[SIGCIS-Members] Postdoc opportunity: ACLS Leading Edge Fellowship (one year, remote, starting Sept 2021)

[Staiti, Alana]

Hello all,

The ACLS Leading Edge Fellowship places recent PhDs who are authorized to work in the U.S. in non-profit organizations for one-year appointments for specific humanities-oriented projects. The third round of applications is now open and includes 40 organizations seeking postdocs for projects that further social justice. This is a diverse and exciting list of participants -- please note that most of them do not specifically relate to the intersection of history/philosophy of computing and social justice (but some do! Including the National Museum of American History). Please see the announcement below, and please note that all inquiries should be directed to ACLS Leading Edge: leadingedge at acls.org.


The National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution is pleased to announce that it has been selected by the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) as a host organization for a Leading Edge Fellowship, which demonstrates the potential of humanistic knowledge and methods to solve problems, build capacity, and advance justice and equity in society. Leading Edge Fellowships place recent humanities PhDs with nonprofit organizations committed to promoting social justice in their communities.



In Fall 2021, the program will place up to 41 recent PhDs to work on projects at partnering organizations. Fellows receive an annual stipend of $60,000, as well as health insurance and professional development funding. Fellows lead substantive projects that draw on the skills and capacities honed in the course of earning the humanities PhD, including advanced communication, research, project management, and creative problem solving. This initiative is made possible through the support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

The application deadline is May 6, 2021 (9pm EDT). For more information, please visit https://www.acls.org/Competitions-and-Deadlines/Leading-Edge-Fellowships



Alana Staiti (she/her/hers)

Curator of the History of Computers and Information Sciences

National Museum of American History

Smithsonian Institution

staitia at si.edu<mailto:staitia at si.edu>

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