A world-renowned university located in the cosmopolitan metropolis of Montreal, Canada, McGill University has earned an international reputation for scholarly achievement and scientific discovery. Founded in 1821, McGill has 21 faculties and professional schools, which offer more than 300 programs from the undergraduate to the doctoral level. McGill attracts renowned professors and researchers from around the world and top students from more than 150 countries, creating one of the most dynamic and diverse educational environments in North America.
Three Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships will be awarded for the academic year 2015-2016 to promising young scholars. The stipend for each fellow is $52,000 CAD (plus benefits), in addition to a research allowance of $8,500. The Fellowship is renewable once. Each fellow will teach an undergraduate course in both fall and winter terms and may be asked to give a public presentation on his or her research. Fellows will be provided with office space and are expected to be on campus making use of McGill’s resources, particularly during the academic year.
Eligibility:
Scholars who received their PhD after June 2012 or who will have completed all PhD degree requirements by June 1, 2015 are eligible to apply. While research projects must be based in the humanities, interdisciplinary applications are especially welcome. Fellowships are open to scholars of any nationality. Applicants who do not have the PhD in hand at the time of application must include a letter from their Department Chair specifying the date of the dissertation defense. Successful applicants who do not complete all requirements for their PhD by June 1, 2015, will have their offer of award withdrawn.
To Apply:
All applicants must be in contact with a full-time faculty member in the Faculty of Arts in advance to identify an appropriate supervisor for his or her work (see http://www.mcgill.ca/arts/departments). The deadline to contact a proposed supervisor is Friday, October 24, 2014. Since each supervisor can only endorse one Mellon fellowship application, an application can only proceed once endorsement from a proposed supervisor has been obtained. Applicants will be notified of this decision by the proposed supervisor by Friday, October 31, 2014.
There is no application form. The application should include:
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1) A one-page statement of interest from the applicant detailing the proposed research project
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2) A full curriculum vitae
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3) An official copy of university graduate transcripts
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4) A copy of the doctoral diploma, or a letter from the Department Chair specifying the defense date
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5) Two letters of recommendation, one of which must speak to competence in teaching
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6) A writing sample, not to exceed 20 pages (extract from the dissertation, published work, or draft of a work in progress)
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7) A letter of support from the proposed supervisor in the Faculty of Arts at McGill, to be forwarded directly to the address below by the proposed supervisor
Applications must be received by Monday, November 17, 2014.
For more information contact: adr.arts@mcgill.ca or 514-398-4400, ext. 094822
Applications should be submitted electronically to adr.arts@mcgill.ca. Electronic letters of recommendation should be attached as PDF documents only and sent directly by the referees.
Submission by mail is also possible. The completed application should be sent to:
Professor Jim Engle-Warnick Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies Faculty of Arts
McGill University
853 Sherbrooke St. W.
Montreal, QC H3A 0G5 CANADA
