Scholarships/Postdocs
The Institute for Historical Studies at UT-Austin welcomes applications for one semester and full year residential fellowships from junior, mid-career and senior faculty. The fellowships provide full salary replacement.
The application deadline is January 15, 2010.
See details of the fellowships as well as current fellows and programming for 2009-10.
A. W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Medieval Studies
The Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame offers a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship for a junior scholar in Medieval Studies, made possible through the generous response of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to a challenge grant awarded to Notre Dame by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The fellowship will permit an outstanding young scholar in any field of medieval studies to continue his or her research while in residence at Notre Dame's Medieval Institute during the academic year 2010-2011. The Mellon Fellow's principal obligation will be to pursue his or her research. Though the Fellowship carries no teaching responsibilities, it is expected that the Fellow will take advantage of the opportunity to participate in the intellectual life of the Institute and the multidisciplinary activities that it sponsors for the medievalist community at Notre Dame. The Fellow will be provided with an office in the Medieval Institute, full library and computer privileges, and access to the Institute's research tools. The Fellow will be expected to reside in South Bend. At the conclusion of the fellowship year, three senior scholars will be invited to critique the Fellow’s project-to-date during a day-long colloquium.
Eligibility: Mellon scholars must hold a tenure-track appointment at a U.S. institution and plan to return to their institution following their fellowship year. Applicants must have the Ph.D. in hand as of the application date and must not be more than five years beyond the Ph.D.
Stipend: $40,000
Application deadline: January 15, 2010
Application procedure: There is no special application form. Rather, applicants should submit a narrative of no more than five pages describing their proposed research, indicating how it builds on existing scholarship, and suggesting how it will benefit from broader interdisciplinary studies. Applicants should also submit a current curriculum vitae and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to the Medieval Institute by the January 15 deadline. Announcement of the selection will be made approximately in mid- February.
Please send applications to the address below:
Mellon Fellowship Coordinator
Medieval Institute
715 Hesburgh Library
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
FAX (574) 631-8644
For further information, contact: Roberta Baranowski, (574) 631-8304, Roberta.Baranowski.7@nd.edu
Residential and Non-Residential Fellowships for the academic year 2009-2010
KOÇ UNIVERSITY, Istanbul, Turkey
Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations
Koç University invites applications from junior and senior scholars specializing in the archaeology, art history, history, and allied disciplines of Anatolia (and Istanbul) during the Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk, and Ottoman eras. Fellowships, which include accommodation, travel, and stipend, will be given to approximately 10 Ph.D. candidates and 10 scholars with Ph.D. to spend the 2010-2011 academic year in Istanbul at Koç University's Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations. Successful candidates will be required to be resident in Istanbul during the 9-month academic year (September 15-June 15). Some senior fellowships may be granted on a semester basis (September 15-January 31 or February 1-June 15). A small number of Non-Residential fellowships now available.
Located in the Beyoglu district of Istanbul, the Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations offers housing, study, and computer facilities to its fellows. It is near the libraries of the French, German, Swedish, and Dutch Institutes and other scholarly facilities in Istanbul. RCAC fellows are expected to devote themselves full time to their research projects. Fellows will also be asked to give 2 lectures on their work during the course of the year. Fellows must be proficient in English, which is the language of instruction at Koç University. Applications from scholars of all nationalities are encouraged.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 15, 2009
For more information and application forms please visit: www.rcac.ku.edu.tr
Dumbarton Oaks Post-doctoral Teaching Fellowship in Byzantine Studies
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection (www.doaks.org) announces a new three-year post-doctoral teaching fellowship within the Program in Byzantine Studies. Our goal is to stimulate American Byzantine Studies, especially in the DC area, through early career fellowships for American or US-educated scholars. No support for pursuit of visas will be provided. The fellowship will rotate among disciplines, including history, literature, and religion. The three-year fellowship held from 2009-2010 through 2011-2012 is in early Christian and Byzantine art, architecture, and archaeology, at Dumbarton Oaks and Catholic University of America. Beginning in the academic year 2010-11 the fellowship will be in history, and in 2011-12 it is hoped that a fellowship will be offered in Byzantine religious studies and/or theology or in post-classical Greek language and literature.
Dumbarton Oaks Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellows in Byzantine Studies will be provided study space at Dumbarton Oaks, and expected to spend half of their time there on personal research projects. They will also have the opportunity to teach on a half-time basis at a Washington-area university (two semester-long courses per year). At the end of the three years the university that has benefited from their teaching will offer them the option of a fourth year of full-time teaching, to be supported wholly by the university.
The purpose of these fellowships is to enable outstanding recent recipients of the Ph.D. to advance their research, while gaining experience in the classroom. Successful candidates will also be expected to contribute to the intellectual life of the academic community at Dumbarton Oaks by participating regularly in various academic events such as colloquia and seminars.
The fellowship to be offered for 2010-2011 will be in Byzantine history in its widest sense (CE 300-1500). The teaching component of the fellowship will take place at George Washington University. Candidates with interdisciplinary and cross-cultural interests will be welcomed.
Applicants must have completed all requirements for the doctoral degree by March 2009, but no earlier than June 2005. Candidates must be citizens of the United States or Canada or graduates of a North American university, and must have an excellent command of spoken and written English.
The salary will be $60,000 per year, and fellows will be eligible for health insurance. In addition to their salary, fellows will receive $1000 per year for research expenses, and travel expenses when presenting a paper at an academic conference (annual limit of $850 for a domestic conference or $1000 for an international conference). Fellows are responsible for their own travel and moving expenses, as well as for finding and paying for their housing in the Washington area. The place of residence during the summer months will be optional; fellows may work at Dumbarton Oaks or travel elsewhere.
The selection committee will award the post-doctoral teaching fellowship on the basis of the following criteria: 1) demonstrated scholarly accomplishment, and overall academic excellence and promise 2) potential future impact on the field of Byzantine studies through teaching and writing 3) significance and quality of the research project(s) to be carried out at Dumbarton Oaks 4) knowledge of the relevant ancient and modern languages 5) ability to contribute to the academic community at Dumbarton Oaks and local area universities.
By January 1, 2010 candidates should submit six copies of an application consisting of a cover letter that includes a statement of teaching experience and proposed courses, a curriculum vitae, and a 1000-word description of the research project(s) to be carried out during the term of the fellowship. Three letters of recommendation should also be submitted by this date. Please send all materials to:
Margaret Mullett
Director of Byzantine Studies
Dumbarton Oaks
1703 32nd St., NW
Washington, DC 20007
mullettm@doaks.org
202-339-6942
Short-term Research Grants at Princeton Libraries
Each year, the Friends of the Princeton University Library offer
short-term Library Research Grants to promote scholarly use of the
research collections. The Program in Hellenic Studies also supports a
limited number of Library Research Grants in Hellenic studies, and the
Cotsen Children’s Library supports research in its collection on aspects
of children’s books. The Maxwell Fund supports research on materials
dealing with Portuguese-speaking cultures.
These Library Research Grants, which have a value of up to $2,500 each,
are meant to help defray expenses incurred in traveling to and residing
in Princeton during the tenure of the grant. The length of the grant
will depend on the applicant’s research proposal, but is ordinarily one
month. Library Research Grants awarded in this academic year are tenable
from May 2010 to April 2011, and the deadline for applications is 15
January 2010.
Applicants are asked to submit a completed application form, budget form, a résumé, and a research proposal not exceeding three pages in length. Applicants must also arrange for two confidential letters of recommendation to be sent directly to the Library Research Grants Committee at the address given below.
The proposal should address specifically the relevance to the proposed research of unique resources found in the Princeton University Library collections. Prospective grantees are urged to consult the Library’s home page for detailed descriptions of the collections, especially those in the Rare Books and Special Collections Department, and for the names of curators and reference staff. Applicants should have specific Princeton resources in mind—not simply a desire to make use of a major research library—as they prepare their proposals.
A committee consisting of members of the faculty, the library staff, and
the Friends will award the grants on the basis of the relevance of the
proposal to unique holdings of the library, the merits and significance
of the project, and the applicant’s scholarly qualifications. Awards
will be made before 1 April 2010.
Application materials and letters of recommendation are to be mailed to:
Library Research Grant Committee
Princeton University Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544.
Materials mailed to the committee must be postmarked no later than 15 January 2010. Facsimile transmissions may be sent to (609) 258-2324. Electronic communications to the committee may be sent to loliveir@princeton.edu. Materials submitted by e-mail or facsimile must be received no later than 15 January 2010. E-mail is the preferred method of submission.
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