Cornell University

Lsadc; Town of Ithaca, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornell University invites applications for a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Linguistics in Ithaca, NY. The two-year position begins August 1, 2027, with a stipend of $68,000 per year. The fellow will engage with interdisciplinary scholars across linguistics, philosophy, literature, history and anthropology.

Applicants must hold a Ph.D. by specified dates and may be international scholars contingent on visa eligibility.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. must be received after Aug 1, 2023 and before Jun 30, 2027.
• International scholars are welcome contingent upon visa eligibility.
• Applicants should approach problems with linguistic methods relevant to broad humanistic questions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and report on linguistics research aligned with humanistic concerns.
• Participate in the Society for the Humanities and departmental seminars.
• Collaborate across linguistics, philosophy, literature and related fields.

Education

Ph.D. required by start of fellowship

Job description

Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Linguistics With the sponsorship of the Society for the Humanities, the Department of Linguisticsinvites applications for a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship position beginning August 1, 2027. The fellowship carries a stipend of $68,000/year.

Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Linguistics With the sponsorship of the Society for the Humanities, the Department of Linguisticsinvites applications for a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship position beginning August 1, 2027. The fellowship carries a stipend of $68,000/year.
TheDepartment of Linguistics seeks applications for a postdoctoral fellow from scholars who take a linguistic approach to problems of broad humanistic significance. Applicants might have expertise in any number of subfields including historical linguistics, semantics, pragmatics, computational linguistics, phonology, or sociolinguistics. We would like to see candidates who can communicate with and learn from both linguists and scholars in other fields, including philosophy, literature (critical theory, poetics, metrics, gender studies), history (post-colonial studies, prehistoric archaeology, human population genetics) and anthropology (language documentation, endangerment and revitalization, globalization studies).

Applicant Eligibility Requirements

Applicants for the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship for the 2027-28 and 2028-29 academic years must have received the Ph.D. degree after August 1, 2023, and before June 30, 2027. Applicants who do not have the Ph.D. in hand at the time of application must include a letter from the committee chair or department stating that the Ph.D. degree will be conferred before the term of the fellowship begins. International scholars are welcome to apply, contingent upon visa eligibility.

Society for the Humanities

The Society for the Humanities was established at Cornell University in 1966 to support research and teaching in the humanities. It is intended to be at once a research institute, a stimulus to educational innovation, and a continuing society of scholars. The Society and its Fellows have fostered path-breaking interdisciplinary dialogue and theoretical reflection on the humanities at large.

Mellon Postdoctoral Fellows are invited to attend all of the Society’s events, and are expected to participate in the Society’s weekly Wednesday Fellows Seminar and luncheon.

societyhumanities.as.cornell.edu

Position: Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Linguistics

Organization: Cornell University

Location: Ithaca, NY
United States

Salary: $68,000/year

Posting Start Date: 8/31/2026

Date Posted: 8/31/2026

For further information:
Visit: https://societyhumanities.as.cornell.edu/mellon-postdoctoral-fellowships
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