The Wolf Humanities Center at University of Pennsylvania awards five (5) one-year Andrew W Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship each academic year. The Center awards fellowships to junior scholars in the humanities with experience no more than five years. The university will prefer the candidates not yet in tenure track positions, whose proposals are interdisciplinary, who have not previously enjoyed the use of the resources of the University of Pennsylvania, and who would particularly benefit from and contribute to Penn’s intellectual life.

The programs of the Wolf Humanities Center are conceived through yearly topics that invite broad interdisciplinary collaboration. For the 2020-2021 academic year, the topic will be “CHOICE”.

What do Postdoctoral Fellows get?

The Fellowship carries a stipend of $57,900 plus a $3000 research fund and single-coverage health insurance. Fellows teach one undergraduate course in addition to conducting their research. However, the fellows are responsible for coverage for any dependents themselves.

Who is eligible for fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania?

• The PhD is the only eligible terminal degree, and applicants must be humanists or those in such fields as anthropology or history of science.
• Scholars who received or will receive their PhD between December 1, 2014, and December 1, 2019, are eligible to apply. You must have your degree in hand, or have passed your defense, no later than December 1, 2019, to be eligible.
• Scholars must spend the year (August-May) in residence at Penn.
• During their year in residence, Fellows will pursue their proposed research. Further, they will also teach one course during the year. As well as, they must also participate in the Center’s weekly Mellon Research Seminar.

How to apply for Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania?

To apply, please visit the application portal to fill out the five required forms:

1. Applicant Profile & Education,
2. Applicant Research,
3. Proposed Course Description,
4. Referees’ Names and Contact,
5. Equal Employment Opportunity

Further, the applicants must upload their C.V. and submit requests for 3 confidential letters of recommendation. Postdoctoral fellows must submit their documentation before the deadline.

Deadline

The University of Pennsylvania accepts the application for the fully funded Postdoctoral Fellowship until 15 October 2019. Applicants may not make application submission past deadline.