What: Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship for the Study of Slavery for 2017-18.
Georgetown University invites applications for a Mellon PostDoctoral Fellowship for the Study of Slavery for the 2017-18 academic year. The Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow will be expected to participate in ongoing research activities relating to Georgetown University’s Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation initiative (which may include archival research in Georgetown and Jesuit archives and further development of the digital capacity of the Georgetown Slavery Archive), as well as pursue her or his own independent research. The Fellow may have an opportunity to teach a class in the Spring 2018 semester. The salary will be up to $60K with standard benefits.
Conditions: Candidates must be specialists in the history of American slavery and must have received their PhD in a Humanities discipline within the past two years.
When and where: Georgetown University, D.C.
Deadline: August 04, 2017.
How to apply: Applications should include a cover letter, cv, and the names of two referees, and should be sent to Prof. Adam Rothman at ar44@georgetown.edu by August 4, 2017. Review of applications will begin immediately. Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer fully dedicated to achieving a diverse faculty and staff. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability or other categories protected by law.