About Us
The Simpson Center for the Humanities seeks to advance vital research and spirited intellectual exchange on questions of broad and pressing concern through and across the academic fields of the humanities and the humanistic social sciences. As a research unit within the Humanities Division of the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Washington, the Simpson Center supports scholarship that draws on the core areas of humanistic inquiry and beyond.
Mellon Sawyer Seminar Graduate Research Assistantship
The University of Washington is offering two graduate research assistantships for AY 2026-2027 in association with a year-long Mellon-funded public humanities and arts project titled Not Apart: Indigenous Knowledges, Global Reciprocity, and the Art of Democracy. This appointment provides 3 quarters of support as a 50% time graduate research associate, at a level commensurate with your current status, and includes a Tier-I tuition waiver and benefits for those three quarters. Applicants for the position should have a dissertation project related to at least one of the three thematic components of the seminar which are University/Aesthetic Sovereignties, University/Community Knowledges, and University/Social Movements.
Deadline: April 6, 2026. Apply: indigenousarts@uw.edu.
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Mellon Sawyer Seminar Part-Time Undergraduate Research Assistant
The University of Washington is offering one undergraduate research assistant position from spring 2026 through spring 2027 in association with a year-long Mellon-funded public humanities and arts project titled Not Apart: Indigenous Knowledges, Global Reciprocity, and the Art of Democracy. This position will be 8-12 hours per week, beginning in early May and extending through the end of Spring quarter 2027. Applicants should be highly organized, energetic, and responsible students who are interested in and capable of supporting project events.
Deadline: April 6, 2026. Apply: indigenousarts@uw.edu.
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Mellon Sawyer Seminar Visiting Artists
The University of Washington invites applications from artists and arts practitioners to fill three Visiting Artist positions as part of a year-long Mellon-funded public humanities and arts project. We seek local artists with experience in place-based work and who hold partnerships with local community organizations. Residency duration is a minimum four weeks; timing will be arranged collaboratively with project co-organizers. Selected artists will each receive a $15,000 salary (over three months) and up to $6,000 for materials.
Deadline: May 1, 2026. Apply: indigenousarts@uw.edu.
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