School: Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Department/Area: Ukrainian Research Institute

Position Description:

• 12-months, full-time, in-residence at Harvard from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026
• Stipend of 5,900 USD per month
• Roundtrip plane/rail travel to Boston
• Eligible for Harvard's employee benefits, including subsidized health insurance
• Full access to Harvard's vast libraries and archives
• Access to shared office space

Basic Qualifications:

• Fellowships from the Ukrainian Research Institute support significant, innovative, independent research on topics pertaining to Ukrainian history, culture, and society while in residence at Harvard University.
• Applicants must hold a PhD degree or equivalent (Candidate of Sciences, кандидат наук) in the humanities and social sciences. Current doctoral candidates whose doctoral degree will be awarded before July 1 of the current year are also eligible to apply.
• This fellowship is for early-career scholars who received their doctoral degree no more than seven years prior to the fellowship start date.

Additional Qualifications:

• Scholars who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing knowledge of Ukraine through teaching, research, and publication are encouraged to apply.
• Citizens of all countries are welcome.
• Non-US applicants must be eligible to receive and maintain a short-term J-1 visa to carry out research in residence at Harvard supported by a fellowship from HURI. More information can be found at http://www.hio.harvard.edu/j-scholar-visa. Please also note the two-year national residency requirements, which may apply to you if you recently held a long-term J-1 visa.

Contact Information:

Contact Email: duncansmith@fas.harvard.edu

Special Instructions:

• Please review the fellowship web page for full details:
  • https://huri.harvard.edu/mihaychuk-postdoc-fellowships
  • https://huri.harvard.edu/HURI-research-fellowships
  • https://huri.harvard.edu/jacyk-distinguished-fellowships

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