Modeling Interdisciplinary Inquiry Postdoctoral Fellowship

Minorities and Philosophy International; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington University in St. Louis invites applications for Modeling Interdisciplinary Inquiry Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Center for the Humanities.

Two fellows will pursue their own continuing research under a senior faculty mentor and teach two courses over two academic years, joining an interdisciplinary community in residence beginning mid-August 2027. Applicants should hold a PhD, DPhil, or DFA by mid-2027 and have not previously held a research-oriented postdoc; focus on global issues

Qualifications

• Interdisciplinary scholarship with humanities and interpretive social sciences focus.
• Teaching experience in humanities/social sciences expected.

Responsibilities

• Pursue ongoing research with a senior faculty mentor at WashU Center for the Humanities.
• Teach two courses over the two-year fellowship.
• Remain in residence for all semesters of the appointment.

Skills

Interdisciplinary scholarship

Teaching in humanities/social sciences

Education

PhD in a relevant field

DPhil

D.F.A.

Job description

Fellowship · Washington University in St. Louis

Modeling Interdisciplinary Inquiry Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Center for the Humanities, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri

Two fellowships · Two academic years · Begins mid-August 2027 · Materials by 21 December 2026

St. Louis, Missouri Two fellowships Two academic years Begins mid-August 2027 Two courses over the fellowship Residence required

The programme

Washington University in St. Louis announces the twenty-fifth year of Modeling Interdisciplinary Inquiry, a postdoctoral fellowship program endowed by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and designed to encourage interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching across the humanities and interpretive social sciences.

We invite applications from recent PhDs, DPhils, or D.F.A.s (with degree in hand by June 30, 2027, and no earlier than June 30, 2024) who have not previously held a research-oriented postdoctoral fellowship. This fellowship program is housed in WashU’s Center for the Humanities. This year we are recruiting two fellows. We are interested in interdisciplinary scholars whose research has a focus on global issues including but not limited to global public humanities methods.

In mid-August 2027 the newly selected Fellows will join the interdisciplinary community at the Center for the Humanities. Each fellowship is anticipated to run for two academic years. Postdoctoral Fellows pursue their own continuing research in association with a senior faculty mentor at WU. During the two years of their fellowship, they will teach two courses. Fellows are expected to remain in residence during all semesters of their appointment.