IRLE Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at University of California

September 14, 2008

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The Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) Postdoctoral
Fellowship Program is designed to support a new generation of scholars
engaged in research on labor and employment. The program offers a unique
opportunity for recent Ph.D.s to pursue research on labor and employment
issues. Candidates with a J.D. degree who have a distinguished scholarly record
are also eligible. In 2009-2010, two fellows will be appointed at the University of
California, Los Angeles.

IRLE Fellows are selected on a competitive basis and are awarded an annual
stipend of $52,000 (plus benefits) together with $3,000 for research expenses for
the one-year (July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010) program. Fellows are expected to
teach a one-quarter undergraduate class and attend and actively participate in
IRLE colloquia, conferences and other programs during the fellowship year.

The UCLA IRLE is an interdisciplinary research unit devoted to studying, and finding
solutions for, problems of labor and employment in California and the nation. The
Institute was founded in 1945 and has played an important role in the intellectual
life of the university ever since. Through its support for graduate student and faculty
research it has made numerous contributions to scholarship in various social science
disciplines, and its faculty and students also have engaged in key national policy
debates on employment and labor issues. Through its conferences, colloquia and
other public programs, the IRLE also nurtures a lively intellectual dialogue on the
UCLA campus and in the wider community.

The Program

The IRLE Postdoctoral Fellows Program was established to encourage highly qualified individuals to pursue postdoctoral scholarship examining labor and employment issues in an interdisciplinary setting. Fellows will have access to the full range of university resources (computers, faculty, libraries, etc.) and will work with an IRLE-designated faculty mentor in an environment that fosters interdisciplinary learning and collaborative research.

Eligibility and selection criteria

Applicants must have received a J.D. or Ph.D. degree from an accredited university after January 1, 2005 but no later than June 30, 2009 to be considered for the 2009-
2010 fellowship year.

IRLE Postdoctoral fellows may not hold any other grant or fellowship, nor may they be employed, during the fellowship year. A condition of the fellowship is that the
recipient must reside in close proximity to the UCLA campus.

The following items will be evaluated in the application review process:

· The applicant’s past record of scholarly research, including the
dissertation. For J.D.s, applications should include a detailed
statement about previous research conducted by the candidate.
· The applicant’s potential as a future contributor to labor and employment
research and to understanding of labor policy issues
· Letters of recommendation from faculty and others with whom the applicant has worked

? Application Procedures
All applications must include an original plus 5 copies of the following:
q Application form
q Three recommendation letters in signed, sealed envelopes, one of which must be from the dissertation supervisor (not applicable for J.D.s)
q Applicant’s curriculum vitae
q An abstract of the applicant’s Ph.D. dissertation (not applicable for J.D.s)
q A writing sample (50 pages maximum)
q Project Description
q Personal Statement

All letters of recommendation must be submitted with the application.

Late or separately mailed documents will not be accepted.

All application materials must be received by January 9, 2009. Award decisions will be announced in April 2009.

Fellowship Application form

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