Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Fellowships
Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Faculty Fellows devote an academic year in residence at Princeton to research and writing about topics involving ethics and human values. They are expected to reside in or around Princeton and to be active contributors to the intellectual life of the Center. This includes participating in a weekly seminar attended by fellows and Center faculty to discuss work in progress and in various other seminars, colloquia and lectures sponsored by the Center. Fellows enjoy access to Firestone Library and to a wide range of activities throughout the University.
Fellows normally receive stipends of up to one-half their academic year salaries (not exceeding a maximum stipend set each fall) for the fellowship period, which extends from September 1 to July 1. Ordinarily their home institutions also provide a portion of their salaries in addition to all benefits, although this is not a requirement for the fellowship. Adjustments may be made in the cases of faculty members at non-U.S. institutions where salary scales are significantly lower than in the U.S. Stipends for independent scholars will not exceed the maximum for fellows holding appointments elsewhere.
The main considerations in the evaluation of applications are the following:
- The significance of the proposed research and its relevance to the purposes of the University Center for Human Values;
- The quality of a candidate's previous research and the contribution the candidate is likely to make in the future through teaching and writing about ethics and human values;
- The likelihood that the research would benefit from being conducted in the University Center environment.
For some fellowships, preference may be given to applicants with research interests related to the Democracy and Human Values Project.
Qualifications
Candidates should have a doctorate or equivalent professional degree and a strong record of research publications appropriate to their stage of career. Typically fellows hold faculty appointments at other institutions; in exceptional cases we will consider applications from independent scholars when there is a high level of scholarly achievement. This is not a post-doctoral fellowship program; we do not generally consider candidates who will have held the Ph.D. for less than two years at the time of appointment.
Application Procedure
The application deadline for 2012-13 fellowships has passed. Decisions will be announced by March 16, 2012. Application details for 2013-14 will be available in the fall of 2012.