Postdoctoral Fellowship: Bentley College, Boston

Summary: The Jeanne and Dan Valente Center for the Arts and Sciences at Bentley College, a four-year private university in greater Boston, is pleased to announce that it is accepting applications for its 2009-2010 postdoctoral fellowship. The Center seeks postdoctoral fellows from any discipline in the arts and sciences who are working within the broad theme, "Behaving Ourselves: Motivation and Agency Across the Disciplines."

Timeline: A c.v., project title and one-page abstract, 10-page project description, article-length writing sample, brief description of teaching interests, and two letters of recommendation should be submitted no later than December 1st, 2008.

Eligibility: Candidates must have their PhD in hand by June 30, 2009, may not have received their doctoral degree earlier than September 2006, and must be in residence at Bentley College during the fellowship period.



The 2009-10 theme, “Behaving Ourselves: Motivation and Agency Across the Disciplines,” is described at the Valente Center’s website, http://www.bentley.edu/arts-sciences-center/index.cfm, as is the application process. The Valente Center encourages interdisciplinary projects and work that connects the arts and sciences to business disciplines. The postdoctoral fellow will receive a total stipend of $40,000 for the nine-month residency as well as office space and borrowing
privileges at Bentley and research libraries in the Boston area, as needed.