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August 9, 2021

University of Michigan: Literature, Science, and Arts (LSA) Collegiate Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Application Deadline: Tuesday, October 4, 2021, 8:59 Pacific Time

For applicants to the department of Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics only: the deadline of Monday, November 1, 2021,  8:59 Pacific Time

  • Teaching and research residency at the University of Michigan
  • For early career scholars whose work will contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education
  • Starting salary of $60,000 plus benefits and research funding for up to two years

The purpose of the Literature, Science, and Arts (LSA) Collegiate Fellows program is to support exceptional scholars in all liberal arts fields who are committed to diversity in the academy and to prepare those scholars for possible tenure-track appointments in LSA at the University of Michigan.

The College seeks early career scholars whose research, and/or teaching, and/or service will contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education. The program is particularly interested in scholars with a demonstrated interest in bringing to their teaching/mentoring or research the critical perspectives that come from nontraditional educational backgrounds and pathways, and/or scholarly understanding of the experiences of groups who are historically underrepresented or marginalized in higher education.

Eligibility

For applicants in the natural sciences, doctoral degrees should be completed between January 1, 2017 and July 1, 2022; For applicants in the social sciences or humanities, doctoral degrees should be completed between January 1, 2019 and July 1, 2022 (August 31, 2022 for applicants in the Department of Economics).

Individuals awarded a PhD from U-M or currently holding a postdoctoral, faculty, or staff position at U-M are not eligible.

Predoctoral fellowships may be available in economics and political science; doctoral degree must be completed by July 1, 2023. If approved, predoctoral fellows will receive a starting salary of $50,000 plus benefits.

Candidates whose work is represented within the following LSA academic departments or units are invited to apply:

Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS)
American Culture (includes ethnic studies programs)
Anthropology
Asian Languages and Cultures
Astronomy
Biophysics
Chemistry
Classical Studies
Communication and Media
Comparative Literature
Complex Systems
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB)
Economics
English Language and Literature
Film, Television, and Media
Germanic Languages and Literatures
History
History of Art
Judaic Studies
Life Sciences Institute (LSI)
Linguistics
Mathematics
Middle East Studies
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (MCDB)
Organizational Studies
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Romance Languages and Literatures
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Sociology
Statistics
Women’s and Gender Studies

For more information about this opportunity, including how to apply, click here.