Inequality in America Initiative 2024-25 Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Please give your reference providers plenty of advance notice regarding the letter deadline. They will not be able to upload their letters until you have submitted your application, at which point they will receive a system-generated email message with instructions. (If you submit your application on 11/16, your referees will have just under two weeks to upload their letters.) The deadline for receipt of letters of recommendation is November 29, 2023.
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Title | Inequality in America Initiative 2024-25 Postdoctoral Fellowship |
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School | Faculty of Arts and Sciences |
Department/Area | Division of Social Science |
Position Description | Social and economic inequality are urgent problems for our society, with implications for a range of outcomes from economic growth and political stability to crime, public health, family wellbeing, and social trust. The Inequality in America Initiative seeks applications from recent doctoral (or equivalent) degree recipients interested in joining an interdisciplinary network of Harvard researchers who are working to address the multiple challenges of inequality in the United States. This postdoctoral training program is intended to seed new research directions; facilitate collaboration across disciplines; and develop new leaders in the study of inequality who can publish at the highest level, reach the widest audience, and impact policy. We expect to appoint up to four fellows in the fall of 2024, with two positions dedicated to scholars whose research focuses specifically on issues of racial and ethnic inequality and at least one whose research focuses on work, family, and opportunity. Expectations and Conditions
The Award The fellowship is a two-year postdoctoral training program, with an annual salary of $76,500/year and fringe benefits, including health insurance eligibility. The award will also include office space and up to $17,500 for research expenses across the two years, including computer equipment and travel. We will provide $3000 toward relocation expenses for anyone moving from out of state (total includes withheld taxes, per US law; net will be included with second paycheck) and up to $3000 toward a manuscript workshop in the second year. See more at https://inequalityinamerica.fas.harvard.edu. |
Basic Qualifications | Applicants to the fall 2024 program must have received a doctorate or terminal degree no earlier than April 2021; those applicants without a doctorate or terminal degree must demonstrate that they will receive such a degree no later than August 2024. If you have not completed your graduate program, please still make sure to include your doctorate and anticipated degree date in the Educational Background section. |
Additional Qualifications |
Internal (Harvard-affiliated) candidates please note: Those who received terminal degrees from Harvard, and postdocs currently on a one-year term at Harvard, are eligible for the fellowship but must propose new projects that are significantly distinct from their current research and that are intended to forge new connections within the University. Harvard candidates should not propose to continue to work with the same advisors or research groups with whom they are currently associated. No candidate should propose to work extensively with his or her thesis advisor. |
Special Instructions | APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS Applications, excluding letters of recommendation, must be submitted by 11:59 PM EST (UTC -5), Thursday, November 16, 2023. The application must include the following in order to be reviewed:
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION Letters of recommendation must be received no later than 11:59 PM Eastern, Wednesday, November 29, 2023. Please make sure you have supplied current and accurate email addresses for your referees, and please monitor your application to make sure the letters have been submitted. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we simply do not have time to track down missing letters. You may use Interfolio. Interfolio provides you with a unique email address for each letter of recommendation. You need to obtain that address from Interfolio and enter it in the section of your application that requests your reference provider’s email address. (Once again, please double-check this email address for accuracy.) Complete instructions are available at the Interfolio Help Center. |
Contact Information | Jennifer Shephard FAS Social Science Division University Hall 3 South Harvard University Cambridge MA 02138 |
Contact Email | iai@fas.harvard.edu |
Equal Opportunity Employer | Harvard is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, protected veteran status, disability, genetic information, military service, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or other protected status. We are strongly committed to creating and supporting a diverse workforce. Minorities and women are especially encouraged to apply. |
Minimum Number of References Required | 3 |
Maximum Number of References Allowed | 3 |
Keywords |
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
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Please indicate the research cluster that seems most relevant to your work:
America Inequality, Globally
Governance, Citizenship, and Social Justice
Mobility and Migration
Science, Technology, Education, and Health
Work, Family, and Opportunity
(Open Ended Question)
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How did you find out about this position? Please specify which journal, web site, listserv, etc.
(Open Ended Question)
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Please submit at least 1, and up to 5, keywords describing your research.
Do *not* use "Inequality" or "America".
You may use disciplines and subfields as your keywords.
(Open Ended Question)
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Cover Letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Statement of Research
- Writing Sample 1