The Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS) at Princeton University is pleased to introduce a groundbreaking Postdoctoral Fellows Program supporting social science research on international issues. Please share this announcement with colleagues and encourage promising candidates to apply.
As a leading global institution, PIIRS is dedicated to advancing innovative scholarship that seeks to understand and address the world’s most pressing challenges, and the postdoctoral program is integral to that mission. We invite applications for the inaugural cohort in 2025-26. Multiple fellowships will be awarded to recent PhDs in the social sciences who have demonstrated outstanding scholarship, congruent with the Institute’s intellectual focus, that simultaneously advances theoretical debates in their disciplinary field; creatively speaks to and engages with a multidisciplinary audience; and deepens substantive knowledge of different regions around the world.
The program will bring together an exceptional group of scholars whose work combines significant knowledge of a given region/place, usually through sustained fieldwork; disciplinary expertise, including theory and methods that advance disciplinary knowledge; and a multidisciplinary curiosity that enhances their research. Amidst the unparalleled resources of the university, they will have the opportunity to engage on a regular basis with the program director and an interdisciplinary cohort of Princeton faculty fellows; to attend a wide array of Princeton seminars; and to participate in professional development workshops.
Appointments are anticipated for two years, with renewal after the first-year contingent upon satisfactory performance. Fellows will hold the rank of postdoctoral research associate and be provided a competitive salary, benefits, and housing subsidy; in addition, the program will provide the Fellow with the opportunity to host a small, pre-publication, book workshop; and a research fund of $4,000 per year. Fellows must reside on campus during the academic year to fully engage with PIIRS and university activities.
Applicants must demonstrate outstanding scholarly achievement and promise. To be eligible, applicants generally cannot have more than two years of postdoctoral experience prior to the start of the appointment, at the beginning of the academic year on September 1, 2025. PhDs must be granted from a university other than Princeton.
Applicants must apply online at https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/35401. Applications are due by November 1, 2024 (11:59 p.m. EST). The following application items should be uploaded by the applicant:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Transcripts
- Research Proposal indicating plans for two-year postdoc (maximum 5 pages double-spaced)
- Dissertation abstract (including Table of Contents)
- Writing sample: one chapter of the dissertation or one published article related to dissertation topic.
- Document confirming either that you have completed all requirements for the PhD degree or a letter signed by your dissertation advisor indicating that you will complete the PhD by the start date of the fellowship
- The names and email addresses of three referees, who will be contacted automatically by the online application system with an invitation to upload their letter of recommendation to the system by the application deadline. (**Please note: all letters of reference should be submitted by your referees before the November 1, 2024 deadline. **)
Further information can be found at https://piirs.princeton.edu/funding-fellowships/piirs-postdoctoral-fellows.
Questions about the program or application process may be directed to the Program Coordinator, Ms. Nicole Bergman at piirspdocs@princeton.edu.
Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.