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NDIAS 2023-2024 Faculty Fellowship

University of Notre Dame: Notre Dame Research: Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study

Location
Notre Dame

Open Date
May 18, 2022

Deadline
Oct 03, 2022 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description
The Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS) promotes issue-engaged, inclusive, and interdisciplinary study of questions that affect our ability to lead valuable, meaningful lives. Each year, the NDIAS convenes a diverse group of 8-10 Faculty Fellows to conduct research on projects related to its yearly research theme.

During the 2023-2024 academic year, the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study is sponsoring residential research projects that investigate The Long Run.

Practical decision-making, ethical evaluation, scientific modeling, and cultural meaning-making all increasingly push us to consider causes that extend further and further into the past and consequences that extend further and further into the future. The Long Run Project will bring together humanists, scientists, social scientists, policy scholars, and artists to consider how we understand, manage, and respond to events that lie in the distant future or past, or challenges that unfold over long periods of time.

For a list of potential research topics related to the theme, please see ndias.nd.edu/fellowships/faculty.

Faculty Fellows receive half their base salary per academic year (up to $75,000), a housing subsidy (for those who currently reside outside of the South Bend area), a research allowance of $500 per semester, and a private office at the NDIAS. Fellows' home institutions provide the remainder of their salaries as well as all benefits, including health insurance.

Qualifications
Faculty Fellowships are open to scholars, scientists, social scientists, and artists in all disciplines who are conducting research related to The Long Run.

Faculty Fellows typically have a faculty appointment at their home institution, but the Fellowships are also open to independent researchers, public practitioners, postdoctoral scholars, those who have recently received their Ph.D. (or equivalent terminal) degree, those who are pursuing the creative arts, and faculty from Notre Dame. Scholars from outside the U.S. are welcome to apply–there are no citizenship requirements for these fellowships.

Current graduate students are eligible to apply only if they will receive their terminal degree by August 1, 2023.
One goal of the fellowship selection process is the creation of a diverse and collaborative community of scholars with a range of disciplines and academic ranks. Applicants who are members of traditionally under-represented groups are encouraged to apply.

Preference is given to those who can join the NDIAS for the entire academic year (August - May), but fellowships for shorter periods of time may be possible.

All NDIAS Fellows are expected to reside in the South Bend area and to remain in residence at the University of Notre Dame during the period of their fellowship (except for vacation periods, holidays, and University breaks).

Faculty Fellows are expected to be free of their regular commitments and to have their primary office at the Institute so they may devote themselves full time to the work outlined in their research proposal and participate fully in the engaging and cooperative community of scholars at the Institute.

Faculty Fellows are also expected to attend weekly seminars, present their research twice during these seminars, and attend NDIAS retreats, communications workshops, and other special events.

Application Instructions
Applications for NDIAS Faculty Fellowships must be submitted through Interfolio and should include the following:

Cover letter
Curriculum vitae (no more than four pages, single-spaced)
Proposal abstract (no more than 400 words)
Fellowship research proposal (no more than six pages double-spaced; research proposals may include a works-cited or bibliography page, which does not count toward the 6-page limit). In the research proposal, applicants should provide an explanation of the project they intend to pursue at the NDIAS, including:

How the proposed research aligns with the research theme and mission of the Institute (seendias.nd.edu/about);
Preliminary objectives for the research to be conducted (i.e., whether the research might result in a book, journal article, art work, etc.);
The proposed work plan (including what research or work has already been accomplished, what will be done during the fellowship period, the methodology to be employed, and the organization of the scholarly project, book, or other work).

A Research Letter of Reference that addresses the strength and promise of the applicant's proposed research project and its fit with the 2023-2024 theme of The Long Run. This letter should come from a colleague, mentor, or other suitable referee for the research area.

An Interdisciplinary Community Letter of Reference that addresses one or more of the questions below. This letter should come from a colleague that you have worked with in a department, center, institute, or university context.

Can you describe an experience where the applicant collaborated to help another researcher improve a project?
What experience does the applicant have engaging with faculty from backgrounds different from their own? What skills do they bring to such collaboration? What skills might they work to grow in?
Do you recommend this candidate for a highly collaborative, inclusive, interdisciplinary fellowship program like the NDIAS fellowship?

(Optional) Up to two pages of non-text materials supporting the research proposal.

Note: applicants are responsible for letting their letter writers know which type of letter to write and the instructions provided above.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The University of Notre Dame seeks to attract, develop, and retain the highest quality faculty, staff and administration. The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to building a culturally diverse workplace. We strongly encourage applications from female and minority candidates and those candidates attracted to a university with a Catholic identity. Moreover, Notre Dame prohibits discrimination against veterans or disabled qualified individuals, and requires affirmative action by covered contractors to employ and advance veterans and qualified individuals with disabilities in compliance with 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a).

Background Check
This appointment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check. Applicants will be asked to identify all felony convictions and/or pending felony charges. Felony convictions do not automatically bar an individual from employment. Each case will be examined separately to determine the appropriateness of employment in the particular position. Failure to be forthcoming or dishonesty with respect to felony disclosures can result in the disqualification of a candidate. The full procedure can be viewed at https://facultyhandbook.nd.edu/?id=link-73597.

To apply: https://apply.interfolio.com/107122





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