Engaged Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowships

Engaged Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowships

Job Title:

Engaged Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowships

Location:

Campus:
Commitment to On-Campus

Experience:

Syracuse University is committed to delivering an exceptional student experience through vibrant, engaged campus communities. This position is based at the above campus location and requires regular in-person presence to support our students, collaborate with colleagues, and contribute to our thriving academic environment. Syracuse University values the collaboration, mentorship, and spontaneous connections that happen when our community works together on campus.

Remote work arrangements are limited in accordance with University policy.

Pay Range: $64,000

Salary offers at Syracuse University will be based on education, experience, and relevant skills, as well as the academic or professional discipline of the position in the context of the home department, school, or college. Salary offers may also be influenced by prior relevant work or industry experience, where applicable.

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Hours:

Standard university business hours

Job Type: Full-time

Rank:
Post Doc

Unionized Position Code:
Not Applicable

The Syracuse University Humanities Center, in partnership with the Engaged Humanities Network, invites applications for two Postdoctoral Fellowships. Fellows will join a vibrant scholarly and public engagement community at the Humanities Center, University, and in Central New York. This two-year appointment (July 16, 2026 – July 15, 2028) combines publicly engaged research, teaching, programming, and creative work. It is not remote/virtual and the residency period may not be deferred.

Compensation will include salary of $64,000; $2,000 in professional development funds each year; and office space, computing and full SU Libraries access. As exempt 12-month employees, Fellows are eligible to enroll in benefits, including medical insurance.

• Must hold a (disciplinary or interdisciplinary) humanities PhD from between 2023 and no later than June 2026.

Applications welcome from scholars interested in combining research, teaching, and publicly engaged programming; working with diverse audiences (including, but not limited to, students, historically marginalized populations, and wider publics); and pursuing tenure-line as well as professional trajectories.

Preference will be given to applicants who:

• Demonstrate scholarly excellence in the humanities, broadly conceived;
• Have experience fostering reciprocal campus-community partnerships to advance the humanities as a public good (e.g., with a library, community organization, archive, gallery, social justice project, or school setting);
• Engage in work (research, pedagogy, programming) that attends to social differences and structural disparities.

While in residence, Fellows will immerse in communities of practice to further their research and deepen their publicly engaged teaching and organizational expertise. Fellows will:

• Advance their research agenda (via publications, grants, presentations, etc.) and offer an annual workshop or presentation about their work to the wider University community.
• Teach one Engaged Humanities course a year, incorporating participatory, digital, and/or public engagement humanities methods. The course may also contribute to a humanities department (African American Studies;
  Art & Music Histories; English; Philosophy; Religion; Women’s & Gender Studies; Writing Studies, Rhetoric, & Composition) or interdisciplinary program in Arts and Sciences
  . As part of their teaching contribution, fellows will participate in EHN’s Engaged Courses cohort.

Fellows will have the opportunity, as relevant to their interests and research needs, to participate in key Humanities Center research support offerings and in EHN’s Engaged Communities initiative, focused on public projects in partnership with community organizations and arts, educational, and cultural centers.

Physical Requirements:

Not Applicable

Tools/Equipment:
Not Applicable

Applications preferred by December 10, 2025 (positions will remain open until filled).

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