Weatherhead Research Cluster on Global History Fellow

Weatherhead Research Cluster on Global History Fellow

Fellows will receive an annual stipend of $65,000.

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Applications are due December 1, 2024.

Position

Title : Weatherhead Research Cluster on Global History Fellow

School : Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Department / Area : Weatherhead Center for International Affairs

Position Description

The Weatherhead Research Cluster on Global Transformations at Harvard University identifies and supports outstanding scholars whose work responds to the growing interest in the encompassing study of global history.

We seek to organize a community of scholars interested in the systematic scrutiny of developments that have unfolded across national, regional, and continental boundaries and who propose to analyze the interconnections cultural, economic, ecological, political, and demographic among world societies.

We encourage applicants from all over the world, and especially from outside Europe and North America, hoping to create a global conversation on global history.

WIGH Fellows are appointed for one academic year and are provided time, guidance, office space, and access to Harvard University facilities.

They should be prepared to devote their entire time to productive scholarship and may undertake sustained projects of research or other original work.

They will join a lively community of global history scholars at Harvard. The WIGH Fellowship is residential, and Fellows are expected to live in the Cambridge / Boston area for the duration of their appointments unless traveling for pre-approved research purposes or unless Harvard University’s coronavirus pandemic response necessitates a switch to a virtual campus.

They are expected to participate in WIGH activities, including a bi-weekly seminar.

Basic Qualifications

The competition for this fellowship is open only to scholars with a PhD (or comparable professional school degree).

Additional Qualifications

We are an interdisciplinary program and open to a variety of fields, but we expect that all candidates will be involved in rigorously examining the interconnections between world societies.

If still pursuing the PhD, WIGH Fellows must receive their degree no later than June 2025. There is no limit on time since submission of the candidate’s degree;

we are open to candidates at various stages of their careers. The final categorization of the fellowship (Postdoctoral Fellow or Visiting Scholar) will depend on the candidates’ background.

We expect that candidates will be able to submit samples of independent work (articles, papers, dissertation chapters) in support of their candidacies on request.

Special Instructions

Application materials include :

• A cover letter addressed to the Global History Selection Committee which succinctly states the applicant’s academic field and proposed or actual research topic.
• Current curriculum vitae, including a list of publications.
• A statement of the applicant’s proposed research, including intellectual objectives and planned methodological and disciplinary work (no more than 3 pages).

Contact Information

Jessica Barnard

Weatherhead Research Cluster on Global History

Weatherhead Center for International Affairs

Harvard University

1727 Cambridge Street

Cambridge, MA 02138

http : / / wigh.wcfia.harvard.edu /

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.

References

Minimum Number of References Required : 2

Maximum Number of References Allowed : 2

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• Please list the title of your research project, as well as a brief description (25 words or less).
• If you have recently held another Harvard appointment, please indicate the title(s) and date(s).
• Please list the amount of funding requested from WIGH.
• Please note that the WIGH Fellowship is a residential program. Office space is provided with the expectation that Fellows will be present at the Initiative and participate in the intellectual and scholarly community of WIGH and at Harvard.
• I have read and agree with the residency requirement.
• I have read and do not agree with the residency requirement.
• Fellows are required to be proficient in English. Non-US citizens, if accepted, will be asked to supply proof of English proficiency through documentation or interview.

Are you proficient in English?

• Yes, I am proficient in English.
• No, I am not proficient in English.

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