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> > MELLON POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN THE HUMANITIES > > 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> > > > > -- > 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 > Fax: 732-932-1564 > http://anthro.rutgers.edu