Global Innovation Program Postdoctoral Fellowships 2510 views

University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Sciences is offering the Global Innovation Program 2020-2021 at Perry World House. The applications are open for global engagement and interdisciplinary international policy research. Perry World House connects Penn to the international policy world through research, student engagement, and public programming. The excellent scholars are being invited who study global affairs and have interest in interdisciplinary outreach and policy relevance.

Study areas:

• The Future of the Global Order: Power, Technology, and Governance
• Global Shifts: Urbanization, Migration, and Demography

About the position:

• Postdoctoral fellows in Global Order and Global Shifts research areas will pursue their own research as well as participate in the intellectual life of the Global Innovation Program and Perry World House.
• Postdoctoral fellows will be expected to give a presentation during the academic year in the Perry World House Seminar Series, publish policy relevant scholarship related to Perry World House themes, and attend regularly scheduled seminars.
• They will also be expected to spend up to 10% of their time contributing to the intellectual environment at Perry World House, including working with Perry World House’s Undergraduate Student Fellows, as well as designing and planning engagement in relevant theme areas.

Fellowship value: stipend of $53,000 plus relevant fees and health insurance. The position also provides $2,000 in research support.

Qualifications:

• Applications are open to scholars who have received their PhD or equivalent degrees (including a J.D. in the case of applicants focused on international legal regimes) in the last two years (not earlier than 2018), or who expect to complete their degree by June 2020.

Applications:

Apply online and upload the following:

• Cover letter
• CV
• Research statement (one page)
• Writing sample
• Unofficial PhD transcript (only required for current graduate students)
• Name and email address of two letter writers who can submit a letter of recommendation.