Apply Now: Visiting Scholars and Postdoctoral Fellow Positions at UW-Madison
The University of Wisconsin Madison’s Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy is now accepting applications for Visitings Scholar positions and Postdoctoral Fellowship. They are looking for political theorists, but are also interested in public law, especially with a focus on the first amendment.
Visiting Scholars
The Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy at the University of Wisconsin invites college and university professors and other professionals with established records of scholarship to apply for appointments as Visiting Scholars in political theory for the academic year running from August 20, 2019 to June 30, 2020. Scholars of public law will also be considered, especially where research focuses on the First Amendment.
All Visiting Scholars will spend an academic year in residence at UW-Madison. They enjoy access to the Memorial Union and a wide range of other facilities and activities throughout the University. Visiting Scholars are expected to devote full time to their proposed research. They are, however, expected to attend or to participate in various activities of the Center, including faculty-graduate student seminars, colloquia, and public lectures. All CSLD Visiting Scholars must have a doctorate or equivalent degree. Fellowships are open to all regardless of citizenship. Visiting Scholars normally receive a stipend of up to one-half their academic-year salary. The fellows’ home institutions are expected to provide at least half of their academic-year salaries in addition to all benefits.
Applications are evaluated on the basis of (1) the significance of the proposed research; (2) the quality of the applicant’s past research; (3) the contribution the applicant is likely to make to higher education in the future; and (4) the contribution the applicant is likely to make to intellectual life of the Center.
To apply, visit the CSLD website >>
The deadline is January 15, 2019.
Post-doctoral Fellows
The Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in political theory for the academic year running from August 20, 2019 to June 30, 2020. Housed in the Department of Political Science, the Center for the Study of Liberal Democracy promotes the study and critical appreciation of the cardinal principles and institutions of liberal democracy, including, but not limited to, constitutionalism and rule of law, the meaning and scope of freedom and free markets in a democratic order, the place and role of religion in liberal democracies, and the relationship between liberty and equality. Scholars of public law will be considered, especially if research interests are in First Amendment questions.
Eligible applicants must have completed all requirements for a Ph.D. by the date of application, and no earlier than August 15, 2016. The fellow will receive a stipend of $48,000 per year as well as research funds and benefits. The fellow will teach one course per semester in either the Department of Political Science or the Integrated Liberal Studies program, will assist with the CSLD’s programming, and will take an active part in the workshops, conferences, and intellectual life of the Center and the political theory field. The fellowship can be extended for the 2020-2021 academic year, and the appointment will begin in August 2019.
Applications are evaluated on the basis of (1) the significance of the proposed research; (2) the quality of the applicant’s past research; (3) the contribution the applicant is likely to make to higher education in the future; and (4) the contribution the applicant is likely to make to intellectual life of the Center.
To apply, visit the CSLD website>>
The deadline is January 15, 2019.
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