Political Theory Project

Post Doctoral Research Associate

The Political Theory Project at Brown will be appointing up to five post-doctoral fellows from fields such as Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Constitutional History, American Founding Period, Religion and Politics, Political Economy, Legal Theory, and History of Economic Thought. The Project is particularly interested in candidates whose work synthesizes normative and social scientific/historical aspects of political questions. Fellows pursue their own research, participate in the bi-weekly PTP Working Group, and teach (at most) one small seminar per semester. We are especially interested in candidates who could participate in a team-taught lecture course that combines Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Salary is competitive. Appointment as Post Doctoral Research Associate is for one year, but may be renewable. Applications should include CV, three confidential letters of reference, a one-page research plan, and a writing sample of no more than 20,000 words. Details about the Project’s research and pedagogical missions, and a list of sample courses the Project would like to see developed, can be found in the courses section of our website. On their cover letter, applicants must indicate: 1) how their work advances the Project’s mission and 2) which Project-sponsored course they would most like to teach and why. Applications received by November 1, 2011 will be assured of full consideration.

Please send applications to:

Post-Doctoral Search, The Political Theory Project, Box 2005, 8 Fones Alley, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912.

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