One of the three initiatives the Lilly Fellows Program sustains is the Two-Year, Residential Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at Valparaiso University.
Lilly Fellowships are two-year residential fellowships for teacher-scholars who seek to renew and enrich their intellectual and spiritual lives while preparing for leadership roles at church-related institutions of higher learning. Each academic year, three Fellows are appointed for two-year periods. Fellows are selected from applicants who evince an interest in the relationship between Christianity and the academic vocation and are considering a career at church-related colleges or universities. Fellows are in residence at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana.
Lilly Fellows are incorporated into a community of Christian teacher-scholars through:
* Teaching experiences in five to seven courses over two years in appropriate departments and Christ College (Honors College) at Valparaiso University
* Mentoring over the course of two years by a senior faculty member from the Fellow’s discipline or Christ College
* Participation in weekly meetings of a two-year colloquium program led by Senior Fellows from Valparaiso University
* Research opportunities for scholarly or creative work in the Fellow’s field and in the relationship of Christianity to the academic vocation
* Opportunities to develop contact with representatives selected from the Program’s National Network of Church-Related Colleges and Universities
* Assistance in the second year with post-doctoral career planning and placement
Eligibility, Appointment, Compensation
Lilly Fellows are appointed for two years at a rank equivalent to that of instructor. Starting salary for 2011-2013 will be $45,000 plus standard benefits, a moving allowance, and an annual professional and travel allowance. Fellows are expected to be in local residence throughout the two-year term of their appointments.
Competition for Lilly Fellowships is open to persons interested in the relationship between Christianity and the academic vocation and in considering a career at a church-related college or university. Research or dissertation topics are not restricted to religion.
For appointments beginning in the academic year 2011-2013, an applicant must have received the PhD, DMA, DFA, MFA, or equivalent terminal degree no earlier than December 2009. The degree must be completed by August 2011.
Fellows will be recruited from the following disciplines: art and art history; creative writing; history; interdisciplinary studies; languages and literatures; music and music history; philosophy; religion; rhetoric; theatre history and theatre arts. Candidates will be asked to demonstrate their interest in the aims of the Lilly Fellows Program and a sense of commitment to explore teaching as a Christian vocation.
Application Deadline: December 14, 2010
Read more:http://www.lillyfellows.org/PostDoctoralFellowsProgram.aspx
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