
Ten cohorts and the directors from 2013 through 2023 gathered in Princeton on May 3, 2023 to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Fung Global Fellows Program at PIIRS.
Please note: the Fung Program will no longer be accepting Postdoctoral Research Associate applications.
Topic for the 2024-25 Academic Year
During the 10-month academic year 2024-25, the program theme will be “Colonial Residues.” Colonialism is frequently evoked today as a root cause of global inequity or, in some jarring instances, nostalgic celebration. In both the “new” states and the “old” ones that reluctantly let them go, colonialism’s many impacts are ubiquitous—its traces often tangible and measurable, shaping political regimes and socioeconomic wellbeing while also determining whose stories are told and by whom; whose achievements are celebrated and how; and whose resources are used, removed, or polluted. Even when not immediately visible, colonial residues are arguably present, much like the microplastics that now pervade air, water, and earth. We therefore invite applications from scholars whose work expands our understanding of this phenomenon. Applicants may address any region of the world, past and present, and may be from any disciplinary background in the humanities and social sciences. The hope is that we will enable a truly exceptional set of international scholars to come together to interrogate today’s colonial residues beyond the traditional binary of colony and metropole, asking how they may be apprehended, and if there might not even be scalable solutions for our common future.
Early-Career Scholar
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- Early-career scholars will be appointed at the rank of Visiting Research Scholar. Eligible are scholars who received their Ph.D. or equivalent generally no earlier than September 1, 2014.
- Early-career applicants must hold a faculty appointment, a professional research appointment, or be established independent scholars outside the United States at the time of application, to which they are expected to return at the conclusion of the fellowship.
- Fellowships will be awarded to candidates who have already demonstrated outstanding scholarly achievement and exhibit unusual intellectual promise but are still at the beginning of their careers. Criteria for the fellowship include the strength of the candidate’s research projects, the relationship of those projects to the program’s theme, the candidate’s previous scholarly work, the candidate’s ability to contribute to the intellectual life and intellectual exchange of the program, and the candidate’s work experience outside the United States. The selection committee is looking to establish a cohort of fellows whose work represents diverse analytical approaches and disciplinary backgrounds and addresses a wide variety of regions.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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The following items must be submitted by the applicant, in English, by November 15, 2023 (11:59 p.m. ET):
- Submit application to: https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/31841
- Cover letter (1.5 pages maximum)
- Curriculum Vitae (including publications)
- Research proposal (maximum of 3 pages, single spaced)
- One writing sample (article or book chapter, maximum of 50 pages)
- For those applicants with a faculty appointment or a professional research appointment, an official letter from the applicant’s current employer affirming that, should an offer be made, the applicant would be permitted to accept it and to spend the academic year at Princeton University. If an independent scholar, then a note stating this status must be uploaded.
- The names and email addresses for three referees, who will be contacted automatically by the online application system with an invitation to upload their letter of recommendation to the system by the application deadline.
**Please note: all letters of reference should be submitted by your referees before the November 15, 2023 deadline**
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FAQs
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Only applications submitted through Princeton University’s online portal will be considered. The Fung Global Fellows Program cannot accept mailed, faxed, or emailed applications.
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It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that all requested materials are submitted with the online application by the stated deadline. The online application portal will not be accessible after the deadline. Incomplete applications cannot be considered.
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Yes. We recommend that applicants, as a courtesy to their referees, submit their application form early enough to give the referees sufficient time to upload their recommendations to the online portal by the application deadline.
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The three referees submitted will be contacted automatically via the email provided by the applicant with a link and instructions to upload their reference letters to the online portal once the applicant submits their application. Please note it can take up to 48 hours after an application is submitted for the system to send out the automatic email to the referees.
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Include only the requested items; supplementary materials such as additional recommendations or publications will not be taken into consideration.
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Candidates will be contacted in approximately early-to-mid February 2024.
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Applications will be reviewed by the director of the Fung Global Fellows Program and a search committee.
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Please address your cover letter to: “Dear Search Committee”
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All application materials and the selection committee’s evaluations remain confidential. The committee will not provide feedback on individual applications.
Deadline
The deadline for applications for the 2024-25 academic year is November 15, 2023.
Questions
Please contact Nicole Bergman
Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.