Lilly Fellows are appointed for two years at a rank equivalent to that of instructor. Starting salary for 2012-2014 will be $45,900 plus standard benefits, a moving allowance, and an annual professional and travel allowance. Fellows are expected to be in local residence throughout the two-year term of their appointments.

Competition for Lilly Fellowships is open to persons interested in the relationship between Christianity and the academic vocation and in considering a career at a church-related college or university. Research or dissertation topics are not restricted to religion.

For appointments beginning in the academic year 2012-2014, an applicant must have received the PhD, DMA, DFA, MFA, or equivalent terminal degree no earlier than December 2010. The degree must be completed by August 2012.

Fellows will be recruited from the following disciplines: art and art history; creative writing; history; interdisciplinary studies; languages and literatures; music and music history; philosophy; religion; rhetoric; theatre history and theatre arts. Candidates will be asked to demonstrate their interest in the aims of the Lilly Fellows Program and a sense of commitment to explore teaching as a Christian vocation. 

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