Call for Applications — Penn Perry World House Postdoctoral Fellowship and Lightning Scholar Program

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Perry World House is excited to announce that applications for its Postdoctoral Fellowship and Lightning Scholar Program are now open. Read more about each program and apply below.

PWH’s Postdoctoral Fellows help link the University of Pennsylvania to the global policy community through research, publication, student engagement, and public programming. They are seeking excellent scholars who study global affairs and have interests in interdisciplinary outreach and policy relevance. They are particularly interested in applicants whose work engages subjects related to PWH’s thematic research areas: international peace and security, global justice and human rights, democracy, and climate change.

Applications will be reviewed starting December 2, 2024. To receive full consideration, applications and letters of recommendation should be received by that date.

The Lightning Scholar program brings untenured, but tenure-track, faculty at either the assistant or associate level from around the world to Philadelphia for a semester or year of writing, fellowship, and bridging the gap between academia and the policy world. The ideal candidates for this program will be looking for an in-residence fellowship away from their home institution that will provide the space and support to write, but also the opportunity to collaborate with an interdisciplinary and vibrant community of global affairs scholars and practitioners. Perry World House is especially interested in faculty whose work connects to important global policy conversations and who will want to engage in dialogue with some of the many policymakers from around the world who visit Perry World House.

Applications for the 2025-2026 academic years will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning on December 2, 2024.