The Abbot Astrik L. Gabriel Postdoctoral Research Associate Fellowship in the History of Universities and Education
The Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame is pleased to invite applicants for a nine-month fellowship as the Abbot Astrik L. Gabriel Postdoctoral Research Associate in the History of Universities and Education. The fellowship is made possible by the generous bequest of Abbot Astrik L. Gabriel, O. Praem., who served as Director of the Medieval Institute from 1952 until his retirement in 1975 and left a strong legacy for Medieval Studies and the libraries’ collections. This fellowship supports junior scholars with a completed doctorate whose research focuses on the history of medieval education, especially universities, and who make use of the Astrik L. Gabriel History of Universities Collection housed in the University of Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Libraries. In addition to scholarly books and journals, this collection contains Abbot Gabriel’s own notes on medieval colleges (especially those in Paris), his prosopographical file of data on students of Hungarian origin and on students attending Hungarian universities, and microfilms of about two thousand medieval manuscripts with cartularies, statutes, matriculation lists, expense accounts, and other documents directly related to the study of medieval universities. For more information about the Universities Collection and associated resources, please consult the website or you may contact Dr. Julia Schneider (jschneid@nd.edu).
Drawing on the rich resources of the Universities Collection, the Medieval Institute, and the Hesburgh Libraries, the Postdoctoral Research Associate (the ‘fellow’) is expected to pursue promising research towards scholarly publication. This may include the completion of book manuscripts and articles, work on text editions, or the development of new trajectories of research in the history of education. The fellowship carries no teaching responsibilities, but the fellow is expected to present ongoing or completed research at least once to the Medieval Institute’s community in one of its multidisciplinary fora or events series. The fellow will be provided with a workspace in the Medieval Institute, enjoy full library and computer privileges, and have access to all the Institute’s research tools. The fellow is expected to be in residence at the University of Notre Dame during the full nine months of the fellowship period, which begins in mid-August.
This fellowship is open to qualified applicants in all fields and sub-disciplines of Medieval Studies, such as (but not limited to) history, philosophy, theology, philology, literature, art history, musicology, or liturgical studies.
Eligibility: The Postdoctoral Research Associate must hold a Ph.D. from an internationally recognized institution by the beginning of the fellowship term. The Ph.D. cannot have been awarded more than five years before the start date of the fellowship appointment (from the date of the conferral of the degree).
Stipend: The Postdoctoral Research Associate will receive the corresponding NIH postdoctoral stipend rate (following the policy established by the University of Notre Dame), plus benefits. At the time of posting, that stipend rate is $47,610 for the 9-month term of this fellowship.
Application deadline: February 1, for the upcoming academic year. Applications are accepted, and the button below active, from November 1 through February 1.
Application procedure: Application materials are only accepted in English. Upload a two-page letter of application that contains a brief summary of your project and explains how your previous research and experience has prepared you to undertake it, a project proposal of no more than 2500 words that explains the project’s relevance to the history of education and your intended use of the Universities Collection, a current CV, and three letters of recommendation. If you encounter issues with Interfolio, please contact their customer support.
Apply on Interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/196571
Address application questions to Professor CJ Jones, Robert M. Conway Director of the Medieval Institute, at cjones23@nd.edu. Address questions about the Universities Collection to Dr. Julia Schneider, Medieval Studies Librarian, at jschneid@nd.edu.
