Society Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow

2026 - 2027 Society for the Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow

The Society for the Humanities at Cornell University invites applications for residential fellowships from scholars and artists whose projects reflect on the 2026-27 theme of Survival. Up to six fellows will be appointed for one year (August through July). Each Society Fellow will receive $64,000.

Fellows include scholars and practitioners from other universities and members of the Cornell faculty released from regular duties. Fellows are “residential,” will collaborate with one another and the Taylor Family Director of the Society for the Humanities, Durba Ghosh, Professor of History, and will engage in a weekly Fellows Seminar workshopping each other’s projects and discussing readings based on the yearly theme.

Fellows spend their time in research and writing during the residential fellowship and are required to participate in the seminar. The fellowship year is social and communal—fellows forge connections outside the classroom and the lecture hall by sharing meals following the weekly seminar and attending post-lecture receptions and other casual events throughout the year. Fellows live and work in Ithaca, NY, and are expected to be in their offices on campus frequently.

All applicants for Society Fellowships should share in this commitment to creating a supportive and intellectually stimulating community.

Fellows teach one small seminar during their fellowship year appropriate for graduate students and advanced undergraduates. Though courses are designed to fit the focal theme, there are no additional restrictions on what or how the course should be taught. Fellows are encouraged to experiment with both the content and the method of their seminar particularly as it relates to their current research.

Pay Range:

• Prior relevant work or industry experience.
• Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
• Academic Discipline.
• Unique applicable skills.

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