Application Deadline: 25th March, 2022
The Climate Museum seeks applications from humanities scholars who wish to engage the public on climate change and inequality, to fill two two-year full-time Postdoctoral Fellowships funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The Fellowships will run from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2024.
The mission of the Climate Museum is to inspire action on the climate crisis with programming across the arts and sciences that deepens understanding, builds connections, and advances just solutions. The Mellon Fellowships are open to all candidates who have received their PhD in the humanities within the last five years and who have experience in climate and inequality. The Fellows will be in residence at the Museum full-time from August 2022 through July 2024, during which period they will become a key member of the Museum’s public engagement team. The fellowships include a stipend of $73,000 a year, as well as health and dental insurance. Fellows will begin work on August 1, 2022.
Eligibility
- Be recipients of a PhD degree in the humanities after June 2017 and before June 2022
- Be able to work from the Climate Museum’s New York City office with periodic visits to Governors Island and other programming locations from August 2022 – July 2024
- Have a keen eye toward the role of the environmental humanities in expanding public engagement with climate change
- Have an academic background informed by historical inquiry and subject-matter expertise in climate, inequality, or both
Requirements
- Have a strong orientation towards collaboration
- Have an ambitious mindset and excellent time management skills
- Be inclined to kindness and humor under pressure
Application Details
- A cover letter detailing why you are a strong candidate and why this would be a good fit for you as well as the Climate Museum
- A Curriculum Vitae
- A 2-page single-spaced proposal outlining the public engagement work and research you would propose to conduct at the Climate Museum
- Two confidential letters of reference
The complete application should be sent to ca*****@cl***********.org with the subject line ‘Mellon Post-Doctoral Reference Letter for [Candidate’s Name]‘.
