Wabash College

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Wabash College seeks applicants for a postdoctoral Scholar-in-Residence to be housed in the Stephenson Institute for Classical Liberalism. Stephenson Institute postdoctoral Scholar-in-Residencies are residential fellowships that support full-time research and publication efforts. The duration of the appointment is one full academic year with the possibility of renewal for a second-year term. The disciplinary field, project design, and research approach are open. Successful applicants will have an interest in engaging with our students and participating in the intellectual life of the College and Institute during the fellowship, and will propose a project that contributes to one or more of the subject areas and research topics of particular interest to the Stephenson Institute’s mission:

The institutional and cultural conditions of individual rights and legal equality
Free inquiry, free expression, free speech, and the market-place of ideas
The relationship(s) between market economies and government intervention
The role of personal responsibility in a free society
Comparative and historical investigations of differing property rights regimes
Comparative political economy and comparative political philosophy

Applicants are invited in their proposals to offer other ideas for how they might contribute to the Institute’s programming and areas of student engagement. While the primary focus of the position is research, the Scholar-in-Residence will also contribute to campus conversations via participation in Institute programming. There are no formal teaching expectations, but an undergraduate course offering may be arranged on an ad hoc basis and the discretion of the relevant academic department.

Preferred start date is July 1, 2027. This position provides salary, benefits, private office space, relocation costs, and a fund to support research, travel, and related needs. Salary will be commensurate with relevant experience and academic field.

Applicants should have a terminal degree in their academic field, and be no further than three years since completion of a Ph.D. The application dossier should consist of:
1. A cover letter describing interest in the position and interest in the stated mission and topic areas of the Stephenson Institute;
2. A curriculum vitae;
3. A proposal for the research project to be conducted in residence; and
4. Email addresses for two individuals who will submit letters of reference that address the scholar’s contributions to the field.

Inquiries about the positions should be addressed to Daniel J. D’Amico, director of the Stephenson Institute for Classical Liberalism at damicod@wabash.edu.