December 9, 2019
Humanities Institute of the New York Botanical Gardens: Research Fellowships
Application Deadline: January 6, 2020
The Humanities Institute, a research division within the LuEstherT. Mertz Library at the New York Botanical Garden, is pleased to offer three full-time, residential Research Fellowships for 2020 at a large, international plant-based research center for current Ph.D. students or recent post-doctoral researchers.
Candidates are invited to submit a proposal for independent research in topics related to the environmental humanities. Fellows will conduct research that involves innovative interdisciplinary approaches to areas such as landscape and garden design; urban planning and social history; cultural anthropology; the history and philosophy of botany; botanical exploration, arts and illustration, with a primary focus on areas of inquiry that connect nature to the human experience.
Specific collections at NYBG should also be taken into consideration as part of the research topic. Recipients will have access to the unique, historical collections of the LuEsther T. Mertz Library and Archives, the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium, and the Living Collections, including the 250-acre historic landscape. Recipients are also encouraged to take advantage of the cultural and educational resources of New York City.
The Fellowship is nine months (tenure can be activated from June 1, 2020 onward and no later than September 9, 2020). Deferral of this Research Fellowship is not permitted. The Fellowship award is $50,000 (fifty thousand US dollars), plus health benefits. Fellows are also eligible for a travel stipend during their tenure to conduct research directly related to their project (travel maximum three weeks).
Eligibility
Current Ph.D. candidates and recent post-doctoral researchers (no more than four years since graduation), who are U.S. citizens, or foreign scholars currently authorized to work in the U.S. Students from diverse backgrounds, ethnicities and underrepresented communities are encouraged to apply.
For a general overview of the Fellowship and other Humanities Institute opportunities, click here. For a detailed overview, including application instructions, click here.