The Institute for Philosophical Research of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), offers postdoctoral research fellowships.
Postdoctoral fellows are expected to:
- Carry out their proposed research, and publish its results.
- Work full time on their research project.
- Participate in the academic activities of the Institute.
- Teach two courses throughout the year of their fellowship and supervise the work of undergraduate and graduate students.
Knowledge of Spanish is not required, but successful non-Spanish speaking applicants will be expected to learn the language during their stay.
The deadline for applications is August 14th, 2020. Applications or letters of recommendation sent after this date will not be accepted. The fellowship begins on March 1st , 2021. The start date of the fellowship is non-extendable.
Duration. One year (with possible renewal for a second year).
Grant. $32, 000.00 MXN per month, tax free. According to the current exchange rate this amounts to approximately $1,437.00 US dollars. The fellowship includes health insurance (coverage includes partners and children).
Requirements. Ph.D. obtained not earlier than 5 years before the beginning of the fellowship. To have at least one paper published or accepted for publication.
Applicants must complete the following online form (https://forms.gle/FgV5uDbxZ3fvNrraA) and send the documents listed below in one email as separate PDF files each clearly identified. Incomplete applications, and complete applications sent through any other means (Interfolio, We Transfer, etc.) other than email, will not be considered:
- Curriculum Vitae. For us to correctly process an application, we need the CV to include the following information: applicant’s full name (as it appears in the birth certificate or passport), residential address, current job (if any), telephone contacts (cell phone, home, office), areas of specialization and competence, university and date in which the PhD degree was obtained (or expected date) and publications.
- Copy of two papers (do not send dissertations), at least one of which must be one of the published or accepted-for-publication papers.
- Research project, which must include the title of the project, a small abstract, goals, explanation of how it contributes to research in your area, list of references, and the expected products (papers, book-reviews, etc.). Suggested length: 2500-3000 words (excluding references).
- Two letters of recommendation (sent directly by the authors, or via Interfolio, or by the administrative personal of your home university).
- Work plan and timetable of the activities planned for the time of the fellowship (suggested length: 1 page). This should include the dates for writing and conclusion of the research products, the teaching of two courses throughout the year of the fellowship, each of which may be of a maximum of 6 hours per week and the dates scheduled for participation in national and international academic events (colloquia, conference, workshops, etc.).
- Cover letter.
- Copy of the Ph.D. diploma, or official document certifying that final exam on Ph.D. thesis has been passed, or official document that indicates the date when the doctoral exam will take place. In case the application is successful, it will be necessary to send official certification that the final exam has been passed before the beginning of the fellowship.
- An abstract of the Ph.D. dissertation and a list of derived publications (in a single pdf file). The abstract (maximum length: one page) must indicate the title of the dissertation, university where it was obtained, and name and university of adscription of Ph.D. supervisor. Regarding the list of derived publications, each article must include an abstract no longer than half a page and indicate the status in which each one is, that is, indicate whether it is published or accepted for publication.
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