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Thank you for your interest in the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. The Feb. 1, 2010 deadline has now passed and we are no longer accepting applications for Fall 2010 appointments. Please check back in November for information on applying for Fall 2011.
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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has generously provided Tufts University with funding to bring two postdoctoral fellows to campus each year to pursue new research projects in the Humanities. Two fellows will be appointed in fall 2010. The stipend for fellows will be $43,500 plus benefits, and a research allowance of $5,000 per year.

Fellows will be housed for two years at the Center for the Humanities At Tufts (CHAT) and affiliated with the department or interdisciplinary program most germane to their field of research. Fellows will teach one course in the spring semester of their first year and two in the second year of their residency through their home department or program.

It is expected that fellows will take part in the intellectual life of campus, working with faculty and students, attending symposia and events, and contributing to meetings and discussions presented by the Center for the Humanities. Applicants whose research will benefit from the research environment and faculty at Tufts are especially encouraged to apply.

All application materials must be received by February 1, 2010 and will be competitively evaluated by the Mellon Postdoctoral Committee. Applicants for the fellowships must have received their Ph.D. within the past five years. Candidates who will receive their Ph.D. prior to September 2010 are welcome to apply. There is no requirement that the fellows be U.S. citizens.

For any other questions, please contact Jillian Orlando by email at Jillian.Orlando@tufts.edu or by phone at 617-627-3342.