The Humanities Scholars Program, an undergraduate research initiative in the College of Arts & Sciences, invites applications from Cornell PhD candidates and recent Cornell PhDs for one-year postdoctoral associate positions beginning August 1, 2026. HSP Postdocs teach, mentor, and run workshops for advanced undergraduates in the Humanities Scholars Program. Each position offers a salary of $67,000/year and a $2,000 research fund for the year. Two Postdoctoral Associates will be appointed.

Join faculty director, Verity Platt, for a virtual information session about these two position openings and get your questions answered.

Applications are due February 3, 2026. See the call for applications on HSP’s website: https://as.cornell.edu/research/hsp-postdoctoral-fellowships

This virtual info session will take place over Zoom.Attending the info session is not required to apply, but registrants must be Cornell graduate students or recent PhDs. This info session, and the postdoctoral associate position, are only open to applicants who received, or will receive their PhD from Cornell between Jan. 1, 2024 and Aug. 1, 2026.

Registration required. To register: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/YFQkQswoS2Wv1r7i8dkrtQ

Please email any questions to hum-scholars-program@cornell.edu.