The Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities were established through an endowment gift to USC College in 1976. The goal of the fellowships is to nourish humanistic scholars early in their careers. Fellows are provided an opportunity to enrich their knowledge, skills, perspectives, and qualifications for a successful academic career.

Fellows are given a one-year academic appointment (usually as Lecturer) in a humanities department and carry a reduced teaching load of one course per semester. The stipend is approximately $40,000 for the academic year (late August through mid-May) plus competitive fringe benefits (including medical insurance) available to all full-time visiting faculty at USC.

Eligibility: Applicants should have received their Ph.D. within the last seven years from the date of appointment.

Usually, two fellowships are awarded each year. Areas of specialization rotate annually and are selected from among the following humanities departments:

Art History, Classics, Comparative Literature, East Asian Languages and Cultures, English, French and Italian, German, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, Religion, Slavic Languages and Literatures, and Spanish and Portuguese.

The announcement of research specializations for the following year's fellows is usually made in the early spring and will be indicated below. There is no application form. Once the recruiting departments are identified, interested candidates with appropriate backgrounds should simply follow the departmental application procedures which will also appear below. The appointment of fellows is usually concluded by summer.

Information for 2004-2005:

Two fellowships have been awarded, one each in the Department of English and the Program in American Studies and Ethnicity. 

Information for 2005-2006:

One fellowship in the Department of English has been awarded. 

Information for 2006-2007:

Two fellowships have been awarded, one each in the Department of English and the Department of History. 

USC values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment.  Women and men, and members of all racial and ethnic groups, are encouraged to apply.