Applicants should submit a single PDF that contains the following.
- 1-page cover letter explaining your interest in the position
- 1-page research statement, including plans for the fellowship project you are proposing and its considerations for social justice
- 1-page teaching statement, including teaching experience and philosophy and considerations for social justice
- Curriculum vitae
- Sample work (up to 20 pages, which may contain web links to outside materials)
Applications are due on November 8, 2026.
If you have questions about how to apply, please contact Taubman College HR at [email protected].
The Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan invites applications for the Fishman Fellowship, established by and named in honor of Professor Emeritus Robert Fishman. This fellowship is open to individuals who are in the process of completing or have recently completed a Ph.D., a professional degree in architecture or urban planning, a research-oriented post-professional master's degree, or a research-focused master's degree. Potential fields of study include architecture, urban design, urban planning, urban history, urban policy, urban affairs, racial and spatial justice, urban development, environmental planning, and urban strategy. The ideal candidate should be engaged in a significant interdisciplinary research project in urbanism, broadly defined, and should have a research focus that would benefit from a two-year fellowship among colleagues and students actively exploring the history, theory, and practice of urbanism.
The Fishman Fellowship provides an opportunity for early-career scholars and practitioners in urbanism to develop a project that could take the form of a publication, exhibition, or symposium. Fellows will spend two years in residence, during which they will engage in teaching responsibilities while pursuing their research project. The fellowship offers resources for project development, opportunities to collaborate with scholars and researchers across the broader university community, and a platform to present the
