Harvard University's Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) offers postdoctoral fellowship opportunities for the 2022-23 academic year. The CHS funds both academic year fellowships (August 31, 2022 – May 24, 2023), and semester fellowships that are 16 weeks in length, during either the Fall (August 31, 2022 – December 21, 2022) or the Spring (February 1, 2023 – May 24, 2023). Shorter length fellowships are available as well.
The purpose of the fellowship program is to encourage and support research of the highest quality on topics related to ancient Greek civilization. The proposed research may adopt approaches drawn from area and ethnic studies, anthropology, archaeology, art history, education, history, linguistics, literary criticism, the natural and physical sciences, philology, philosophy, political science, religious studies, and sociology, as well as related subfields.
The fellowship program aims to foster interaction among researchers from diverse backgrounds and regions of the world, and places an emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches that reflect the evolving nature of Hellenic studies.
The program provides for flexibility in terms of residency at the CHS and levels of financial support. The fellowship program manager will work with successful candidates to determine the exact terms of their appointments.
Applicants should note that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may impact the fellowship program. During the 2022-23 academic year, if any fellows are unable to travel to Washington, DC due to the pandemic, they will have the option to work remotely and take up the fellowship from home. Deferral requests will not be accepted.
The CHS welcomes proposals from teams of two or more researchers working on collaborative, interdisciplinary projects. Examples of projects include co-written and co-edited volumes, and digital projects such as databases and software tools. The program provides for flexibility in terms of residency. The fellowship program manager will work with successful candidates to determine the exact terms of their appointments.
Prerequisites for fellowships are a PhD degree (or its equivalent). Applicants must have defended their degree before July 1, 2021.