• possess US citizenship or permanent resident status;
• have a PhD in the humanities or humanistic social sciences (see note on eligible fields below) conferred between September 1, 2014 and June 22, 2018; and
• defend and file/deposit their completed dissertations no later than April 6, 2018, and be prepared to verify this with official university documentation during the review and selection process.
• Prospective applicants should read through all the fellowship positions listed below and choose the one position that best fits their career goals. (Applicants may apply to only one position.)

• completed application form;
• 1 to 2-page cover letter tailored to a specific position and addressed to the host organization;
• 1 to 2-page résumé; and
• 2 reference letters.

The NASA Postdoctoral Program offers U.S. and international scientists the opportunity to advance their research while contributing to NASA’s scientific goals. The NPP supports fundamental science; explores the undiscovered; promotes intellectual growth; and encourages scientific connections.

Selected by a competitive peer-review process, NPP Fellows complete one- to three-year Fellowship appointments that advance NASA’s missions in earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, astrophysics, space bioscience, aeronautics, and engineering, human exploration and space operations, and astrobiology.

Current research opportunities can be viewed online: https://npp.usra.edu/opportunities/ Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in hand before beginning the fellowship but may apply while completing the degree requirements. U.S. citizens, Lawful Permanent Residents, and foreign nationals eligible for J-1 status as a Research Scholar may apply.

Stipends start at $60,000 per year, with supplements for high cost-of-living areas and for certain academic specialties. Financial assistance is available for relocation as well as subsidized health insurance, and $10,000 per year is provided for professional and programmatic travel.

Applications are accepted three times each year:

• March 1
• July 1
• November 1

For further information and to apply, visit: https://npp.usra.edu/

Send questions to npphelp@usra.edu.

UMBC's college access/readiness program, Path Before Me, is actively recruiting Spring volunteers.  We hope to have students placed in site schools by the end of February.  Volunteers will work in city schools, providing "college coaching" to high school juniors. 

Last semester, we had 13 student volunteers, who held over 100 individual coaching sessions with our high school students. Our youth feedback has been great--so we are excited for this Spring!

If you, or anyone you know is interested--or if you have questions--please email me at afrank3@umbc.edu. 

To begin tutoring, you will need to register through the Shriver Center.

CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE 33rd ANNUAL INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE IN THE HUMANITIES

Intersectionalities/Interconnections/Liminalities