Media @McGill Postdoctoral Fellowship 1451 views

Media@McGill is a nucleus of interdisciplinary research, scholarship and public outreach on issues in media, technology and culture, located in the Department of Art History and Communication Studies at McGill University. Media@McGill is a residential postdoctoral fellowship programme. The 2017-2018 fellowship is dedicated to the theme of “Migrant Media.”

Subject areas:

• Humanities
• Social Sciences

Benefits:

• Fellows are provided with a workspace, and are expected to take an active role in the research activities and academic life of Media@McGill (participation in conferences, seminars, etc.).
• They may also have the possibility of teaching a course within the Department of Art History and Communication Studies at McGill.

Fellowship Value:

• Stipend: $45,000 CAD for 12 months including travel research stipend

Starting date: September 2017

Eligibility:

• The Postdoctoral Fellowship is open to both national and international scholars.
• Applicant must have completed PhD degree in a university other than McGill not earlier than June 1, 2013.
• Applicant must have defended their dissertation and received their Doctorate by May 1, 2017.
• Applicant must be fluent in English; working knowledge of French is an asset.

Application Process:

• Cover letter describing how their research is related to Media@McGill’s mission statement and Media@McGill’s 2017-18 theme.
• Applicants must also identify a potential faculty supervisor from Department of Art History and Communication Studies, who is a member of Media@McGill and whose research is closely tied to that of the applicant.
• The following must be included:
• Cover Letter
• Research Proposal (750 words);
• CV (maximum 5 pages).

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