Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Performing and Media Arts
Listed on 2026-10-14
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Education / Teaching
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
With the sponsorship of the Society for the Humanities , the Department of Performing and Media Arts at Cornell University invites applications for a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship position beginning August 1, 2027.
DeadlineDeadline:
November 1, 2026
The fellowship carries a stipend of $68,000/year. Cornell’s Department of Performing and Media Arts seeks a postdoctoral fellow with research/creative projects and teaching interests that cross the boundaries between theory and practice in one or more of the following areas: film, media, or live performance. Interdisciplinary expertise and teaching are desirable. We would like to recruit a postdoc whose work crosses the boundaries of theory and practice, who is invested in innovative and experimental research methods and creative practices, and who brings these methods into the classroom.
The successful candidate will also engage in the intellectual and creative life of the department and Cornell are interested in recruiting candidates who demonstrate commitment to the highest standards of scholarship, teaching, and professional activity consistent with a Research I university.
Postdoctoral Fellows teach one course per semester, including one lower, 2000-level course and one upper, 4000-level course each year.
ApplicationCandidates should submit two course proposals (up to 300 words, including key texts/media) for undergraduate seminars that showcase the applicant’s pedagogical commitments and teaching strategies.
Applications for the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Performing and Media Arts are due November 1, 2026
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Applicants for the Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship for the 2027-28 and 2028-29 academic years must have received the Ph.D. degree after August 1, 2023, and before June 30, 2027. Applicants who do not have the Ph.D. in hand at the time of application must include a letter from the committee chair or department stating that the Ph.D. degree will be conferred before the term of the fellowship begins.
International scholars are welcome to apply, contingent upon visa eligibility.
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