Postdoc Opportunities in Literature

Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship is a national postdoctoral funding scheme run by the Government of Canada for outstanding applicants from Canada and around the world. It is designed to support researchers who can contribute to the country’s economic, social, and research-based growth while developing the leadership potential needed to become research leaders of tomorrow. The fellowship is positioned as a high-level postdoctoral award rather than a lab-specific opening. It supports research acros...

Duke University’s Department of History is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow in Care Studies and Scholarly Publishing for an in-person fellowship based in Durham, North Carolina. The position is designed for a recent PhD whose work engages some aspect of care studies and who wants to build experience in open-access scholarly publishing and scholarly communication. The fellow will split their time across three intertwined areas of work. A substantial part of the role supports RCGE’s scholarly digital...

Griffith University Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme (GUPF) supports early career researchers to develop and lead their own research projects at Griffith University. The scheme is organised through the university’s internal research grants process and is positioned as a recurring opportunity for researchers at an early stage after PhD completion. The program is managed across Griffith’s academic groups, including Arts, Education and Law , Griffith Business School , Griffith Health , Griffith Scien...

The Stanford Humanities Center is offering External Faculty Fellowships for scholars working across the arts and humanities. These fellowships are designed primarily for people who are already teaching or otherwise affiliated with an academic institution, while independent scholars may also apply. The program supports a diverse residential scholarly community and welcomes applicants from all academic ranks, including assistant, associate, and full professor. Fellows spend one full academic year ...

This postdoctoral position is based at the Department of Anthropology, School of Culture and Society, Faculty of Arts, Aarhus University, and is tied to the research project “Stories from my new life: Mobile transitions and social becomings among resettled refugees in Denmark” (TRANSIT) . The project focuses on the lives of resettled refugees, with particular attention to the legal, social, and existential transitions that accompany resettlement. TRANSIT is built around the resettlement of appro...

Carnegie Mellon University Libraries and Carnegie Mellon University Press are offering a two-year, full-time postdoctoral fellowship focused on computational humanities and publishing. The position sits at the intersection of a new digital humanities initiative and a new imprint for non-traditional, multimodal publishing, giving the fellow a rare chance to work across both community-building and scholarly production. The fellowship is embedded in the Computational Humanities academic programs an...

This postdoctoral opportunity is based at the Texas A&M University Health Science Center in the Department of Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics, in Bryan, Texas. The appointment is framed as a research position for a postdoctoral associate who will work under general supervision to conduct research in their field of expertise and contribute to the progress of research projects. The role combines hands-on research with mentoring responsibilities. The postdoctoral researcher will train and ...

The Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellows Program at the University of Chicago is a postdoctoral opportunity designed to support academic diversity and strengthen the university’s faculty pipeline. The program is intended for highest-caliber junior scholars from diverse backgrounds and is part of the University of Chicago’s commitment to increasing faculty diversity. Fellows receive up to two years of funding through the program. The opportunity is positioned as a postdoctoral fellowship within the art...

King’s College, University of Cambridge is offering Junior Research Fellowships for gifted early-career researchers. The scheme supports outstanding scholars for a four-year period and runs competitions each year for both stipendiary and non-stipendiary fellowships. The opportunity is designed for researchers at the start of their independent academic careers, typically within two years of receiving their doctorate. It is open across the college’s areas of interest, with subjects spanning the li...