MELLON POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
in Asian American Studies

Deadline: February 3, 2006

Northwestern University seeks applications for a Mellon Postdoctoral
Fellowship in Asian American Studies for a period of two years, beginning
September 1, 2006. All requirements for the Ph.D. must be complete before
the start date. We are seeking recent Ph.D.s with ambitious research
interests and strong teaching abilities. Preferred disciplinary fields are
anthropology, art history, ethnic and urban studies, history, literature,
political science, religion, and sociology. The successful candidate will
be affiliated with the Asian American Studies program and the appropriate
disciplinary department. He or she will teach two courses per year in
Asian American Studies and present one colloquium per year.

Letter of application, cv, sample of scholarly writing, brief research
proposal, and teaching record should be submitted to Mellon Search
Committee, Asian American Studies, Crowe 1-117, 1860 Campus Drive,
Evanston, IL 60208 . Questions may be emailed to jchengnorthwestern.edu.

Please arrange to have 3-4 letters of reference sent directly to the
search committee; if possible, one of the letters should address the
applicant's teaching qualifications.

Deadline for all materials: February 3, 2006. AA/EOE. Applications from
minority and women scholars are especially welcome.

Contact Info:
Mellon Search Committee
Asian American Studies
Crowe 1-117
1860 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208

jchengnorthwestern.edu

Website: http://www.northwestern.edu