Fox International Fellowship: Postdoctoral Associate, 2026-27

Description

The Fox International Fellowship program at Yale invites applications for a Postdoctoral Associate position for the academic year 2026-2027. The Program invites applications from across the social sciences and humanities with a focus on transnationalism, international relations, and global affairs. 

The Postdoctoral Associate will mentor Fox International Fellows at Yale, teach a weekly seminar for the Program, advise prospective applicants, serve on the Selection Committee,  help the Fox Academic Director with designing and implementing the academic trainings for the fellows, as well as pursue their own research. The Postdoctoral Associate is expected to be in residence during the appointment and take an active role in the activities of the Program. The Postdoctoral Associate will spend fifty percent of his or her time working with the Program and the other fifty percent pursuing their own research.

The salary for this position is commensurate with experience and complies with the Yale Office of Postdoctoral Affairs compensation policy and includes a benefits package.

To learn more about the Fox International Fellowship, please refer to the Program’s website https://foxfellowship.yale.edu/

To get a glimpse of the program activities for each year, please refer to the Program’s annual reports, the most recent reports can be found at https://macmillan.yale.edu/foxfellowship/annual-reports

We will begin accepting applications immediately with review beginning on January 15, 2026 and continuing until the selections are final.

Qualifications

Candidates must have completed their Ph.D. by the time of the appointment. The appointment start date is August 1, 2026.

 

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit a cover letter; a 1 to 2 page research statement; a CV; and two letters of reference.

All information from the applicant should be submitted electronically through Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/175232

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and seeks to attract to its faculty, staff, and student body qualified persons from a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives.

Additionally, in accordance with this Policy and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual’s sex; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; pregnancy, childbirth or related conditions; race; color; national or ethnic origin; religion; age; disability; protected veteran status, or other protected classes as set forth in federal and Connecticut law.

 

Professional Conduct Review for New Faculty Hires

The final candidate, upon acceptance of a contingent offer of employment/faculty appointment, may be required to disclose whether they are, or have been, the subject of any disciplinary proceeding (investigation, hearing, etc.) at previous institutions or employers, and may also be subject to a background screening. Candidates who materially misrepresent information on their resume or other application materials are ineligible for hire/appointment. Final candidates may also be required to sign a release to allow Yale to solicit information regarding any substantiated conduct violations from current and/or past employers.