McGill University: Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships 2420 views

McGill University invites applications to award 2 Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships in the year 2019-2020 in the Humanities.

Fellowship value:

Responsibilities:

To conduct active research in field of expertise while in residence at McGill, with the goal of obtaining the best possible academic position post-fellowship.

Starting date: August 1, 2019 till July 31, 2021

Qualifications:

Applicant must have received PhD after June 2016 or who will have completed all PhD degree requirements by June 1, 2019 are eligible to apply.
Applicants who do not have their PhD in hand at the time of application must include a letter from their Department Chair specifying the date of their dissertation defense.
Successful applicants who do not complete all requirements for their PhD by June 1, 2019 will have their offer of award withdrawn.

Applications:

Applicants must secure support from a full-time McGill faculty member in one of the Eligible Departments, who will act as their immediate supervisor during their fellowship tenure.
An application will only be considered if it includes a letter from the faculty member indicating a clear commitment to act as the applicant’s supervisor.
Applications must be submitted online including the following:
Statement of interest detailing the proposed research project (1 page)
CV
Copy of all university graduate transcripts (upload the transcripts; McGill may request that official transcripts be sent at a later date)
Copy of doctoral diploma, or a letter from your Department Chair specifying the date of your dissertation defense
Writing sample (max 20 pages)
2 letters of recommendation (to be uploaded online by referees);
A letter of support from the proposed supervisor in the Faculty of Arts at McGill (uploaded online by the supervisor); Please include your proposed McGill supervisor in your list of referees on AJO.