The Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia (WCEE) at the University of Michigan invites scholars with a recent PhD to apply for a two-year WCEE Postdoctoral Fellowship, from August 2024–July 2026. Two positions are open for the 2024-26 fellowship.

WCEE Postdoctoral Fellows are expected to focus on their own research, participate in the center’s events, present at least one public lecture during their two-year fellowship, and teach one course per year at the University of Michigan while in full-time residency.

Eligibility is restricted to applicants who have obtained their PhD no earlier than January 1, 2022. Current doctoral candidates are eligible to apply but must have defended and filed their dissertations by August 31, 2024.

Fellowships carry an annual salary of $60,000 and up to $10,000 in research funds during the postdoctoral appointment. Fellowship recipients will be eligible for U-M health, dental, and life insurance options (beginning August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2026). Fellows have full access to U-M library resources.

Two positions are open for the 2024-26 fellowship: 

1. Contemporary Russian Society and Politics
We welcome applicants in any social science field focused on key aspects of contemporary Russian society and politics, including but not limited to: Russian nationalism, post-Soviet politics, ethno-cultural and religious movements, authoritarianism and Putinism, and Russian economic policy and practice. 

2. Ukraine in Context
We welcome applicants from history, the social sciences, law, and public policy, whose research sheds light on: the causes and consequences of the war in Ukraine; its related histories and geopolitical dynamics; and/or the relationship of Ukraine with its neighbors, the EU, NATO countries, and the international community.  

Apply at http://apply.interfolio.com/130617.

About University of Michigan

The Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia (WCEE) at the University of Michigan is dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of interdisciplinary knowledge about, and promotion of public engagement with, the institutions, cultures, and histories of Europe and Eurasia. It supports faculty and student research, teaching, collaboration, and public engagement in studying the institutions, cultures, and histories of these regions.

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