News Release Date: June 14, 2011
Research Triangle Park, N.C. The National Humanities Center seeks a Vice President for Scholarly Programs, whose primary responsibility is the oversight of the Fellowship Program. The Vice President for Scholarly Programs is responsible for publicizing the Center's fellowships, administering the application and selection process, negotiating Fellows' stipends, corresponding with Fellows, arranging monthly public lectures, and generally overseeing operations that affect the well-being and productivity of the Fellows in residence. The Vice President for Scholarly Programs also works with the Trustees' Committee on Scholarly Programs to identify and recruit distinguished senior Fellows.
The Vice President for Scholarly Programs is part of the senior staff of the Center and reports directly to the President and Director, Geoffrey Harpham. S/he works with Trustees on fundraising and institutional development and planning, meets with foundation representatives and individual donors, and prepares grant proposals. The Vice President for Scholarly Programs also provides staff support to appropriate committees of the Board of Trustees.
The successful candidate will have strong academic and scholarly credentials including a Ph.D. in a humanities discipline, the ability to work well with a range of people, administrative competence, imagination, and initiative. The position begins on June 15, 2012.
Applications, including a letter, a c.v., and the names and contact information for three recommenders should be submitted by August 1, 2011. Address applications to Geoffrey Harpham, Director, and send by e-mail to vpsearch@nationalhumanitiescenter.org
About the National Humanities Center
The National Humanities Center, located in the Research Triangle Park of North Carolina, is a private, non-profit institute for advanced study in the humanities. Since it opened in 1978, the Center has provided residential fellowships to more than 1,300 scholars from all parts of the United States and from three dozen other nations. Up to forty Fellows are chosen annually to pursue their own research and writing and to benefit from the exchange of ideas with colleagues during an academic year at the Center. The Center is also a national leader in humanities education.