Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Arts 2025-27

Notre Dame's newly established Arts Initiative invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship program in the arts. Fellows will be funded to contribute to the interdisciplinary research and curricular goals of the initiative, with special consideration given to candidates whose work aligns with one or more of the initiative's current research priorities:

Arts in Action advances socially engaged research and creative practice, with an emphasis on the role of the visual arts, performing arts, and architecture in producing more just and equitable societies.
Sense and Transcendence centers on the production and study of sacred images, objects, spaces, and performances and examines their uses in ritual and devotional practice, evangelization, instruction, and community-building.
Techne Futures promotes experimental inquiry and modes of making at the intersection of the visual and performing arts, design, science, and technology.

In addition to their primary focus on research, fellows will teach one undergraduate course per year, give one public presentation of their research in the second year, and participate in the intellectual life of the university.

Fellows will be hosted by the Arts Initiative and are expected to be in residence at Notre Dame during the entire fellowship period. The position is anticipated to run from August 18, 2025, through August 13, 2027. The stipend will follow the NIH postdoctoral rate (in accordance with the policy established by the University of Notre Dame), plus benefits. At the time of posting, the stipend rate for a first year postdoctoral fellow is $61,008.

Qualifications

Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate in a relevant discipline (received within the last five years) and have an established research agenda.

Teaching experience at the undergraduate level is highly desirable, as is relevant experience with (or interest in) community engagement and public scholarship.

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit the following via Interfolio by February 28, 2025:

Cover letter
Current C.V.
1-2 page (single-spaced) proposal for the research project to be completed during the fellowship period.
Special consideration will be given to candidates with research projects that contribute to the interdisciplinary research priorities of the initiative. Research projects can include creative practice.
1-page (single-spaced) proposal for a semester-long undergraduate course that could be taught during the fellowship period. The proposal should clearly identify a curricular connection to at least one of the initiative's three research priorities.
Three confidential letters of recommendation. Applicants will be asked to submit contact information for recommenders at the time of application, and all letters must be received through Interfolio by the application due date.
(optional) A digital portfolio of artistic work (or similar supporting materials) may be submitted for consideration. Please submit these materials under the "additional documents" section in Interfolio.

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