=================== HES POSTING ====================== KENTUCKY COMMONWEALTH POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS IN THE HUMANITIES The University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky announce three joint UK/UofL postdoctoral fellowships in the humanities. These positions are part of a new Commonwealth Humanities initiative of the two Universities. The joint search committee seeks candidates who are creative and show promise for innovative and integrative humanities research and teaching, along with disciplinary expertise in a humanities field. Each Commonwealth Humanities Fellow will be associated with one or more senior scholars and will participate in scholarly work leading to publication and presentation. The Fellow will be expected to design and teach up to two courses per semester. These courses may include traditional lecture-based or seminar courses and other innovative teaching experiences. The teaching assignment will be based on the complexity of the courses, nature of the research program and unique projects of the Fellow. Courses may be team taught. Each Fellow will have a primary scholar-mentor at either UofL or at UK and be located there. He or she will spend at least one week of each semester teaching students and presenting research seminars at the partner institution. Fellows will be involved also in community-based projects in the humanities. Candidates from the humanities and humanistically-inflected social science disciplines are eligible. The successful candidate will hold the Ph.D. by the time of appointment. Along with a letter of application, send a vita, evidence of successful teaching, an abstract of the dissertation, a one-page description of a proposed undergraduate course and a one-page description of current and future research interests. Applicants should arrange for three letters of recommendation from senior scholars, at least two from their discipline, to be sent to the address below. The Joint Search Committee will begin review of applications on March 1, 1998 and continue until all positions are filled. The appointments may begin as early as August 1998. Fellows will receive $ 29,000 plus benefits (according to the policies of the hiring institution). The program has a travel budget to support Fellows in attending professional meetings to make presentations. The Fellow is evaluated each year, and the appointment may be renewed. Fellows will have two weeks' vacation (10 working days), in addition to holidays observed by the hiring institution. Send applications to: Professor Wolfgang Natter UK/UofL Humanities Initiative 201 Gillis Building University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0033 The University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky are affirmative action/equal opportunity employers. Women and minority members are especially encouraged to apply. ============ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ============ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]