Current Postdoctoral Fellowship Faculty

The Fellowship:

    *    A one-year non-renewable fellowship beginning August 16, 2007 for the 2007-2008 Fiscal Year.

    *    In addition to his/her research project, the fellow will be expected to teach one introductory course for the Program during the academic year and make presentation on his/her research project.

    *    The fellow will be housed at the Latina/Latino Studies Program, receive a salary of $42,000 over the 12-month fellowship period, and will receive University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign employee benefits.

To Apply:

   *    Candidates must have completed their Ph.D. before the inception of the fellowship.

    *    The primary focus of the successful candidate's research must be U.S. Latina/Latino communities.  Preference will be given to candidates who examine the Latina/Latino experience from an interdisciplinary perspective.

    *    Candidates should submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of the research project to be undertaken during the fellowship year, official graduate transcripts, and three letters of recommendation.  For candidates who have not yet completed their Ph.D. at the time of application, one of these letters must be from the chair of the dissertation committee addressing the likelihood of completion by the starting date of the fellowship.   Candidates must also submit samples of their scholarly writing.  For applicants who have not completed their dissertation, this should include all completed dissertation chapters.

    *   The application deadline is February 1, 2008.

    *    Applications should be sent to:  Post-Doctoral Fellowship Review Committee, Latina/Latino Studies Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 510 East Chalmers, Champaign, IL  61820.

Current Postdoctoral Fellowship Faculty

For further information about the fellowship, contact the Latina/Latino Studies Program at (217) 265-0370. 

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