Temerty Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Holodomor Studies 2025-2026

 

The Holodomor Research and Education Consortium/Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies is pleased to announce the 2025-2026 Temerty Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Holodomor Studies for the academic year of 2025–2026. The fellowship supports the study of and expansion of knowledge about the Holodomor. Applications are welcome from scholars in disciplines including but not confined to history, political science, anthropology, sociology, and literature, as well as famine studies, genocide studies, and rural studies. Interdisciplinary and comparative projects will be considered.

Qualified applicants will have received a PhD (or Candidate of Sciences degree) within the past five years at the time of application. Applicants who are scheduled to receive their degree by the end of June 2025 are also eligible to apply if they submit confirmatory documents. The successful applicant will be expected to take up the post-doctoral appointment at CIUS (University of Alberta) from 1 September 2025, and no later than 30 September 2025.

In addition to working on a research project, the Temerty Fellow will assist and participate in the overall program planning and activities of HREC, including the organization of a workshop or conference in the area of their research. There may also be a possibility for the Temerty Fellow to teach a course at the University of Alberta. This competition is open to Canadian citizens, permanent residents of Canada, and foreign nationals. The duration of the fellowship is for one year. Fellowship holders may apply for a second year. The annual stipend is C$50,000. In addition, the award covers the costs of economy airfare to and from Edmonton; supplemental health benefits; and economy airfare and accommodations for a research trip to Toronto. Recipients of the Temerty Fellowship may not hold another fellowship concurrently.

The Temerty Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Holodomor Studies is made possible through the generous support of the Temerty Foundation.

Deadline: 1 February 2025