Announcement of Post-Doctoral Fellowships in the Humanities

Previous Fellowship Recipients

-Craig Gibson

-Gaye Nickles

-Robert Geroux

-Jen Huntleysmith

-Michael Carhart

-Alicia Barber

-Stephen Auerbach

-Myles McCallum

-Melissa Rothfus

-Alison Harvey

POSITION:   One or more post-doctoral fellowships in the humanities for up to three-year appointments beginning July 1, 2008.

SALARY:   Full-time: approximately $38,000/ 12 month contract

TERM:   July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009, renewable two additional years pending performance evaluation and continued funding.

DUTIES:   This fellowship is designed to provide support and experience for an academic career in the humanities. Candidates will teach each semester a lecture/discussion course in the Core Humanities program, which offers a required Core sequence of two courses in the texts, art, and ideas from the ancient Near East to the Middle Ages (CH 201) and from the Renaissance to modern Europe (CH 202), as well as CH 203, a course in American cultures. A second teaching assignment will be an additional capstone course or another core course, or occasionally an advanced course in the candidate's field.

QUALIFICATIONS:   A PhD degree, granted since May 2005 and before 1 July 2008, in English, American Studies, History or Philosophy, or a related humanities field, is required. Applicants must have a demonstrable record of effective teaching in interdisciplinary courses using historical, literary, and philosophical texts. Preferred qualifications: 1) a candidate with a specialization in classics or some field of ancient or medieval history, literature, philosophy, or humanities, or extensive experience teaching an interdisciplinary humanities course equivalent to CH 201; 2) additional teaching experience in an interdisciplinary humanities course equivalent to CH 202 or CH 203.  Candidates must have a clear sense of the direction and development of their research interests and be able to show how these research interests are related to their teaching interests.

APPLICATION:   Applications are to be submitted electronically and must include a letter of application, a full curriculum vitae, and a two-page single-spaced statement detailing the teaching and research contribution you would make to an interdisciplinary program in the Core Humanities. (In addition, a complete application must include an unofficial transcript sent to: Jodie Helman, Search Coordinator, Core Humanities/151, University of Nevada, Reno, NV  89557-0151.)   Applications can be made at this site:  www.unrsearch.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=52934.

DEADLINE:   Applications received by the extended deadline of March 25, 2008, will receive full consideration.            [AA/EO]