LSA Collegiate Fellows will receive a starting salary of $60,000 plus benefits. During the two-year term of appointment, Fellows will participate in the LSA Teaching Academy during their first year and teach one course per year in their host department. The remainder of the Fellows’ time will be devoted to pursuing research. Each Fellow will receive career advising from a departmental mentor during their fellowship.

All Fellows are expected to be in residence during the academic year and to participate in departmental seminars and related activities. LSA’s National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID) will also organize and offer a number of activities designed to support Fellows’ scholarship and professional development, while building a community of scholars that has a commitment to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Eligibility

For applicants in the natural sciences, doctoral degrees should be completed between January 1, 2014 and July 1, 2019; For applicants in the social sciences or humanities, doctoral degrees should be completed between January 1, 2016 and July 1, 2019.

Individuals awarded a PhD from U-M or currently holding a postdoctoral or faculty position at U-M are not eligible.

Predoctoral fellowships may be available in economics and political science; doctoral degree must be completed by July 1, 2020. If approved, predoctoral fellows will receive a starting salary of $50,000 plus benefits.

Candidates whose work is represented within the following LSA academic departments or units are invited to apply:

Application

A complete submission will consist of:

1. Curriculum vitae
2. Research proposal that outlines your scholarly work and includes your research plan for the fellowship period (2-3 pages; references, citations, formulas, and graphics do not count toward the page limit).
3. Personal statement and diversity commitment that includes your demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through scholarship/research, teaching/mentoring, or service/engagement. There may be some overlap with your research proposal and teaching statements (1-3 pages).
4. Teaching statement that describes your teaching philosophy, which may incorporate experience from formal or informal teaching and mentoring opportunities (1-3 pages).
5. Dissertation abstract (1 page).
6. Writing sample (1-2 samples; 35 pages maximum. Examples include sample publication or unpublished research paper, journal article, dissertation chapter. References, citations, formulas, and graphics do not count toward the page limit).
7. Three letters of reference (Letter writers must submit letters of reference by October 8, 2018)

Deadline

The application for the 2019-2021 fellowship is due Monday, October 1, 2018 at 5 PM (EDT).* Reference letters are due Monday, October 8, 2018 at 5 PM (EDT).

For applicants to the department of Economics, the deadline for submission of both application and reference letters is Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 5 PM (EDT).

Review and Selection

Using a multi-stage review process, applicants in all eligible fields will be reviewed according to their potential for success in an academic career and potential to contribute to higher education through their demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in scholarship, and/or teaching, and/or service.

Applications will be reviewed by NCID, the relevant academic department(s)/program(s), as well as a college selection committee and academic dean(s).