Post-Doctoral Fellows

Each year the Mershon Center for International Security Studies hosts outstanding scholars with a variety of research interests for one-year residential fellowships. The program is open to scholars who received their doctoral degree in the past five years.

Application Instructions
Post-doctoral fellowship applications must include:
• Standard cover sheet that includes 500-word abstract of the proposed project.
• Curriculum vitae with standard items including a list of refereed publications.
• Four- to five-page research proposal that outlines the specific project to be undertaken during a year at the Mershon Center, relates the contribution of the proposed research to the center’s scholarly activities, and explains the significance of the project.
• Official transcript(s).
• Three letters of recommendation.

Please use the 2008-09 Post-Doctoral Fellow Application Coversheet. This is a document in Microsoft Word with fillable form fields. Please submit post-doctoral fellowship applications in both hard copy and electronic formats. Hard copies may be sent to:

Mershon Center for International Security Studies
Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program
1501 Neil Ave.
Columbus, OH 43201
Attn: Laura Tompkins, Grants and Fellowships Coordinator

Electronic copies may be sent in Microsoft Word (preferred) or Corel WordPerfect format to Laura Tompkins, Grants and Fellowships Coordinator at tompkins.46@osu.edu. Please identify each electronic document with your last name and document type; for example, smithvita.doc or smithproposal.doc

The deadline for receiving post-doctoral fellowship applications is January 7, 2008. Recipients will be notified in spring quarter.