Princeton University is pleased to announce the call for applications to the Fung Global Fellows Program
at the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS). The program will select early-
career scholars from around the world to be in residence at Princeton for an academic year (10 months)
and to engage in research and discussion around a common theme. The fellowships will be awarded to
those employed outside the United States who have a faculty appointment or a professional research
appointment, and they will be expected to return to their positions at the conclusion of the fellowship.
Lastly, they must have demonstrated outstanding scholarly achievement and unusual intellectual
promise. Early-career scholars will be appointed at the rank of Visiting Research Scholar.
The program for the academic year 2026-27 will focus on “the Politics of the Archive.” Selected fellows
will explore the international inheritance of libraries, museums, and archives broadly defined and in any
modern nation. Just how have these collections been created? And how are they now maintained,
justified, or redacted in light of current politics?
Applicants may also be working on demands for redress for past appropriations. What forms have these
taken, and when has curatorial re-contextualization or physical restitution been offered in response to
such calls? How might digital technology overcome or reinforce asymmetries of knowledge production?
We will further be interested in considering projects examining instances where collections remain
integral to national histories of resistance, or else contest such narratives, even transforming erstwhile
heroes into collaborators. Finally, it seems appropriate at the present moment to consider the histories
of, and potential for, the forced migration of custodians of memory.
Applicants may address any region of the world and may be from any disciplinary background in the
humanities and social sciences. Applicants must apply online at https://www.princeton.edu/acad-
positions/position/40021. Applications are due on November 17, 2025 (11:59 p.m. EST).
To be eligible, applicants must have received their Ph.D. (or equivalent) generally after September 1,
2016. Candidates who are currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program or employed as postdocs are not eligible
to apply. Fellowships will be awarded on the strength of a candidate’s proposed research project, the
relationship of that project to the program’s theme, the candidate’s scholarly record, and their ability to
contribute to the intellectual life of the program. For more information, see:
https://funggfp.princeton.edu/applications.
The following items must be submitted by the applicant, in English, by November 17, 2025:
– Cover letter (1.5 pages maximum)
– Curriculum Vitae (including publications)
– Research proposal (maximum of 3 pages, single spaced)
– One writing sample (article or book chapter, maximum of 50 pages)
– The names and email addresses for three referees, who will be contacted automatically by the online
application system with an invitation to upload their letter of recommendation to the system by the
application deadline. (*Please note: all letters of reference should be submitted by your referees before
the November 17, 2025 deadline.*)
Should an offer be made, successful candidates who hold faculty appointments or professional research
appointments will be required to submit an official letter from their current employer affirming that they
would be permitted to accept the offer and to spend the academic year at Princeton University.
The work location for these positions is in-person, on campus at Princeton University.
Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by law.