The Buffett Institute invites applications for two-year postdoctoral fellowships in the study of global, comparative, or international affairs. Up to three fellows will be selected
Each fellow will be affiliated with the Buffett Institute and an appropriate department in the Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences (political science, history, sociology, anthropology, etc.) or the School of Communication (performance studies, radio/television/film, communication studies, and theater).
Fellows will pursue a program of independent scholarship and teach one quarter-long undergraduate class during the academic year. Over the two years of the fellowship, fellows can expect to teach one seminar class and one lecture class. Fellows will also help organize and run Buffett Institute visiting speaker series and other events.
They are expected to be active participants in intellectual activities of both the Buffett Institute and their affiliated disciplinary departments, and to deliver one public lecture each year.
Fellowships will run from September 1, 2017, to August 31, 2019.
Established in 1851, Northwestern University is a non-profit private higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large town of Evanston (population range of 50,000-249,999 inhabitants), Illinois. This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): Chicago, Doha, Washington DC, San Francisco. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Higher Learning Commission, Northwestern University (NU) is a large (uniRank enrollment range: 25,000-29,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Northwestern University (NU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation degrees), bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 168 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students' past academic record and grades. The admission rate range is 0-10% making this US higher education organization a most selective institution. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.