Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS) Postdoctoral Fellowship

The PIIRS Postdoctoral Fellows Program offers two-year fellowships for recent Ph.Ds. in the social sciences who have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to innovative multidisciplinary research in the field of international and regional studies. PIIRS Postdoctoral Fellows will combine outstanding scholarship with significant knowledge of a given region/place, usually through sustained fieldwork; disciplinary expertise, including theory and methods that advance disciplinary knowledge about core themes; and a multidisciplinary curiosity that enhances their work. They will have the opportunity to engage on a regular basis with the program director and an interdisciplinary cohort of Princeton faculty fellows, and to participate in professional development workshops. 

Eligibility

Applications will be accepted from doctoral candidates from any country who are completing their Ph.D. Successful candidates will have to show proof of completion no later than August 1 of the year they are starting. Candidates should normally have completed no earlier than two years before the start of their appointment, but exceptions will be considered in cases of parental leave or health-related leave of absence. The program is not open to Princeton doctoral candidates. 

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Application process

Applicants should submit:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Transcripts
• Dissertation abstract (1 page, single-spaced) plus table of contents
• 1 dissertation chapter (no more than 35 pages)
• Research proposal (maximum 5 pages double-spaced)
• 3 letters of recommendation

Applicants should explain why their work is a good fit for the program, in particular by clarifying how they would use the opportunity of the fellowship to deepen work in their own field while also engaging with other social science fields. 

Please note that you have three days to edit your application after it has been submitted and before it is finalized. Once your application is finalized, your referees will receive an automatic notification from Princeton University with directions on how they log in and submit their reference for you.

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Notification of awards will be made by early January 2025.