CfA: Two Ahmanson-Getty Postdoc Fellowships (AY2025-26)

The UCLA invites applications for two postdoc fellowship positions: one focusing on early modern China (with a preference for the Qing period) and the other focusing on the early modern Islamicate world (with a preference for the Ottoman lands). The Islamicate world fellow is invited to make use of UCLA Islamic Collections in Ottoman Turkish, Persian, or Arabic language(s) and incorporate them in their research. 

The theme-based resident fellowship program, established with the support of the Ahmanson Foundation and the J. Paul Getty Trust, is designed to promote the participation of junior scholars in the Center’s yearlong core program. Awards are for three consecutive quarters in residence at the Clark Library. Scholars must have received their doctorates in the last six years (2019–2025), and their research should pertain to the announced theme. Fellows are expected to make a substantive contribution to the Center’s workshops and seminars.

Application Requirements: Applications should include a research proposal (less than 1000 words), a writing sample (less than 10,000 words), and a CV. Applicants should identify relevant resources from the Clark Library at the end of their research proposal.

Award Amount: $69, 073 fellowship for three consecutive quarters in residence at the Clark Library.

Eligibility: Open to U.S. applicants, as well as international applicants who are eligible for a visa. Applicants must have formal documentation of Ph.D. being awarded by August 1. Fellows are expected to have full-time involvement in scholarly pursuits during the period of the fellowship.

Academic Level Requirements: Ph.D. awarded in the last six years

Is this fellowship required to be taken onsite?: Yes

Further details and a link to our online application can be found on our website:  https://www.1718.ucla.edu/research/fellowships/

The deadline for fellowship applications for the 2025–2026 year is February 1, 2025.

An extended description of the program is available here: http://www.1718.ucla.edu/core/