Cesar Chavez Dissertation and Postdoctoral Fellowship 2026-28

Dartmouth College invites applications for a Cesar Chavez Pre-to-Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean Studies. This fellowship supports scholars whose research addresses the interdisciplinary field of Latinx Studies. In addition, the fellowship promotes student and faculty diversity at Dartmouth, and throughout higher education, by supporting completion of the doctorate by scholars committed to advancing inclusive access in higher education. Applicants will be selected on the basis of their academic achievement, promise in research and teaching, and demonstrated commitment to academic excellence in an environment that is welcoming to all.

This is a two-year residential fellowship, with one course taught in the second year. Fellows are expected to pursue research activities while participating fully in the intellectual life of the department and the college. Fellows receive an annual stipend of approximately $49,860 in the first year as a predoctoral fellow, $67,580 in the second year as a postdoctoral fellow, plus benefits and an allocation for research expenses (exact funding levels will be set at the time of offer).

Guarini Dean's Postdoctoral Fellows are part of the Provost's Fellowship Program (PROF), a multidisciplinary cohort of approximately ten predoctoral and postdoctoral scholars who share a commitment to increasing inclusive access in their disciplines and higher education. Fellows participate together in mentoring and professional development programming, including guidance in preparing for faculty careers. Postdoctoral researchers are supported by the Guarini School for Graduate and Advanced Studies, including their community initiatives.

Dartmouth is committed to academic excellence and encourages the open exchange of ideas within a culture of mutual respect. Dartmouth welcomes people with different backgrounds, life experiences, and perspectives and believes that diversity in all its forms enhances academic excellence. Applicants should address in their fellowship statement how their research, teaching, service, and/or life experiences prepare them to serve Dartmouth's commitment to academic excellence in an environment that is welcoming to all.

ABD in any discipline, with a focus on any aspect of Latinx experience and culture.

Please submit all materials electronically through Interfolio:

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   Research statement outlining completed research (including dissertation), work in progress, and plans for publication (maximum two pages single spaced).

   
   
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   Teaching statement outlining past and future teaching interests (maximum one page single spaced).

   
   
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   Fellowship program statement describing your motivations to join a multidisciplinary cohort in the Provost's Fellowship Program. Please also identify the faculty in the Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean Studies Department with whom you hope to dialogue. Finally, please address how your research, teaching, service, and/or life experiences prepare you to serve Dartmouth's commitment to academic excellence in an environment that is welcoming to all.

   
   
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   Curriculum vitae, including the names and contact information for three references.

   
   

Review of applications will begin February 1, 2026, and continue until the position is filled. At a later date, the semi-finalists will be asked to provide three confidential letters of recommendation, one of which must be from the dissertation advisor and address the projected timeline for completion. For questions about the position, please contact Prof. Desiree Garcia at Desiree.J.Garcia@dartmouth.edu.