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Opportunity: Apply to Be a Leading Edge Fellow to Advance Social Justice
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The doldrums of winter are upon us, which means that to counter the cold nights and grey skies we get another round of the American Council of Learned Society's Leading Edge Fellowship program.
Since 2019, ACLS has run the program to place those who have recently earned their PhD in a humanities field (sociology, literature, political science, geography, history, and many others, broadly defined) in a two-year role with a social justice-focused organization to contribute their expertise and offer exposure to the nonprofit world. The Institute for Local Self-Reliance has hosted three ACLS fellows (including current Tribal Broadband Policy Analyst Dr. Jessica Auer), and all have been wonderful, mutually beneficial experiences.
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12 fellows will be chosen in 2025 and placed among a collection of organizations, including the North Carolina Justice Center, Sojourner House, the Coalition for the Homeless, The Afiya Center, the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, and many others. Each appointment includes:
- Salary: For remote positions, $70,000 in year one, and $72,000 in year two; for in-person positions, $72,000 in year one, and $74,000 in year two.
- All fellows will have access to health insurance and professional development funding.
- Relocation: Up to $5,000 in relocation funds for fellows who relocate for in-person positions.
- Tenure: 24 months beginning in September 2025.
Potential fellows have to have earned their PhD between 9/1/2020 and 8/31/2025. Applications are being accepted now through March 12 at 9p ET.
See the full set of rules and guidelines at the ACLS Leading Edge Fellow Program website.
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