Getty Clark Library Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities

University of California, Los Angeles; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, Los Angeles invites applications for the Getty Clark Library postdoctoral fellow. The two-year appointment, starting July 1, 2027, supports a Ph.D. earned after June 30, 2020.

International applicants are welcome, and the Fellow will arrange visa, housing, travel, and living costs as needed. The Fellow will develop their research agenda, teach one upper-division seminar at the Library, and contribute to our Certificate Program.

Qualifications

• PhD earned after June 30, 2020.
• Demonstrated evidence of innovative methodologies.
• Ability to engage across disciplines and geographies.

Responsibilities

• Develop the research agenda and participate regularly in Center academic events.
• Teach one upper-division undergraduate/graduate seminar at the Library in a topic related to their research area.
• Contribute to the Core Course in the Certificate Program, Material Histories of Print and Manuscript Cultures.
• Collaborate with a diverse group of scholars, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and visiting researchers.

Education

PhD awarded after June 30, 2020

Job description

Position description

The Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies and the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library invite applications for the Getty Clark Library postdoctoral fellow for a Ph.D. whose research will benefit from the Clark Library’s rich collections. The two-year position begins July 1, 2027. To be eligible for consideration, applicants must have received their Ph.D. after June 30, 2020. International applicants are welcome. The fellow will be responsible for obtaining a visa, if required, as well as accommodation, travel, and all living expenses.

The Post-Doctoral Fellow will be a scholar who has demonstrated evidence of innovative methodologies. A successful applicant will be conversant with scholars working in different disciplines and geographies. The Fellow will join the vibrant research and academic communities at the Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies and the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library.

The successful applicant will have the following responsibilities and opportunities: develop their research agenda while participating regularly in Center academic events; teaching one upper division undergraduate/graduate seminar at the Library in a topic close to their area of research; contribute to our Core Course in our Certificate Program, Material Histories of Print and Manuscript Cultures; work collaboratively with a diverse group of scholars, graduate students, and other postdoctoral fellows and visiting researchers.

The appointment (which includes benefits) and salary will follow university standards for post-doctoral scholars and will reflect the applicant’s experience.

The Center and Clark UCLA’s Clark Library is a special collections library, which is located about 30 minutes away from the University’s Westwood campus. The Library is administered by the Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies, which provides a forum for research and discussion of issues across disciplines and geographies from the 15th century to the present day. The Clark Library is a rare book and manuscript library, specializing in the study of England and Western Europe from the Tudor period through the long eighteenth century and from the mid-Victorian to late Edwardian periods, with a focus on Oscar Wilde and his circle. Other collection strengths include modern book arts; fine printing and the history of the book; and Montana and the West. In addition to the collections for which the Clark Library is well-known, the Library houses a wealth of primary source materials on topics such as queer, disability, and ecocritical studies; women authors, collectors, and printmakers; music/musicology, astronomy, geographies, mathematics, games, crime and incarceration; the supernatural, translation, architecture, foodways, and how-to manuals. The Library engages and supports students and scholars from the region, the nation, and the world, with the goal of encouraging original research about our collective histories.