University of Rochester: Office of the Provost: Academic Center: School of Arts & Sciences: Humanities Center
Location
Rush Rhees Library
Open Date
Oct 17, 2025
Salary Range or Pay Grade
50,000-65,000 a year
Deadline
Jan 10, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description
The University of Rochester invites applications for the Arnold and Anne Moore Lisio Postdoctoral Fellowship in Italian and/or Mediterranean Culture, Language, and Literature, or in related humanities fields, broadly defined. This fellowship provides an opportunity for an emerging scholar to pursue research and teaching at the University of Rochester while engaging with the wider academic community.
Fellowship Details
* The Lisio Postdoc will be based in the Humanities Center at the University of Rochester and have access to an office space, research support, and an interdisciplinary community of scholars at the Humanities Center.
* The Visiting Postdoc will:
* Teach courses that support both the Italian program and the Humanities/Humanistic Social Sciences, designed to engage students across disciplines, including those in non-humanistic majors (typically one course per semester, undergraduate and possibly graduate level).
* Deliver at least one public lecture.
Qualifications
Applicants may come from a wide range of fields, including but not limited to:
* Art and art history
* Archaeology
* Creative writing (fiction, non-fiction, or poetry)
* History
* Philosophy
* Political thought
* Linguistics
* Film and media studies
* Comparative literature
* Anthropology
* Religion and Classics
Candidates must demonstrate a partial or full focus in Italian culture, broadly defined and without chronological limitations. Among others, we welcome applications from scholars who:
* Contextualize Italian culture within the Mediterranean basin or continental Europe, or
* Place Italian culture in dialogue with other non-European cultures.
Application Instructions
* Cover letter describing your research, teaching interests, and suitability for the fellowship.
* Curriculum Vitae.
* Research statement (3 pages).
* Writing sample (no more than 25 pages).
* Two course descriptions
* Three letters of reference.
Application Process
This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.
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