PostDoc Fellowship 

ORGANIZATION

LOUISVILLE INSTITUTE

PROGRAM

Postdoctoral Fellowship

DESCRIPTION

This is a two-year program that gives new professors (early career theological educators) a chance to teach and study as a visiting scholar at a seminary, college, or university. It helps them prepare for a job as a full-time professor who trains future church leaders.

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must have completed all PhD or ThD work and received their degree by the time the postdoctoral fellowship begins in September. Preference will be given to recent Ph.D./Th.D. graduates. Former LI Dissertation Fellows are eligible to apply for the Postdoctoral Fellowship. Scholars from the United States and Canada are eligible to apply, and the fellowship can be assigned to theological schools, colleges, or universities in the United States or Canada.

Applicants should describe their commitment to the Christian church and theological education and suggest how their doctoral work has prepared them appropriately for a career in theological school teaching. Applicants may represent a variety of academic disciplines, including, but not limited to, history, ethics, the social sciences, biblical studies, historical, systematic, and practical theology, as well as interdisciplinary studies.

In all its grantmaking, including the Postdoctoral Fellowship program, the Louisville Institute is interested in funding persons and projects with the potential to strengthen the religious life of North American Christians and their institutions while simultaneously advancing North American religious and theological scholarship.

Applicants may not submit applications to more than one Louisville Institute grant or fellowship program within the same grant year (June 1-May 31).

Questions about eligibility may be sent to Pamala Collins.

AMOUNT

An annual minimum salary of $50,000 (USD). You also get money for housing, health insurance, and moving costs.

DEADLINE

October 15, 2025 (11:59 p.m. EDT)

APPLICATION

Contact us for more information: fellowships@louisville-institute.org
https://louisville-institute.org/programs-grants-and-fellowships/fellowships/postdoctoral-fellowship/