Jobs and Fellowships

FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Linda Hall Library is now accepting applications for our 2025-26 fellowship program. These fellowships provide graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and independent scholars in the history of science and related humanities fields with financial support to explore the Library’s outstanding science and engineering collections. Fellows also participate in a dynamic intellectual community alongside in-house experts and scholars from other Kansas City cultural and educational institutions.

The Linda Hall Library holds nearly half a million monographs and more than 43,000 journal titles documenting the history of science and technology from the 15th century to the present. Its collections are exceptionally strong in the engineering disciplines, chemistry, and physics. In addition, the Library boasts extensive resources related to natural history, astronomy, earth science, environmental studies, aeronautics, life science, infrastructure studies, mathematics, and the history of the book.

The Library offers residential fellowships to support on-site research in Kansas City, as well as virtual fellowships for scholars working remotely using resources from the Library’s digital collections. Applicants may request up to four months of funding at a rate of $3,000 per month for doctoral students and $4,200 per month for postdoctoral researchers.

The Library is also offering several fellowships intended for specific groups of researchers:
  • The National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship provides nine months of residential funding ($5,000 per month) to a postdoctoral scholar whose research explores the intersection of science and the humanities.
  • The History of Science and Medicine Fellowship, offered in partnership with the Clendening History of Medicine Library at the University of Kansas Medical Center, provides one month of residential funding ($3,000 per month) to a doctoral student whose research examines the intersecting histories of science and medicine.
  • The Pearson Fellowship in Aerospace History provides up to two months of residential funding ($4,200 per month) to a postdoctoral scholar studying the history of aviation or spaceflight.
  • The Presidential Fellowship in Bibliography provides up to four months of residential funding ($4,200 per month) to a postdoctoral scholar whose research focuses on the study of books and manuscripts as physical artifacts.
The Linda Hall Library is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive research environment and encourages members of any groups that have traditionally been underrepresented in academia to apply for fellowship support.

Please share this announcement with graduate students, colleagues, or anyone else who might be interested in the Linda Hall Library’s fellowship program. All application materials are due no later than January 17, 2025. For further information, visit https://www.lindahall.org/research/linda-hall-library-fellowships/ or e-mail fellowships@lindahall.org.


JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
The Museum of the Virginia National Guard, located in Richmond, is currently seeking a part-time Collections Coordinator/Registrar. The posting link is at Museum Collections Coordinator/Registrar - Richmond, Virginia, United States.

Position Overview:

  • Title: Museum Collections Coordinator/Registrar
  • Hours: Average 29/week, but flexible according to employee's availability
  • Hiring Range: $23.00 - $30.00 / hour
  • Purpose of Position: To provide professional management and research of the Museum collections (artifacts and archives) and assist with the Museum's exhibition and educational programming, meeting all applicable standards. 
  • Job Duties:
    • Manage the Museum Collections, including but not limited to: leading monthly Accessions Committee meetings; hands-on preservation activities such as rehousing artifacts; creating and reviewing artifact records in the PastPerfect Online Collections Management System; administering a long-range Collections Care Plan; and contacting artifact donors to review and record provenance;
    • Conduct research about the Museum Collections, including but not limited to responding to research inquiries from the public and organizing artifact research to support exhibition narratives;
    • Assist with Curatorial Duties, such as writing and reviewing interpretive texts and artifact labels, recommending artifacts for display, and assisting with exhibition installations' and;
    • Administer the Museum's State Budget by coordinating and tracking all vendor and purchase approval documentation.
  • Qualifications: Knowledge of basic curation applications and archival processes and procedures; Knowledge of exhibit preparation procedures; Exceptional communication skills (written and verbal); Information technology and computer literacy skills; Ability to research; Valid Virginia Driver's License and acceptable driving record required; Organization, planning, and administrative skills.
  • Application Deadline: November 18


JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS
The National World War II Museum is advertising for two positions:


JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
The Department of History at the University of Alabama in Huntsville is taking applicants for a tenure-track position in Intelligence and Security History. Preference is for candidates with a specialization in modern US history, and/or the ability to teach foreign relations, and/or military history. This candidate will support the creation of an interdisciplinary graduate intelligence and security program. The successful candidate will ideally engage with and form partnerships with colleagues at Redstone Arsenal, the FBI, and other area agencies. Candidates who have practical experience working in intelligence, national security, or a related field are especially encouraged to apply.

The teaching load is three courses (nine credit hours) per semester and may include online, hybrid, and traditional formats. The candidate will teach modern world history and/or US surveys, as well as upper-level and graduate courses in the candidate’s area of specialty.

Qualifications: PhD in History or in closely related field required. PhD in history preferred. A strong commitment to teaching is required.

APPOINTMENT DATE: August 7, 2025

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT: The History Department at UAH is composed of collegial faculty committed to teaching historical thinking. In addition to a history major and history MA program, the department teaches courses in interdisciplinary minors in Public History, Global Studies, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Justice and Equity Studies, and Ancient and Medieval Studies. Information about the Department, the University, and Huntsville can be found at https://www.uah.edu/ahs/departments/history.

ABOUT THE COLLEGE: The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at The University of Alabama in Huntsville has nine departments, supporting fifteen bachelor’s degree programs, five master’s programs, one Ph.D. program, and eight certificate programs. The college also has a number of interdisciplinary minors, including Global Studies; Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies; Justice and Equity Studies; and Game Design and Development. Our class sizes are relatively small, and our faculty are committed to students’ success. Our college is housed across three separate buildings on campus, including the newly refurbished Morton Hall, with state-of-the-art facilities for teaching, research and creative activity. Applicants may find more information about the College, the University, and Huntsville at https://www.uah.edu/ahs/prospective-faculty.

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY: Founded in 1969, The University of Alabama in Huntsville is one of America’s premier doctoral-granting, comprehensive universities known for addressing some of the world’s most critical technological challenges. UAH, a part of the University of Alabama System, offers an environment where students are able to explore, discover, create and communicate knowledge. With eight colleges, more than 100 areas of study and 17 high-tech research centers, UAH is a Carnegie R1 top-tier research university. Located in the heart of the Technology Hub of the South, UAH serves as the anchor tenant of the second-largest research park in the United States, Cummings Research Park. UAH boasts storied partnerships with Redstone Arsenal, NASA and the Department of Homeland Security. The institution is a member of the Gulf South athletic conference. UAH is where technology and human understanding converge to prepare students to transform their future. Learn more at www.uah.edu.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND DEADLINE:
The University of Alabama in Huntsville desires to recruit and retain high-quality faculty who share the University’s mission and values.

Candidates should submit a cover letter, C.V., three letters of reference, 1-page teaching philosophy statement describing your teaching approaches and methods, and graduate transcripts.

Send applications to Christine Sears, Chair, Department of History, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899 or to history@uah.edu.

First date of consideration is Nov. 15, 2024. All applications received by Nov. 15th will get full consideration; those submitted later will be considered until the position is filled.

The University of Alabama in Huntsville is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer of minorities/ females/ veterans/ disabled. Applicants with experience serving in the military or government organizations are encouraged to apply.

Please refer to log number: 25-26-398.


FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati offers numerous short-term research fellowships each year. The fellowships provide $2,000-$2,500 toward the cost of travel, housing, and per diem expenses to support a scholar working in the Institute’s library for a minimum of five days. The fellowships are open to graduate students and advanced scholars and provide support for the study of the colonial and revolutionary era in America through our extensive collections including contemporary books, manuscripts, maps, and prints which support the in-depth study of eighteenth-century politics, culture, naval and military history, and the art of war in the age of the American Revolution.

The application deadline is November 8, 2024

Full details: https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/research-fellowships/


FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Hoover Institution has announced that the new application round for the 2025 Hoover Fellow and Hoover National Fellow programs is now open! Please see the details on the following pages on Hoover.org:

Hoover Fellow: https://www.hoover.org/hoover-fellows-program
Hoover National Fellow: https://www.hoover.org/fellows/category/national-fellows

Application deadline for both programs is November 18, 2024.


GRANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Charles Koch Foundation Foreign Policy Grants Team recently launched a new RFPs that will be of interest to SMH members. Their focus is primarily on supporting research with relevance to current U.S. foreign policy debates. All of these RFPs operate on a rolling basis and are open to scholars at all levels, including graduate students via their dissertation grants.

Foreign Policy - https://charleskochfoundation.org/grants/foreign-policy-research-grants/

Ending Endless Wars in the Middle East - https://charleskochfoundation.org/grants/ending-endless-wars-in-the-middle-east/

The Future of America’s Alliances - https://charleskochfoundation.org/grants/the-future-of-americas-alliances/

Managing Relations with China - https://charleskochfoundation.org/grants/managing-relations-with-china/

Trade Policy - https://charleskochfoundation.org/grants/trade-policy-research/

U.S. Foreign Policy Dissertation Grants - https://charleskochfoundation.org/grants/u-s-foreign-policy-dissertations/

While the Foundation anticipate these RFPs being open long-term, they do reassess their priorities on an annual basis. All open RFPs can always be found on this webpage: https://charleskochfoundation.org/partner-with-us/


SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
Charles A. and Loyola M. Murphy Endowed Scholarship for the Study of 10th Mountain Military History

Recently, the 10th Mountain Foundation partnered with the family of WWII veteran, Charles Murphy (86-I) to create our first endowed scholarship for graduate students in military history.

Applicants need not be 10th Mountain descendants, but they do need to be studying about the Division. and its related units.
This $5,000 scholarship granted once per recipient and celebrates the devotion to education that Charles Murphy and his wife Loyola brought following his return from Italy and his is 31 years of teaching and coaching.

https://10thmountainfoundation.org/programs-we-support/scholarship/undergraduate-scholarships/


FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
The Ronald Reagan Institute announces a new Postdoctoral Visiting Scholars Program for work that advances the political, economic, and national security ideas and values of President Ronald Reagan. Visiting Scholars will be selected based on the relevance of their research to these principles. Proposals will also be judged on the likelihood of completion of a book manuscript during the fellowship period. In addition to a stipend of $75,000, each scholar will receive an additional $5,000 for research related costs.

See https://www.reaganfoundation.org/reagan-institute/scholarship/reagan-institute-visiting-fellows-program/

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