Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Course(s) Offered: Humanities, Arts
Course Level: Graduate (fellowship)
Provider: Lilly Fellows / Valparaiso University
Country to Study in: USA
Scholarship Description
One of the 3 initiatives the Lilly Fellows Program sustains is the Two-Year, Residential Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at Valparaiso University.
Lilly Fellowships are two-year residential fellowships for teacher-scholars who seek to renew too enrich their intellectual too professional person lives spell preparing for leadership roles at church-related institutions of higher learning.
Each academic year, 3 Fellows are appointed for two-year periods. Fellows are selected from applicants who evince an involvement inwards the human relationship betwixt Christianity too the academic vocation too are considering a career at church-related colleges or universities. Fellows are inwards residence at Valparaiso University inwards Valparaiso, Indiana.
Eligibility
Competition for Lilly Fellowships is opened upward to persons interested inwards the human relationship betwixt Christianity too the academic vocation too inwards considering a career at a church-related college or university. Research or dissertation topics are non restricted to religion.
For appointments kickoff inwards the academic twelvemonth 2013-2015, an applicant must stimulate got received the PhD, DMA, DFA, MFA, or equivalent final score no before than Dec 2011. The score must hold upward completed past times August 2013.
Eligible groups
Citizens of whatsoever country, considering a career at church-related colleges or universities
Participating Institutions
Valparaiso University inwards Valparaiso, Indiana
Course(s) Offered: Humanities, Arts
Course Level: Graduate (fellowship)
Provider: Lilly Fellows / Valparaiso University
Country to Study in: USA
Scholarship Description
One of the 3 initiatives the Lilly Fellows Program sustains is the Two-Year, Residential Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at Valparaiso University.
Lilly Fellowships are two-year residential fellowships for teacher-scholars who seek to renew too enrich their intellectual too professional person lives spell preparing for leadership roles at church-related institutions of higher learning.
Each academic year, 3 Fellows are appointed for two-year periods. Fellows are selected from applicants who evince an involvement inwards the human relationship betwixt Christianity too the academic vocation too are considering a career at church-related colleges or universities. Fellows are inwards residence at Valparaiso University inwards Valparaiso, Indiana.
Eligibility
Competition for Lilly Fellowships is opened upward to persons interested inwards the human relationship betwixt Christianity too the academic vocation too inwards considering a career at a church-related college or university. Research or dissertation topics are non restricted to religion.
For appointments kickoff inwards the academic twelvemonth 2013-2015, an applicant must stimulate got received the PhD, DMA, DFA, MFA, or equivalent final score no before than Dec 2011. The score must hold upward completed past times August 2013.
Eligible groups
Citizens of whatsoever country, considering a career at church-related colleges or universities
Participating Institutions
Valparaiso University inwards Valparaiso, Indiana
Fields of study
Fellows volition hold upward recruited from the next disciplines: fine art too fine art history; creative writing; history; interdisciplinary studies; languages too literatures; music too music history; philosophy; religion; rhetoric; theatre history too theatre arts. Candidates volition hold upward asked to demonstrate their involvement inwards the aims of the Lilly Fellows Program too a feel of commitment to explore teaching equally a Christian vocation.
Number of awards
Not specified
Sponsorship duration
Lilly Fellows are appointed for 2 years at a rank equivalent to that of instructor. Fellows are expected to hold upward inwards local residence throughout the two-year term of their appointments.
Scholarship benefits
Starting salary for 2013-2015 volition hold upward $46,800 addition measure benefits, a moving allowance, too an annual professional person too go allowance.
Lilly Fellows are incorporated into a community of Christian teacher-scholars.
Method of Application
Application materials must include:
- A curriculum vitae, alongside educational degrees, teaching experience, too publications. For applicants inwards studio art, music, or theatre performance, portfolios, good and/or video recordings too other forms of relevant documentation are welcome (electronic portfolios are preferred). Artistic exhibition, world performance, or production involving undergraduate students may substitute for teaching, at the discretion of the plan director.
- Graduate transcripts from all graduate institutions attended. Transcripts tin dismiss hold upward included inwards an official dossier.
- Two letters of recommendation that should, inwards add-on to addressing the applicant's teaching too research, comment on the forcefulness too grapheme of the applicant's commitment to an academic vocation too suitability for the Lilly Fellows Program.
- An application essay of non to a greater extent than than 1,000 words that discusses the sources of the candidate's involvement inwards this corporation program, the candidate's training for too dedication to undergraduate teaching, too the candidate's immediate too long-range enquiry interests.
Applications should hold upward sent to:
Lilly Fellows Program
Valparaiso University
Linwood House
1320 South Chapel Drive
Valparaiso, IN 46383
DEADLINES:
Completed applications for the 2013-2015 Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowships inwards Humanities too the Arts must hold upward received past times no afterwards than Thursday, Nov 1, 2012.
Please note:
Final alternative of the Lilly Fellows is made past times a Valparaiso University faculty commission that includes the Program Director.
Finalists volition hold upward invited to Valparaiso University for mandatory on-campus interviews on Feb 8-10, 2013. Up to 3 postdoctoral fellowships volition hold upward awarded.
Contact
For questions regarding application procedures, electronic mail us at: lillyfellows.program@valpo.edu
Application Deadline: 1 Nov 2012
Open to International students: Yes
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