JMC POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AT THE ANDREA MITCHELL CENTER 2018-2019
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
2018-2019 Academic Year
The University of Pennsylvania’s Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship created in partnership with the Jack Miller Center. The position is for one year, renewable for a second year upon satisfactory performance. The Program welcomes both empirical and normative scholarship from scholars in any discipline who intend to pursue an academic career primarily aimed at advancing learning on the governmental and economic institutions of the United States, especially their historical roots in the principles and politics of the Constitution’s founding era, and the ideas, debates, and contests that have shaped their subsequent development.
In addition to pursuing independent research and participating generally in the intellectual life of the Penn community, the JMC Postdoctoral Fellow at the Andrea Mitchell Center is expected to attend the Mitchell Center monthly faculty workshop series and contribute to the events’ lively discussions; teach one undergraduate course related to their academic interests; co-lead a research seminar for Mitchell Center undergraduate fellows; and attend other Mitchell events whenever possible.
Global in its outlook, multifaceted in its purposes, the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy seeks to contribute to the ongoing quest for democratic values, ideas, and institutions throughout the world. In addition to hosting speakers from the fields of academia, journalism, politics, and public policy, the Mitchell Center supports undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral research. It continues the legacy of the Penn Program for Democracy, Citizenship, and Constitutionalism, which fostered interdisciplinary scholarship from 2007 to 2017.
QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants should have received the PhD no earlier than May 2013 but must have completed all requirements for the PhD by September 30, 2018.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Application Deadline: February 18, 2018
In addition to the Personal and Profile information requested by Interfolio, the following information and documents will be required:
Information
1. Email Address
2. Home Telephone Number
3. Mobile Telephone Number
4. Country of Citizenship
5. Country of Permanent Residence
6. Current Position (Indicate your title, department, institution, and City/State). If you are not employed, please state what you are currently doing.
Documents to be uploaded
1. CV - Include Teaching Experience (including institution, position, and dates held), Fellowships and Scholarships received, and all Publications (note refereed publications with an asterisk)
2. Title and Description of Two Undergraduate Course Proposals - Single-spaced (one page each)
proposals of possible Undergraduate Seminars you would like to teach at Penn.
3. Title and Description of Proposed Research Study – No more than 1,000 words.
4. Confidential Letters of Recommendation (three) - Referees should be asked both to comment on your proposed project and to discuss your qualifications as a teacher.
5. Writing Sample – An article or excerpt of a book or dissertations chapter. (20 page limit.)
6. Cover Letter
For more information click "LINK TO ORIGINAL" below.
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/andrea-mitchell-center/fellowships