ACLS Public Fellows Competition for Recent PhDs

Mon, 11 Jan 2016 10:55:50 -0500
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Rachel Brubaker, Assistant Director of the Dresher Center for Grants and Program Development, will be happy to speak with any students who expect to finish their doctoral work in the spring and are interested in the ACLS fellowships. Contact: rbruba1@umbc.edu or 410.455.3580.

The American Council of Learned Societies is pleased to announce the sixth

annual competition of the Public Fellows program. In 2016, ACLS will place

up to 21 recent humanities PhDs in two-year positions at diverse

organizations in government and the nonprofit sector. This career-building

initiative aims to demonstrate that the capacities developed in the

advanced study of the humanities have wide application, both within and

beyond the academy.

In 2016, Public Fellows have the opportunity to join one of the following

organizations:

American Friends Service Committee - Communications Analyst

American Public Media Group - Senior Research Analyst, Engagement &

Inclusion

Center for Genetics and Society - Project Director on Race, Genetics,

and Society

Center for Investigative Reporting - Membership Engagement Manager

City of Atlanta, City Auditor's Office - Senior Performance Auditor

Chicago Humanities Festival - Digital Programming Strategist

Grand St. Settlement - Community Engagement & Policy Advocate

International Rescue Committee - Impact Evaluation Advisor

Los Angeles County Museum of Art - Digital Content Specialist10. Los

Angeles County Museum of Art - Executive Communications Specialist

National Park Service - Cultural Resources Public Outreach Coordinator

National Partnership for Women & Families - Workplace Programs

Federal Policy Analyst

Philanthropy Northwest - Communities of Practice Manager

Ploughshares Fund - Political Engagement Strategist

Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting - Education Specialist

Rare - Global Philanthropy Specialist

Smithsonian Enterprises - Business Development Associate

Smithsonian Provenance Research Initiative - Program Manager,

Scholarly and Public Engagement

Southern Poverty Law Center - Research and Investigations Specialist

The Texas Tribune - Research Analyst

The Reinvestment Fund - Policy Analyst

Competitive applicants will have been successful in both academic and

extra-academic experiences and will aspire to careers in administration,

management, and public service by choice rather than circumstance.

Applicants must possess US citizenship or permanent resident status and

have a PhD in the humanities or humanistic social sciences conferred

between January 1, 2013 and June 12, 2016.

Applications will be accepted starting January 14, 2016, through the ACLS

online application system (OFA). All applications must be received by the

deadline of March 24, 2016, 8 pm EDT. Applicants should not contact any of

the organizations directly. Please visit

http://www.acls.org/programs/publicfellowscomp/ for complete position

descriptions and application information.

This program is supported by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.