American School of Prehistoric Research Junior Fellowship

Title American School of Prehistoric Research Junior Fellowship

School

School Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Department/Area

Department/Area American School of Prehistoric Research

Position Description

The American School of Prehistoric Research ( ASPR ), which supports research and education in Old World prehistory, is pleased to announce the Final date to receive applications for 2027 ASPR Junior Fellowships: postdoctoral research fellowships at Harvard University for recent PhDs who are pursuing independent research on Old World prehistory. ASPR Junior Fellows may offer one course during the second year of their appointment in a Harvard department of their choosing.

Fellows may not teach more than one course per year. Fellows are expected to be in residence at Harvard during the academic year when not conducting fieldwork. Currently, there will be two ASPR Junior Fellows in each cohort, each for an appointment of two years. The annual stipend is $80,000, and fellows receive a research allowance of $20,000 per year.

The appointment will begin on July 1, 2027.

Basic Qualifications

Eligible candidates can be of any nationality but must be at an early stage of their scholarly career doing research that focuses on Old World prehistory. Ordinarily ASPR Junior Fellows will have received their PhD just prior to the start of the fellowship. Degree recipients should be less than three years past their PhD at the time the fellowship commences.

Additional Qualifications

ASPR Junior Fellows will be affiliated with one or more academic departments at Harvard and will be assigned a faculty mentor, ordinarily but not necessarily in the departments of Anthropology or Human Evolutionary Biology. ASPR Junior Fellows are expected to have a proven record of high quality, original, independent research. They will be chosen by the Program Board of the American School of Prehistoric Research.

Contact Information

Contact Email

Salary Range

$80,000/year

Minimum Number of References Required

Minimum Number of References Required 2

Maximum Number of References Allowed

Maximum Number of References Allowed 2

Keywords

fellowship, postdoc, postdoctoral, archaeology, prehistory, anthropology

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