Announcement Updated: August 4, 2009
Eligibility: While non-U.S. citizens may apply,
this fellowship is intended for early career scholars who plan to
compete for a University teaching position in the U.S. market.
Application Deadline: January 8, 2010.
Hard copy required; see details below.
About the Fellowship: The Institute for Legal
Studies of the University of Wisconsin Law School will appoint a
post-doctoral fellow for the 2010-11 academic year. We invite
applications from scholars who are in the early (pre-tenure) stage
of their career or scholars whose careers have been interrupted or
delayed. Eligibility is limited to humanities or social science
scholars who work in the law and society tradition, for example,
anthropologists, economists, historians, political scientists, and
sociologists. Advanced ABD graduate students may apply, but the PhD
must be completed before beginning the fellowship. The
stipend will be $25,000, plus a research allowance of $5,000 and a
benefits package that includes health insurance.
The fellowship is designed to support a scholar at an early stage
in his or her career when, under prevailing circumstances, career
pressures or teaching responsibilities might divert the individual
away from research. At the Institute, the Fellow will be able to
devote most of his or her time to research and writing and will
find a sympathetic and critical audience to support that work.
Fellows are expected to be in full-time residence in Madison, to
organize and lead a colloquium for graduate students, and to
actively participate in the intellectual life of the Institute,
which includes lectures, workshops, conferences and colloquia.
Deadlines: The Institute for Legal Studies
holds one post-doctoral fellowship competition per year. Completed
applications, including letters of reference, must be received by
January 8, 2010, in order to ensure full
consideration.
The award will be announced around March 1, 2010.
How to Apply: Application materials must be
submitted by mail; materials sent by electronic mail or fax will
not be considered. In evaluating applications, the Institute will
focus on the potential contribution of the candidate to the
intellectual life of the Institute; the originality and
significance of the candidate’s proposed research project; the
candidate’s scholarly promise, achievements, and ability to
complete the project; and the likelihood that the finished product
will advance basic understanding of the topic.
A complete application consists of the following:
• Curriculum vitae (with address and complete contact
information).
• Official transcripts (graduate level only).
• Three letters of recommendation (must be sent separately). If
the dissertation has not been completed, one of the letters must
confirm the expected completion date.
• A research proposal (8-12 double-spaced pages). It is essential
that the proposal situate the research in the existing literature
and that it address relevant methodological issues, including
sources of data. The proposed work may be in any of the social
science or humanistic traditions associated with law and society
scholarship, and may use any form of data; the project will be
evaluated on its merits, in reference to the tradition in which it
is situated.
Address/Contact: Applications should be sent to:
Law & Society Fellowship Program; Institute for Legal Studies,
UW Law School, 975 Bascom Mall, Madison WI 53706-1399.
Questions may be addressed to Pam Hollenhorst, Associate Director
of the Institute for Legal Studies.
Information about the Institute for Legal Studies and its
activities can be found at the ILS homepage
Law and
Society Post-doctoral Fellows