Wiencke Fellowship

Dartmouth College
Department of Classics,
Hanover, NH 03755 USA

Wiencke Fellowship
The Wiencke Fellowship promotes student and faculty diversity at Dartmouth, and throughout higher education, by supporting scholars committed to advancing inclusive access in higher education. Applicants will be selected on the basis of their academic achievement, promise in research and teaching, and demonstrated commitment to academic excellence in an environment that is welcoming to all. Wiencke Fellows participate in the Provost’s Fellowship Program<https://graduate.dartmouth.edu/admissions-financial-aid/funding/fellowships/provosts-fellowship-program>, a multidisciplinary cohort of approximately ten predoctoral and postdoctoral scholars who share a commitment to increasing diversity and inclusivity in their disciplines. Wiencke Fellows also participate in mentoring and professional development programming, including guidance in preparing for faculty careers. Postdoctoral researchers are also supported by the Guarini School for Graduate and Advanced Studies<https://guarinigrad.dartmouth.edu/>, including their community initiatives <https://guarinigrad.dartmouth.edu/channels/community-community/>.

Dartmouth<https://home.dartmouth.edu/about#:~:text=Our%20Mission,and%20the%20creation%20of%20knowledge> is committed to academic excellence and encourages the open exchange of ideas within a culture of mutual respect. Dartmouth welcomes people with different backgrounds, life experiences, and perspectives and believes that diversity in all its forms enhances academic excellence. Applicants should address in their fellowship statement how their research, teaching, service, and/or life experiences prepare them to advance Dartmouth’s commitment to academic excellence in an environment that is welcoming to all.

Qualifications

  * PhD, or ABD with degree conferred by the start date, in Classics or a closely related discipline focusing on the Greek or Roman World.

  * Degree conferred between January 1, 2023 and July 1, 2026.

  * Ability to teach elementary Latin language.

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Application Materials

1) Research statement outlining completed research (including dissertation), work in progress, and plans for publication (maximum two pages, single-spaced).

2) Teaching statement outlining past and future teaching interests (maximum one page, single-spaced).

3) Fellowship program statement describing your motivations to join a multidisciplinary cohort and how your research, teaching, service, and/or life experiences prepare you to advance Dartmouth’s commitment to academic excellence in an environment that is welcoming to all (maximum two pages, single-spaced).

4) Curriculum vitae, including the names and contact information for three references.

5) Three confidential letters of recommendation, one of which should be from the dissertation advisor whenever possible.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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