5 + 1 Program Postdoctoral Fellowship Program - Princeton Theological Seminary
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5 + 1 Program Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Princeton Seminary’s 5+1 Postdoctoral Fellowship Program offers PhD students who finish the degree in 5 years the chance to move immediately into leadership roles at a variety of organizations across the country. The Program provides participating organizations the opportunity to benefit from the talents and insights of brilliant and engaging scholars.

In the 2025-26 academic year postdoctoral fellows are placed at the Trinity Wall Street (NYC), Yonsei University (Seoul, South Korea), Flagler College (FL), and Princeton Theological Seminary.

Current Post-Doc Fellows

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Henry Burt

Practical Theology, Pastoral Theology

Flagler College, Saint Augustine, FL

Ruth Amwe 

Religion & Society 

Trinity Wall Street in New York, NY

Sun Yong Lee

History and Ecumenics/World Christian History  

Yonsei University Seol, Korea

Kwabena Sarfo-Panin

Religion & Society 

Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ

Casey SmithCasey Smith

History and Ecumenics/North American religious history

Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ


To learn more about the 5 + 1 Postdoctoral Fellowship, reach out to our PhD office at phd@pts.edu.

Previous 5+1 Post-Doc Fellows

In the 2024-2025 academic year postdoctoral fellows are placed at the Brick Presbyterian Church (NYC)Trinity Wall Street (NYC)Interfaith America (Chicago), and Princeton Seminary. The program is structured for postdocs to work 2/3 time at their placement and 1/3 time on their own research and scholarly projects.

Charles Guth III

Leslie Virnelson

Patrick Haley

Samuel Davidson