VACANCY: Henry A. Kissinger Postdoctoral Fellowship, Yale University (DEADLINE: 18 December 2023)

(Source: Yale University)

International Security Studies at Yale University has a vacancy for a postdoctoral fellowship.

International Security Studies (ISS) welcomes applications for the Henry A. Kissinger Visiting Scholars Postdoctoral Fellowship funded by the Johnson Center for the Study of American Diplomacy. We seek to attract outstanding junior scholars from around the globe whose research is focused on the role of the United States in global affairs from World War II to the present, including the conduct of U.S. statecraft, diplomacy, and grand strategy. Kissinger Visiting Scholars fellowships will be awarded to candidates with outstanding proposals that require access to the Henry A. Kissinger Papers or other archival holdings related to American diplomacy at Yale (http://web.library.yale.edu/digital-collections/kissinger-collection; http://guides.library.yale.edu/american-diplomacy-primary-sources).

Fellowships are awarded for one-year and are renewable for one additional year. The PhD degree must be completed to begin the fellowship. Recipients are expected to use their time at Yale to conduct original research and prepare manuscripts for publication. Kissinger Visiting Scholars will also work with an active academic community of predoctoral fellows, postdoctoral fellows, and visiting scholars, as well as Yale faculty in history, political science, and other disciplines.

Fellows are required to remain in residence through the duration of their fellowship. International Security Studies provides office space and resources. Postdocs are expected to participate in the academic life and public activities of the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy, International Security Studies, and the Jackson School of Global Affairs. This includes regularly attending ISS’s weekly colloquium and sharing one’s research within this forum. Kissinger postdocs may teach small seminars if desired on subjects relevant to U.S. statecraft, diplomatic history, international affairs, or grand strategy.

The Johnson Center for the Study of American Diplomacy was founded upon the 2011 donation of Dr. Henry Kissinger’s papers to Yale related to his pre-government, government, and post-government careers (http://news.yale.edu/2011/06/14/yale-receive-kissinger-papers-and-establish-johnson-center-study-american-diplomacy). A program of the Jackson School of Global Affairs, in conjunction with International Security Studies and the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy, the Center brings academics and practitioners to Yale as Kissinger Visiting Scholars and Kissinger Senior Fellows, as well as hosts an annual conference a range of other activities relating to international affairs.

Salary: $65,000 plus $5,000 for research expenses

Qualifications: Recent Ph.D. in relevant field. Ph.D. must be in hand by September 1, 2024.

The deadline for applications is December 18, 2023. Applications are due through Interfolio:              apply.interfolio.com/133967          

A complete application includes:

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1000-word research proposal, to include an explanation of how access to the Kissinger Papers or other archival holdings related to diplomatic history at Yale would help achieve the goals of your project.

Writing sample, e.g. a dissertation chapter or journal article

Three academic references (no letters of recommendation required)

Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women, persons with disabilities, protected veterans, and underrepresented minorities.

(Source: AHA)