• Global American Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship

    Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)


    Details

     

    Title Global American Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship

     

    School Faculty of Arts and Sciences

     

    Department/Area Charles Warren Center

    Position Description

    The Charles Warren Center, Harvard’s research center for North American history announces its Global American Studies postdoctoral fellowship. This postdoc position, distinct from the Center’s long-standing faculty fellowship, will in winter 2026 select one fellow. The appointment is for one year starting July 1, 2026, renewable for a second.

     

    We seek scholars with research interests in Global American Studies: the history of the United States in the world, and the world in the United States. Applications are welcomed from scholars with a variety of disciplinary backgrounds who bring a historical perspective to topics such as empire, migration, race, indigeneity, and ethnicity, and whose work investigates and/or interprets the history and experience in the United States of native peoples, or peoples of African, Asian, or Hispanic descent.

     

    Along with access to Harvard’s library and other resources, the fellowship includes the requirement to teach one course per year, to participate in a fellowship program conference each spring, and an organized faculty mentorship component. Residency at the Warren Center for the term of the appointment is therefore required.

     

    Notes regarding application materials.

     

    The required statement of research should be no longer than five pages, single-spaced.

     

    The required writing sample should be a dissertation chapter.

     

    OPTIONAL WRITING SAMPLE 2: another dissertation chapter.

     

    Three letters of reference are required. Instructions will follow as you complete the electronic application.

    Basic Qualifications

    The Ph.D. must be in hand before the fellowship term begins on July 1, 2026, and the program is available for up to four years after receipt of the Ph.D. We are interested in applications in Global American Studies which relate to the nation’s life during or as a consequence of war, and/or concern the history and promotion of ideas and practices of social justice. Salary for the position will be set according to the University’s rates ($67,600-$80,000 in 2026-27); the postdoc position includes benefits.

    Additional Qualifications

    Special Instructions

     

    NOTE : Global American Studies postdoc application deadlines.

     

    The deadline for applications is January 8, 2026.

     

    The deadline for recommendation letters is January 9, 2026.

    Contact Information

    Monnikue McCall

     

    Charles Warren Center

     

    Emerson Hall, 4th Floor

     

    Harvard University

     

    Cambridge, MA 02138

     

    Contact Email [email protected]

     

    Salary Range

     

    $67,600-$80,000

     

    Minimum Number of References Required 3

     

    Maximum Number of References Allowed

     

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