25.3312, Jobs: General Linguistics: Post Doc, Stanford University

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Subject: 25.3312, Jobs: General Linguistics: Post Doc, Stanford University

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Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 13:51:55
From: Robert Barrick [mellonfellows at stanford.edu]
Subject: General Linguistics: Post Doc, Stanford University, USA

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University or Organization: Stanford University 
Department: Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in the Humanities
Job Location: Select State, USA 
Web Address: http://mellonfellows.stanford.edu/apply/
Job Title: Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in the Humanities
Job Rank: Post Doc

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics 

Description:

Stanford University invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships in 
the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship of Scholars in the Humanities, a 
unique opportunity for the best recent Ph.D. recipients in the 
humanities to develop as scholars and teachers. Up to four fellowships 
will be awarded for a two-year term (with the possibility of renewal for 
a third year). Fellows will teach two courses per year in one of 
Stanford’s humanities departments, and are expected to participate in 
the intellectual life of the program, which includes regular meetings 
with other fellows and faculty to share work in progress and discuss 
topics of mutual interest. It is expected that Fellows will be in 
residence during the term of their appointment. Fellows will also be 
affiliated with the Stanford Humanities Center and will have the 
opportunity to be active in its intellectual life.

Eligible fields for the 2014 competition (for fellowships beginning 
autumn 2015):

Classics, Linguistics, and Philosophy

Candidates for this year’s competition must have received their Ph.D. 
between January 1, 2012 and June 30, 2015. Fellowships will begin on 
September 1, 2015.

The stipend for 2014-15 is $66,000, and compensation will include 
additional support for computer assistance, research, and relocation 
expenses, depending on the needs of individual fellows.

Deadline: Applications must be submitted by November 17, 2014. To 
apply, complete the online application process at the website below.

You will be asked to submit electronically the following material:
- Cover letter (circa one page) describing your research and teaching 
interests to an interdisciplinary search committee
- Curriculum vitae
- Dissertation abstract (up to three pages).  Linguistics applicants may 
submit a research statement (up to three pages) as part of, or in lieu of, 
a dissertation abstract.
- A sample of written work (article length, no longer than 40 pages)
- A separate description of teaching experience and interests (up to 
three pages) Note: Courses will be offered through standing Stanford 
departments; applicants should familiarize themselves with recent 
course offerings and department curricula.
- Three confidential letters of recommendation (or the applicant’s 
active graduate school dossier)

Faxed or emailed application materials cannot be considered.

Stanford Ph.D.s and employees are not eligible for consideration.

Only complete applications submitted through the online system will 
be considered. All applications will be acknowledged. Finalists may be 
interviewed. For more information, please visit the website below or 
contact us at the email below.

Application Deadline: 17-Nov-2014 
	, US  
Web Address for Applications: http://mellonfellows.stanford.edu/apply/ 
Contact Information:
	Robert Barrick 
	Email: mellonfellows at stanford.edu 

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