Grad Students

Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowships: Applications Invited

Rackham and CRLT offer several exchange and mentorship programs with nearby colleges and universities to create opportunities for graduate students to grow as scholars and teachers beyond the U-M campus. Among these professional development initiatives is the Postdoctoral Teaching Fellows program funded by the Mellon Foundation for students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences.

This year, four one-year postdoctoral fellowships will be awarded to new U-M Ph.D.’s, providing the opportunity to develop teaching skills and research agendas at Oberlin and Kalamazoo Colleges. Details and application materials are available on the Rackham website. Applications are due on February 18, 2013.

Several current and past Teaching Fellows shared with us how valuable the program has been for their career development. Read more »

Submitted by tbraun on Thu, 01/24/2013 - 5:13pm
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Exploring Academia Beyond Ann Arbor: Intercampus Mentorship

Calling all U-M graduate students and postdocs! Would you like to talk over lunch with faculty in your field about what teaching and research are like at schools other than U-M? Or give a guest lecture to undergrads at a liberal arts college? Or get feedback on your teaching portfolio from someone who has recently been on the job market or served on a search committee? 

The Rackham-CRLT Intercampus Mentorship Program can help you achieve these goals.  Participants in the program meet with faculty mentors at nearby colleges and universities to discuss and even collaborate on teaching, research, the job search, faculty worklife, and much more. The cost of travel and meals with a mentor is reimbursed by Rackham. Read more »

Submitted by mbakewel on Wed, 09/19/2012 - 6:36am
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