[EDLING:490] HARVARD POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS ON EDUCATION

[Tamara Warhol]

HARVARD UNIVERSITY Graduate School of Education
HARVARD POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS ON EDUCATION

The Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) invites applications from
scholars for a two-year residential post-doctoral fellowship. In particular, we
encourage applications from recent Ph.D.s or Ed.D.s who are members of ethnic
minority groups that are under-represented in American universities. Special
consideration will be given to applicants who show commitment to careers in
university research and teaching related to the improvement of education,
particularly K-12 education. We encourage applications from individuals from a
broad range of scholarly traditions and disciplinary backgrounds whose research
makes the links among theory, practice, and policy in education.

The Program: Two fellows will be chosen for residence at HGSE during both
academic years 2005-06 and 2006-07. The fellows will be invited to participate
with junior faculty members in existing informal programs and support structures
designed to encourage their professional development and career opportunities.
Fellows will teach one course during each of the two academic years, and will
give an annual public lecture to the HGSE community about their research.
Applicants will select a member of the HGSE faculty (professors, associate
professors, or assistant professors) who will serve as their mentor during their
tenure in the fellowship program. Mentors will meet on a regular basis with the
fellows.

Stipend and Allowances: Fellows will receive an annual stipend of $40,000 plus a
small housing supplement. Fellows will be eligible for a travel supplement of up
to $1,000 each year for participation in professional conferences, and up to
$3,000 per fellowship for course development or research support activities.

Eligibility: Applicants must be within two years of receiving the Ph.D. or Ed.D.
Their degree must be completed by July 2005 and cannot have been awarded prior
to May 2003. Applicants should send a letter of application including the
following elements: a proposal for a two-year plan of research and teaching that
identifies a member of the HGSE faculty who might serve as a mentor and provides
a rationale for the selection of the mentor that links the applicant’s work to
that of the faculty member. The applicant’s statement should offer a detailed
account of his/her proposed research and its relationship to the field of
education. Two examples of academic writing and three letters of reference from
individuals who are knowledgeable about the applicant’s academic work must be
included. Reference letters may be mailed separately. All documents must be
received in the form of hard copy.

Deadline: All application materials must be received by no later than February
11, 2005, at the following address:

Professor Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
Chair, Harvard Post-Doctoral Fellows on Education
c/o Carol Luongo
Harvard Graduate School of Education
122 Longfellow Hall Cambridge, MA 02138

For information about the Harvard Graduate School of Education and its faculty,
visit our web site: www.gse.harvard.edu

Applications from women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged; Harvard
University is an affirmative action EEOC institution.

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Tamara Warhol
PhD Student
Graduate School of Education
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
warholt at dolphin.upenn.edu