asked to cite their affiliation with the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral program at the Jackman Humanities Institute in any publications that result from work done during their tenure and to provide the JHI with copies of such published work.
Report on Scholarship: At the end of each fellowship year, Fellows are asked to submit a written report on their activities and accomplishments during the year.
Activities: The JHI is an interdisciplinary intellectual community in which postdoctoral fellows are joined by Faculty Research Fellows, Graduate Student Fellows, Undergraduate Fellows, and visitors to share their work in progress. Fellows are expected to participate in weekly lunch seminars, attend public events of the JHI and to engage in conversation with other members about their intellectual concerns. They act as mentors for graduate students completing their dissertations, and for advanced undergraduates engaged in directed research.
For any questions or further information, please contact Professor Robert Gibbs, Director of the Jackman Humanities Institute at jhi.director@utoronto.ca or (416) 978-7415.
Click here to apply online
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this postdoctoral fellowship
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