CORNELL UNIVERSITY – ITHACA, NY (Postdoc Fellowship/Classics Dept.)
Cornell University Doctoral/Postdoctoral Diversity Fellowships
Classics Department
The College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell seeks to fill two doctoral and/or postdoctoral Diversity Fellowships in 2013-14. The Cornell Diversity Fellowships are designed to support the early development of scholars who show promise of distinguished research careers and who are from sectors of the population historically underrepresented on the professorial faculties of colleges and universities in the United States. Eligible applicants might be from underrepresented minority groups, have faced economic hardship, be first-generation college graduates, or work on topics related to these areas. This list is not meant to be exhaustive. The fellowships are funded by a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
The fellowships come in two forms. Applicants who expect to complete their Ph.D.'s in 2013-14 are eligible for three-year fellowships consisting of a doctoral completion year followed by two postdoctoral years. Those who expect to complete their degrees in 2012-13 may apply for two-year postdoctoral fellowships. There is no teaching associated with the doctoral completion fellowship year. Postdoctoral fellows teach one course per year, above the entry level, in fields related to their research.
Potential applicants should consult the full description of the position and remuneration at the following website: http://as.cornell.edu/academics/opportunities/diversity-fellowships/index.cfm
Applications for the doctoral/postdoctoral diversity fellowships in Classics should be submitted electronically to Katrina Neff at: kn59@cornell.edu. Applications should include a cover letter discussing both research and teaching, a curriculum vitae, a dissertation abstract, a writing sample, and a statement of the grounds for eligibility for the fellowship. Recommenders are asked to submit letters of reference electronically. The deadline for receipt of applications is November 1st .
Qualified applicants to the postdoctoral diversity fellowship are also encouraged to apply to either of the two field-specific positions advertised on the APA website by the Classics Department this year: http://apaclassics.org/index.php/placement_service/
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