The Business History Initiative at Harvard Business School seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow for twelve months study and research at Harvard Business School. The fellow will work closely with Professor Geoffrey Jones, Isidor Straus Professor of Business History at Harvard Business School.
The fellowship is designed to enable scholars who have already demonstrated an engagement with business history broadly defined to deepen their knowledge of teaching pedagogy and research methods in the discipline. The fellow may have an opportunity to contribute to course development in MBA and doctoral courses in business history. They will also take part in a weekly research seminar in the fall of each year in which leading scholars present their work. The fellowship is also designed to let the participant develop their work in the discipline. The fellow is encouraged to submit an article to Business History Review during the fellowship year. They might also organize a research conference on a subject related to their research.
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The History of Capitalism Project at Harvard Business School and Harvard University identifies and supports outstanding scholars whose work responds to the growing interest in the study of global capitalism from a historical perspective. We seek to organize a community of scholars who study aspects of the history of capitalism in all regions of the world and in all chronological periods. Global perspectives are strongly desired, as are contributions from a wide range of variety of disciplines. Hoping to create a global conversation on the history of capitalism, we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds across the globe, especially from outside Europe and North America.
One History of Capitalism Fellow will be appointed for the academic year 2024-2025 and will be provided time, guidance, office space, and access to Harvard University facilities. Fellows should be prepared to devote their entire time to productive scholarship and must undertake sustained projects of new research or other original work. They will join a vibrant community of history of capitalism scholars at Harvard Business School and in the Harvard community more broadly.