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> MELLON POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN THE HUMANITIES
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> The Women's and Gender Studies Department, in collaboration with the
> Institute for Research on Women (IRW) at Rutgers University, is pleased to
> announce a two-year postdoctoral fellowship supported by the Andrew W.
> Mellon Foundation. The selected fellow will receive a stipend of $50,000
> each year as well as an annual research allocation of $2,000 and Rutgers
> University health benefits. The fellow will pursue research and teach
> three courses in the Women's and Gender Studies Department during the
> two-year term of her/his appointment and will participate in seminars, and
> other IRW activities. For more information on the programs available for
> the Mellon fellows at the IRW, please see:
> http://irw.rutgers.edu/MellonFellowsattheIRW.html.
>
> The Women's and Gender Studies Department
> (http://womens-studies.rutgers.edu/) has particular interest in scholars
> of U.S. Latina and Latin American feminism and African feminism,
> especially those working on critical sexualities, health or technologies,
> but welcomes applications from all scholars who feel that their work would
> benefit from affiliation with our department and with the IRW.
>
> Rutgers is an institution with a deep commitment to scholarship on women,
> gender, and sexuality. Both the Women's and Gender Studies Department and
> the IRW are part of the Institute for Women's Leadership (IWL), a
> consortium of nine different Rutgers units focused on women and gender,
> constituting the most extensive collection of resources on these issues at
> a university in the United States. Rutgers, therefore, provides a uniquely
> stimulating environment for feminist research.
>
> Candidates should submit their applications, consisting of a CV, a
> 2500-word statement and 3 letters of recommendation, electronically at:
> http://interfolio.sas.rutgers.edu/index.cfm?event=postings&institution_id=Rutgers_Un52BB1139
> (search for Department of Women's and Gender Studies).
> The statement should address the following: (1) the significance of the
> candidates research and the specific project that will be developed during
> the two year postdoc, (2) a brief description of some of the courses the
> candidate could offer, and (3) how and why Women Studies and the IRW at
> Rutgers can advance the candidates areas of research. (search for listing
> under "Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship" for each participating department).
> Applications must be received by January 7, 2013. Candidates must have
> received the Ph.D. after August 31, 2008; applicants must have finished
> all requirements for the Ph.D. by July 1, 2013.
>
> For more information on eligibility and how to apply, please go to
> http://irw.rutgers.edu/MellonFellows.html.
>
> Rutgers University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
> The institution values diversity in its faculty, staff, and students and
> especially encourages applications from women and underrepresented
> minorities.
>
> Yolanda Martínez-San Miguel
> Professor I and Director,
> Institute for Research on Women
> Latino Studies and Comparative Literature
> Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
> www.yolandamartinez-sanmiguel.com<http://www.yolandamartinez-sanmiguel.com>
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> Dorothy L. Hodgson, Ph.D.
> Professor and Chair
> Department of Anthropology
> Rutgers University
> 131 George Street
> New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1414
>
> Tel: 732-932-8757
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