William Moore

Boston University’s American & New England Studies Program is offering the Abbott Lowell Cummings Postdoctoral Fellowship in American Material Culture, a two-year appointment for a recent Ph.D. scholar. The fellowship is centered in American Studies and related interdisciplinary work, with a focus on American material culture. The Cummings Fellow will divide time between teaching and research/writing. Each year, the fellow teaches one undergraduate introductory course in American material culture and one upper-level seminar on a related topic for undergraduate and graduate students. The role is designed for a scholar who wants to contribute both to classroom teaching and to an active research agenda within an interdisciplinary humanities environment. The position is based at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts, within the American & New England Studies Program. The posting emphasizes the University’s commitment to scholarly excellence, intellectual exchange, and a diverse academic community. It also notes support for travel to conferences and sources as part of the fellowship.