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 Deadline: February 15, 2012

 The Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in the College of Arts and Sciences at The Ohio State University supports promising scholars who are committed to diversity in the academy and to prepare those scholars to enter tenure track faculty positions. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals who are members of groups that historically have been underrepresented in the American professoriate.

Fellows will be affiliated with one of the eight academic units of the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Communication, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Speech and Hearing Science. The Division also houses four interdisciplinary research units: the Criminal Justice Research Center, the Center for Human Resource Research, the Center for Urban and Regional Analysis, and the Initiative in Population Research. Fellows may also have the opportunity to participate in the activities of the Kirwan Institute for Race and Ethnicity, a multidisciplinary center founded jointly by the Divisions of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Humanities; and the College of Law.

Eligibility: Applicants must have completed all requirements for a doctoral degree in the social sciences by August 2012. Preference will be given to individuals who are within five years of their degree. Applicants must be committed to an academic career. Applicants must be citizens of the United States.

Awards: Up to three fellowships will be awarded. The appointments are intended for two years, with re-appointment for the second year contingent upon a successful performance review. The appointments will begin in August 2012. The fellowships provide a $40,000 annual stipend, university medical benefits, and some support for travel and research expenses.

Application Process: Required application materials: (1) Applicants should clearly identify a unit within the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences at OSU with which they would be affiliated during the Fellowship period, and are encouraged to suggest one or more tenured faculty members within that unit who could serve as a host and mentor; (2) a curriculum vitae; (3) a one page dissertation abstract; (4) a statement outlining the specific research proposed to be undertaken during the Fellowship period, and the significance of that research (four-page limit, double-spaced); (5) a personal statement describing the applicant's background and commitment to the goal of diversity in higher education (three-page limit, double-spaced). Applicants should submit all of these materials in a single .zip formatted file. Please name the zip file using your first and last name (e.g., BrianSmith.zip). In addition, three letters of recommendation should be submitted via email.

All materials must be received by February 15, 2012, and should be submitted to SBSPostdocs@asc.ohio-state.edu. Questions can be directed to Professor Osei Appiah (appiah.2@osu.edu).

Deadline: February 15, 2012

Length: 6 months

Starting in May 2012, each fellowship is awarded for six months to support junior researchers carrying out a defined research project at Freie Universität Berlin.  The program is designed to support the career of distinguished postdoctoral students, and to facilitate co-operations between Freie Universität and international researchers from selected partner organizations, which are: Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, The University of Chicago, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Cambridge, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, and École des hautes études en sciences sociales.  Please note that only applications from candidates linked to these institutions can be accepted.

Deadline for applications: February 15, 2012

Terms and Conditions

Eligibility

Qualified candidates are those who have either received their PhDs from one of the above institutions, or else have had a professional association with it for at least one year prior to the start of the fellowship term.

 The fellowship is available to applicants who have been awarded their PhD within the last 10 years.

 Applicants may not hold a tenured position.

 Applicants are advised to determine an appropriate contact or mentor at Freie Universität.

Terms

 The fellowship is 2.500 Euro per month for a term of 6 months (from May 1, 2012 - October 31, 2012).

 The fellow will be expected to be resident in Berlin for the fellowship's term.

 The fellow is expected to actively participate in the DHC's conferences and workshops.

Applications

Complete application must be submitted via e-mail by February 15, 2012. Please send the application package as a single PDF file to k.heinrich@fu-berlin.de. Applications must include (in this order):

 Completed application form (download available on the DHC's website: http://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/dhc/news/IRF2012.html)

 Cover letter

 Curriculum vitae, including list of publications

 Research proposal (max. 2.500 words), including a work plan for 6 months

 Letter of recommendation from two professors familiar with your work

 Copy of a certificate / certificates stating subject, supervisor, grade and date of your PhD.

Selection Procedure

The applications are reviewed and selected by a committee of Professors from different fields of the humanities at Freie Universität.

The interviews of possible candidates will take place in the beginning of March 2012, either by telephone, Skype or video-conference. Candidates who are invited will be contacted by e-mail in due course prior to date.

For more information or questions, please contact the DHC's Managing Director Katja Heinrich, k.heinrich@fu-berlin.de, +49 (0)30 838 55057, or Project Coordinator Emily Martin, emily.martin@fu-berlin.de.