A. W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Medieval Studies
The Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame offers a Postdoctoral Fellowship for a junior scholar in Medieval Studies, made possible by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
The fellowship will permit an outstanding young scholar in any field of Medieval Studies to continue his or her research while in residence at Notre Dame's Medieval Institute, during the academic year 2010 - 2011.
The Mellon Fellow's principal obligation will be to pursue his or her research at Notre Dame.
Though the Fellowship carries no teaching responsibilities, it is expected that the Fellow will take advantage of the opportunity to participate in the intellectual life of the Institute and the multidisciplinary activities that it sponsors for the medievalist community at Notre Dame.
The Fellow will be provided with an office in the Medieval Institute, full library and computer privileges and access to the Institute's research tools.
The Fellow will be expected to reside in South Bend.
At the conclusion of the fellowship, three senior scholars (selected by the Fellow) will be invited to critique the Fellow's project-to-date during a day-long colloquium.
Eligibility: Mellon scholars must hold a tenure-track appointment at a U.S. institution and plan to return to their institution following their fellowship year.
Applicants must have the Ph.D. in hand as of the application date and must not be more than five years beyond the Ph.D.
Stipend: $40,000. (Paid directly to the home institution which remains the Fellow's employer and retains complete responsibility for all benefit payments and any difference in current salary and fellowship award amount.)
Application deadline: January 15, 2010.
Application procedure: There is no special application form. Rather, applicants should submit a narrative of no more than five pages, describing their proposed research, indicating how it builds on existing scholarship, suggesting how it will benefit from broader interdisciplinary studies and noting how Notre Dame's resources may offer particular support for the project.
Applicants should also submit a current curriculum vitae and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to the Medieval Institute by the January 15th deadline.
Announcement of the selection will be made approximately in mid-February.
Please send applications to the address below:
Mellon Fellowship Coordinator
Medieval Institute
Hesburgh Library, Room 715
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
FAX (574) 631-8644
For further information, contact:
Roberta Baranowski
(574) 631-8304
Roberta.Baranowski.7@nd.edu 
