Jobs: Postdoctoral Fellowships UNAM, Mexico
The Institute for
Philosophical Research, through the Coordination of Humanities, of the National
Autonomous University of Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM),
offers postdoctoral research fellowships.
Postdoctoral fellows are
expected to:
a) Carry out their proposed research, and publish its results.
b) Work full time on their research project.
c) Participate in the academic activities of the Institute.
d) 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
9th, 2019. Applications or letters of recommendation sent after
this date will not be accepted. The fellowship
begins on March 1st,
2020.
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 $1,629.00 US dollars. The fellowship includes health insurance
(coverage includes partners and children).
Requirements. PhD 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/
(1) 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), areas of specialization and competence,
university and date in which the PhD degree was obtained (or expected date) and
publications.
(2) Copy of two papers (do
not send dissertations), at least one of which must be one of the published or
accepted-for-publication papers.
(3) 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).
(4) Two letters of
recommendation (sent directly by the authors, or via Interfolio, or by the
administrative personal of your home university).
(5) 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, and the teaching of two courses throughout the year of the
fellowship, each of which may be of a maximum of 6 hours per week.
(6) Cover letter.
(7) Copy of the PhD diploma,
or official document certifying that final exam on PhD 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.
(8)
List of publications
derived from the thesis. Each article must include an abstract no longer than
half a page. This must be in a
separate document.
(9)
An abstract of the PhD
thesis (maximum length: half a page). This must be in a separate document
including title of the thesis,
university where it was obtained, and name and university of adscription of PhD
supervisor.
All these documents must
be sent to the following address: posdoc.iif@gmail.com.
Please click here to see the historical
record of the Program. Please click here to see our answers to
FAQ.
For further questions
please contact: Dr.
Moisés Vaca