Job: Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship at the MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA

The MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology offers a two-year postdoctoral fellowship. The Fellow will collaborate with MIT faculty and invited guests on the production of an international symposium and a publication issuing from the event. Additional duties of the CAST Fellow include development and teaching of cross-disciplinary courses or workshops and possibly supervision of students engaged in undergraduate research opportunities (UROPs) at the intersection of the arts, science and technology.

Deadline: 15.02.2019

Young scholars from any relevant field will be considered, but a demonstrated interest in working beyond one discipline is essential, and administrative experience and capabilities are required. The position offers opportunities for publishing, curating, and producing exhibitions, performances or conferences; previous experience in one of these domains is highly desirable. Scholars whose work engages the role of the arts and humanities in the major new initiatives at MIT around nanotechnology and computing are encouraged to apply.

Terms of Appointment: Applicants should designate a primary academic discipline at MIT within which they would ideally be placed, even though their work is cross-disciplinary.

Appointments will be for two years, effective July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2021. The Fellow will teach at least one course but no more than three during the appointment and must be in residence at MIT during the entire term of the position. Teaching obligations will begin in the second semester of the appointment.

The salary will be $66,300 in the first year with a 2.5% increase in the following year, plus health benefits, and the Fellow will receive a fund of $2,500 each year to cover travel and other costs associated with research and professional development.

Eligibility and Selection: Applicants must have received a Ph.D. no earlier than July 1, 2016 and no later than July 1, 2019. If applicants have not formally received a doctoral degree at the time of application, they must forward certification from the department head or the Graduate Studies Office at their institution to confirm that they are expected to earn a Ph.D. prior to July 1, 2019. The CAST Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow may not hold other appointments during the period of the fellowship. Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S.

Application Materials Required: Submit the following (applying to Job #16890) via MIT's applicant tracking system at http://hr.mit.edu/careers:

Letter describing the applicant's teaching and research experience, and contribution to the creative mission of the Center and the intellectual project of the symposium (see below)

Curriculum vitae

Email the following to castpostdoc@mit.edu:

One-page description of an undergraduate cross-disciplinary class

One-page description of a possible CAST symposium topic (please see “Seeing / Sounding/ Sensing,” “Experience” and “Being Material”).

Three letters of recommendation

Letter of Certification from the Registrar's Office, Department of Graduate Studies, or Department Head, certifying that the applicant will be formally awarded a PhD diploma by July 1, 2019. This requirement is only relevant for applicants who have not yet formally received a Ph.D. at the time the application is due

Finalists will be asked for writing samples.

All materials must be submitted by February 15, 2019.

Questions about the position should be directed to castpostdoc @ mit.edu.