Old Dominion Research Professors
Overview
This program is designed to provide additional research time for Princeton faculty members and to enhance the humanities community more broadly.
Eligibility and Application
Tenured faculty members in the humanities and humanistic social sciences are invited to apply by submitting a curriculum vitae and project proposal (3-4 pages), along with a copy of the leave request submitted to their department and the Dean of the Faculty. Projects may involve ongoing scholarship or new, exploratory work.
Previous Old Dominion Professors are not eligible for reappointment. Appointments are made for a single academic year and may not be spread across two academic years. To be eligible for the Professorship, faculty must be eligible for a leave starting in Fall 2026.
Selection and Criteria
The Executive Committee of the Humanities Council evaluates proposals and makes recommendations to the Chair of the Council and the Dean of the Faculty. In making its recommendations, the Committee is mindful not only of the intrinsic merits of the projects but also of the potential convergence among various proposals, the opportunities for intellectual exchange among Old Dominion Professors, and the candidate’s potential for sustaining cross-disciplinary discussion on campus during the professorship year.
Questions may be addressed to Kathleen Crown, Executive Director of the Humanities Council. For more about this program and other professorships from the Council, visit our Professorships and Fellowships site.
The application deadline for AY 2026-27 is February 23, 2026.
Behrman Professors in the Humanities
Overview
Behrman Professors are faculty of tenured rank who are appointed for a three-year term to teach in the Program in Humanistic Studies and to ensure continuity in our academic program and among our undergraduates. In recognition of the commitment of three continuous years to the program, Behrman Professors are guaranteed a semester’s leave at the end of the three years.
Inquiries may be sent to Kathleen Crown, Executive Director of the Humanities Council.
Eligibility
Humanities and humanistically-oriented faculty of tenured rank are eligible to apply.
Program requirements
Year 1
The new Behrman Professor will teach in either fall or spring in HUM 216-219, as part of a six-member faculty team, receiving summer salary in the amount of $7500 for preparing a team-taught HUM course for the first time.
Year 2
The Behrman Professor will coordinate for HUM 216-219, teaching in both fall and spring semesters. Because of the higher commitment in this year, the Professor will receive a 1/9th summer salary either before or after the second year.
Year 3
In the third year, the Professor will co-teach a capstone seminar for the minor in Humanistic Studies, with an additional $7500 course-development grant for a new team-taught course. The capstone seminar requires team teaching with another regular faculty member at Princeton from a different discipline/department.
How to apply
Applications should comprise:
- a statement of interest
- a curriculum vitae
- teaching evaluations
- a list of courses taught
- a brief email from the chair of the applicant’s home department, confirming that the department can release the faculty member on the terms of the professorship (sent directly to Kathleen Crown, Executive Director)
We are currently accepting applications for a Behrman Professorship to start in AY2027-2028. The application deadline is April 6, 2026.
See a full list of Humanities Council funding opportunities.
