Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship / The Book

MELLON POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN THE HUMANITIES
Penn Humanities Forum
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
2002 - 2003 Academic Year
Application Deadline: Monday, October 15, 2001

The Penn Humanities Forum of the University of Pennsylvania invites applications for five (5) Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities which are available for the 2002 - 2003 academic year. The fellowships are open to junior (untenured) scholars who received or will receive their Ph.D. between December 1993 and December 2001 (i.e., eligible applicants must be no more than eight years out of their degree).

The programs of the Penn Humanities Forum are conceived through yearly topics that invite broad interdisciplinary collaboration. We have set THE BOOK as the theme for the 2002 - 2003 academic year. Research proposals are invited on this topic in all areas of humanistic study, except educational curriculum-building and the performing arts.

Full application details and information on the topic of THE BOOK are available on the Forum's web site: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu/

*APPLICATION GUIDELINES*
Preference will be given to candidates whose proposals are interdisciplinary, who have not previously used the resources of the University of Pennsylvania, and who would particularly benefit from and contribute to its intellectual life. The Fellowship carries an annual stipend of $34,000 and is open to international scholars.

During their year in residence, PHF Mellon Postdoctoral Fellows will have the opportunity to pursue their own research and study, to meet regularly with other Mellon Fellows and university faculty, and to take part in all aspects of the intellectual life of the University of Pennsylvania community.

Mellon Fellows are required to teach one course per semester (fall and spring terms) in an appropriate department, participate in the weekly interdisciplinary Research Seminar of the Penn Humanities Forum (held Tuesdays, 12:00-2:00), and present their research at one of those seminars.

Fellows will be accorded such faculty privileges as office space, PC computer, and library borrowing privileges, and are expected to be on the Penn campus during both terms of the fellowship (September - May).

*APPLICATION DEADLINE & MAILING ADDRESS*
Completed applications and supporting materials must be postmarked no later than OCTOBER 15, 2001. The full application form may be downloaded from the Forum's website: http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu

Please mail four (4) copies of the completed application form, together with one (1) set of supporting materials (publication sample and referee letters) to:
Eugene Narmour
Kahn Distinguished Professor
Acting Director, Penn Humanities Forum
University of Pennsylvania
3619 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6213

For any questions, please email Jennifer Conway, Associate Director: conwayj@sas.upenn.edu

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Jennifer Conway * Associate Director
Penn Humanities Forum * University of Pennsylvania
3619 Locust Walk * Philadelphia, PA 19104-6213
215.898.8220 ph * http://humanities.sas.upenn.edu