Mellon Post-Doctoral Program
Haverford College is pleased to have the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in establishing an endowed fellowship program designed to nurture the professional potential of an emerging generation of young humanists. As a liberal arts college dedicated to the complementary pursuits of excellent teaching and advanced scholarship, Haverford has a profound stake in ensuring continuity in the tradition of scholar-teachers. We likewise believe that an institution such as ours, with its opportunities for faculty development through intimate interdisciplinary exchange and innovative pedagogy, provides an ideal setting for cultivating the creative energies of young scholars. At the same time, Haverford has much to gain from the steady infusion of fresh intellectual and pedagogical perspectives brought by the Fellows from their recent university training and experience.
Haverford's program for Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellows is organized to provide five key instruments of professional advancement: meaningful teaching (Fellows teach one course per term, with the expectation that they will supplement the curriculum with innovative course designs); collaborative intellectual exploration (through participation during the first year in the year-long Humanities Center Faculty Seminar); interaction with the broader world of scholarship and public life (focused in the Fellowship's second year through the staging of a symposium connected to the Fellow's teaching and research interests); mentoring (through association with host departments and programs, as well as the Faculty Seminar); and the time and resources for scholarly endeavor (a reduced teaching load, support for research, and funds for travel to professional conferences).
2010 Hurford Humanities Center Mellon Post-Doc Search Charge
The John B. Hurford Humanities Center of Haverford College is no longer accepting applications for a two-year Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the Humanities to begin Fall 2010. The next search will be for the 2011-13 Fellowship and the charge will be posted in November 2010.
We seek scholars interested in the intersecting histories of sex, state, and society in the early modern era. Area of specialization is open, but might include history, history of art, music, psychology, anthropology, literature, sociology, philosophy, law, political science, religious and/or cultural studies. Scholars with broad historical and interdisciplinary concerns are encouraged to apply.
During the first year of the program, the Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellow will participate in a year-long faculty seminar led by Professor Lisa Jane Graham (History) entitled "Sex, State, and Society in the Early Modern World." The seminar seeks to assess the field inspired by the work of Michel Foucault who linked sex and sexuality to modern forms of subjectivity and power. Seminar participants will interrogate the categories, assumptions, and chronology that guide Foucault's model by focusing on the "pre-sex" era, roughly 1500-1850. We will explore discourses, practices, and norms in various sites (law, literature, medicine, political economy) that shaped the sexual culture of different groups in the early modern world. For a more on Seminars, see For Faculty: Seminars, or view the full seminar description (PDF). In the second year, the Fellow will organize and present a spring symposium funded by the Humanities Center.
During each of the four semesters of his or her time at Haverford College, the Fellow will teach one course at the intermediate or advanced level. Applicants should submit two brief course proposals related to their area of interest, one for a broad-based introductory course, the other for a more specialized or advanced course.
How to Apply
Candidates who have received the Ph.D. in 2005 at the earliest, or who have completed the requirements for the Ph.D. by the application deadline of January 30, 2010 are eligible. Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, two course proposals and a writing sample of no more than 25 pages, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to:
Emily Carey Cronin
Associate Director
John B. Hurford '60 Humanities Center
Haverford College
Haverford PA 19041
610-896-1336
ecronin@haverford.edu (for queries only; please no electronic applications)
AA/EOE: Haverford is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through diversity, and strongly encourages applications and nominations of persons of color, women, and members of other under-represented groups.