Erikson Scholar Residency
Stockbridge, MA
Description
The Erikson Institute for Education and Research of the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge, MA invites applications for the Fall of 2026 Erikson Scholar-in-Residence.
The Erikson Institute bridges the clinical work of the Austen Riggs Center, which treats patients with complex psychiatric disorders, and the wider academic and professional communities. Erikson Scholars engage in interdisciplinary work that spans a broad range of psychiatric, social, cultural, and theoretical issues.
Scholars become part of the clinical and intellectual life of the Center through work on a proposed project, and presentations to practitioners and scholars in the community. Applications from the fields of medicine, psychiatry, genomics, psychoanalysis, neuroscience, anthropology, history, law, literary criticism, political science, sociology and other disciplines in the arts and sciences are welcome. The term is 3.5 months and includes housing, a stipend, administrative support, and access to the Center’s library.
To apply, please provide:
- A letter of interest
- Curriculum vitae
- Two letters of recommendation
- Proposed project description
- A recent publication related to the project
- A statement indicating how interaction with ARC’s clinical work would be important to the project’s development
For more information or to apply, please email: eriksoninstitute@austenriggs.net
NOTE: Application deadline: June 1, 2025