Call for Fellows: 2025 - 2026 Princeton Initiative Fellowships
Application deadline: February 17, 2025
The Princeton Initiative in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities is seeking fellows to be appointed at the rank of associate professional specialist or more senior for the 2025-2026 academic year.
The Princeton Initiative in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities is an interdisciplinary program that combines the efforts of a diverse group of faculty, programs, and schools to develop a dynamic understanding of urban issues past, present, and future. Its theme, Cities on the Edge, encompasses several interrelated concepts, including the juncture of built/natural environmental studies, center/ periphery, hemispheric comparatives, migration, New Jersey urbanism, social justice, the humanities as a force of change, and the margin as a place of radical possibility. Additional information about its themes and program may be found at https://arc-hum.princeton.edu/.
We seek to hire fellows with an abiding interest in multi-disciplinary work focused on the intersection of architecture, urbanism, and the humanities. Candidates can come from any discipline. They may be academics, designers, and/or practicing writers or artists. The individual may teach or team-teach an interdisciplinary course on some aspect of urbanism (contingent upon sufficient enrollments and approval from the Dean of the Faculty) and participate in Initiative events.
Fields of specialization might include (but are not limited to) the humanistic dimensions of architecture, architectural history, design, urban planning, public policy, urban studies, environmental studies, science and technology studies, geography, history, philosophy, art history, material culture, politics, sociology, anthropology, literature, religion, cultural studies, queer studies, race and ethnicity studies, gender studies, performance studies, visual arts, documentary studies, photography, and creative writing. Fellows may focus on any geographic area. We particularly encourage applications from scholars whose work incorporates the themes of the Initiative as well as the Princeton University Humanities Council and the School of Architecture. More information can be found here https://humanities.princeton.edu/ and https://soa.princeton.edu/.
Applicants must apply online and submit a cover letter, vita, 500-word description of a proposed course (uploaded under "Teaching Statement"), brief (chapter or article-length) single-authored writing sample, 1,000-word description of a research project, and contact information for three references by February 17, 2025, 11:59 pm, EST for full consideration. Letters of recommendation will be requested for a smaller group of applicants at a later date.
The Fellows will receive up to $83,000, plus benefits, for a 12-month appointment with an anticipated start date of on or about September 1, 2025. One need not be a U.S. citizen to apply. This position is subject to the University's background check policy. The work location for this position is in-person on campus at Princeton University.
Those who have earned a Ph.D. in any discipline (or those who expect to earn their doctorate before August 2025) and are seeking a postdoctoral fellowship should apply to: https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/37481
Those who have earned at least a terminal Master's degree in architecture, planning, or related practice discipline (and who are not currently enrolled in a doctoral program) should apply to: https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/37501
Applicants seeking a visiting position (for a sabbatical year, etc.) please apply to: https://www.princeton.edu/acad-positions/position/37482. Typical candidates hold primary positions at other universities or colleges. In exceptional cases we consider applications from independent scholars.
For inquiries, including for which version of the job listing to use, please contact Aaron Shkuda ([email protected]).