Assistant Professor/Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Humanities, arts, sciences, and professions.
$63,000 yearly
- University of Michigan, Rackham Graduate School
- Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Jul 08, 2026
Full time
Fellowship / PostDoc
Anthropology & Sociology
Biology/Biotechnology/Life Sciences
Business: Other
Chemistry
Communications/Journalism/Film/TV
Computer Science/Info Tech/Systems
Engineering & Applied Sciences
English/ESL/Writing/Linguistics
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Studies
Psychology
Women's Studies/Gender Studies
Job Description
The Michigan Society of Fellows invites applications to its postdoctoral fellowship program for Ph.D.s in the humanities, arts, sciences, and professions. These positions at the University of Michigan are open to recent Ph.D.s who wish to pursue research opportunities while teaching at a major research university. Fellows are appointed as Assistant Professors in appropriate departments and as Postdoctoral Scholars in the Michigan Society of Fellows for three-year terms to begin August 25, 2027. The annual stipend will be $63,000, though some departments may have the capacity to provide additional salary support to better align the fellowship compensation with postdoctoral salary norms in their discipline.
For the 2027–2030 fellowship term, the Michigan Society of Fellows will also pilot a new Arts Initiative fellowship program, supporting one additional, dedicated fellowship position in the arts. This fellowship will be available in the following participating departments in its first pilot year: Creative Writing and Film, Television, & Media. Applicants whose research and creative practice align with these fields are encouraged to apply.
The Society of Fellows and the University of Michigan recognize and value contributions to the processes of identifying and addressing the social, environmental, and technical challenges our societies and our planet face. We encourage applicants to comment in their research proposal on how their research, teaching, service, and outreach activities contribute to analyzing and tackling such challenges. The full list of departments accepting applications for the 2027-2030 fellowship term will become available on August 1.
The application opens on August 1 and must be submitted electronically by Monday, September 14, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT.
An Equal Employment Opportunity Program.
Preferred and Required Qualifications
Eligibility
- The Society invites applications from qualified candidates who are at the beginning of their academic careers, having received a Ph.D. or comparable professional or artistic degree.
- Applicants must complete their Ph.D. (or comparable professional or artistic) degree between June 1, 2024, and August 24, 2027. These dates are strictly observed without exception.
- Applicants who have previously applied for the Society of Fellows’ postdoctoral fellowships may reapply but must complete a new application.
- Candidates who received their terminal degree, in a field in which they are applying, from the University of Michigan are not eligible to apply.
- Non-US citizens may apply and will be considered.
Application Details (to apply use the Apply Now button below.)
Dossier Items
For Applicants
- Completed application form, available annually on August 1.
- Note: For the department(s) entry please designate the academic department(s) you would expect to be affiliated with at the University of Michigan. This is usually the department of your terminal degree and/or the department(s) in which you are qualified to teach.
- Curriculum vitae.
- Writing/work sample – not to exceed 40, double-spaced pages for unpublished work; not to exceed 20, single-spaced pages for published work.
- Research proposal – not to exceed 3, double-spaced pages.
- Note: The research proposal should outline the methods and aims of research beyond your thesis or other work resulting in your last degree. Please keep in mind that your project proposal will be read by non-specialists, as well as by specialists in your field. Proposals that involve more than one discipline and/or demonstrate interdisciplinary approaches are especially welcome. The Society of Fellows and the University of Michigan recognize and value contributions to the processes of identifying and addressing the social, environmental, and technical challenges our societies and our planet face. We encourage applicants to comment in their research proposal on how their research, teaching, service, and outreach activities contribute to analyzing and tackling such challenges.
Application Deadline
Sep 14, 2026
About University of Michigan, Rackham Graduate School
The Michigan Society of Fellows, under the auspices of the Rackham Graduate School, was founded in 1970 with endowment grants from the Ford Foundation and the Horace H. and Mary Rackham Funds. The seven founding UM faculty members hailed from Economics, German, English, the Law School, the School of Natural Resources and Environment (now SEAS), and the Medical School, including the then president of the university, Robben Fleming.