The Postdoctoral Fellows Program enables junior scholars who have recently received the Ph.D. to spend an academic year at the Harriman Institute, working on the revision of their individual research and participating in the life of the Harriman Institute and Columbia. As members of the Columbia University, fellows receive access to a full range of resources, and the Institute makes every effort to provide desk space for all postdoctoral fellows.

The Harriman Institute has four types of postdoctoral fellowships: general (two positions), core project (two positions), the INTERACT Central Asia postdoc (one position), and the Ukrainian Studies postdoc (one semester-long position). Candidates should indicate which programs they are applying for in their cover letters. The Core Project is devoted to a specific theme each year; the core project for 2014-2015 is "Learning from Transition: From the Local to the Global."

Eligibility for the 2014 competition is restricted to those who have received the Ph.D. between July 31, 2011 and June 30, 2014 and do not hold a tenure-track position. All fellows must have successfully defended and deposited their dissertations prior to the commencement of the fellowship. 

Information on each program and application details are posted below. All applications are due by January 15.

2014-2015 General Postdoctoral Fellowship Announcement

2014-2015 Core Project Postdoctoral Fellowship Announcement

2014-2015 INTERACT Postdoctoral Research Scholar Announcement

Application form to be posted shortly

2014-2015 Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Ukrainian Studies Announcement

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