Deadline: November 24, 2025
Applications are open for the Pembroke Center Postdoctoral Research Fellowships 2026-2027. Postdoctoral research fellows play a critical role in the Pembroke Center’s intellectual community. In residence for one-year, postdoctoral fellows undertake original research, teach undergraduate courses of their own design, participate in the Pembroke Seminar’s rigorous interdisciplinary scholarly community, collaborate on research and programming, and develop professionally through faculty mentorship.
In 2026-2027, the Pembroke Center will award residential Postdoctoral Research Associate positions to scholars from any field whose research relates to the theme of the Pembroke Seminar, “The Meanings of Merit: Labor, Categories of Difference, and the Creation of Knowledge.” The seminar will be led by Paja Faudree, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Associate Professor of Linguistics at Brown University.
Salary
- The annual salary for this postdoctoral position is between $62,232 and $67,824, commensurate with years of experience, plus $2,000 for research expenses and an additional one-time $1,000 stipend to assist in the transition to Providence. Postdoctoral Research Associates are eligible to participate in the Brown University health and dental benefit plan.
Eligibility
- Candidates are selected on the basis of their scholarly potential and the relevance of their work to the research theme.
- Recipients must have a PhD at the start of the fellowship and may not hold a tenured position.
- Fellowships are awarded to scholars who have received their degrees from institutions other than Brown University within the last five (5) years. The term of appointment is July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027.
Application
Complete applications must include:
- Curriculum vitae
- Cover letter: The letter should demonstrate how your research project relates to the Pembroke Seminar theme and include a proposed course description.
- Writing Sample: Send a piece no longer than 7,000 words (equivalent to 28-double spaced pages with 1″ margins and a 12-point font). If the sample is part of a larger work, situate it briefly in a cover page.
Selected finalists will be asked to submit additional materials including:
- One page document including title and 250-word abstract of proposed research project
- Project statement of five typed pages (double-spaced)
- Brief representative bibliography for research proposal
- Three confidential recommendation letters
- Course syllabus with a course description and schedule of assigned readings for an upper-level undergraduate Gender and Sexuality Studies seminar
For more information, visit Pembroke Center Postdoctoral Research Fellowships.
