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The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition Postdoctoral Fellowships 2010-2011 Five generations on Smith's Plantation Beaufort, South Carolina The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University invites applications for its 2010-2011 Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. The Center seeks to promote a better understanding of all aspects of the institution of slavery from the earliest times to the present. We especially welcome proposals that will utilize the special collections of the Yale University Libraries or other research collections of the New England area, and explicitly engage issues of slavery, resistance, abolition, and their legacies. Scholars from all disciplines are encouraged to apply. To support both established and younger scholars in researching projects that can be linked to the aims of the Center, the GLC offers two types of residential fellowships: One-month Fellowships The Gilder Lehrman Center will award six one-month fellowships between September 2010 and May 2011. Please specify your preference for residency in your application. The one-month fellowships are designed for scholars who are working on short-term projects including articles, book chapters, or other research endeavors. The one-month fellowship provides a salary of $3,200, plus library privileges and office space. Four-month Fellowships The Gilder Lehrman Center will award two four-month fellowships, one in the fall semester (from September to December 2010), and one in the spring semester (from either January to April 2011 or February to May 2011). Please specify your preference for residency in your application. The four-month fellowships are designed for scholars who are working on short-term projects including articles, book chapters, or other research endeavors. The four-month fellowship provides a salary of $12,800, plus health insurance (if requested), library privileges, and office space. The Africans of the slave bark "Wildfire" Fellowship Requirements Applicants must have received the Ph.D. prior to the beginning of their appointment. Both established and younger scholars are invited to apply. Fellows will be expected to participate in the intellectual life of the GLC and the larger Yale community, and to acknowledge the support of the GLC and the MacMillan Center in publications and lectures that stem from research conducted during the fellowship term. All fellows will be expected to offer one public lecture during their tenure at Yale. Application Information Applications for the Gilder Lehrman Center Postdoctoral Fellowships should include three copies of the following: Application cover sheet (download here). Evidence of completion of the Ph.D. A curriculum vitae (not to exceed three pages). Two letters of recommendation. A proposal of the research project (1500 words maximum). Applications, including letters of recommendation, must be received by April 2, 2010. Mailing Information For regular mail services: The Gilder Lehrman Center Yale University Attn: Fellowships P.O. Box 208206 New Haven, CT 06520-8206 For FedEx or other express courier services: The Gilder Lehrman Center Yale University Attn: Fellowships 230 Prospect Street, 3rd Floor New Haven, CT 06511 Phone: 203-432-3339 Website: www.yale.edu/glc E-mail: gilder.lehrman.center@yale.edu