Scholarship opportunities

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Stanford University is accepting applications for 6-8 fellowships and 1-2
lecturers for 2009-10.

Post-doctoral Fellows in Introduction to the Humanities (IHUM) lead
seminar discussions for courses
that fulfill Stanford's liberal arts requirement for freshmen, following
the curricular tradition first
established at Stanford in 1919.

Post-doctoral Lecturers in the Program in Structured Liberal Education
(SLE) formally teach
freshmen in their residence and informally interact with students at meals
and in other residential settings.
Founded in 1977, the SLE curriculum fulfills undergraduate requirements in
the liberal arts, in Writing
and Rhetoric and in the humanities.

Positions are open to scholars in all humanistic disciplines who will have
filed for their Ph.D. no later than June 30, 2009. IHUM Fellows and SLE
Lecturers are appointed September 1, 2009 for a one-year term renewable
for two additional years, with a starting salary of at least $49,000 and
supplemental stipends of at least $1800 for research and scholarship.
Eligible candidates demonstrate a strong record of humanities scholarship
and teaching excellence. Other desired qualifications are: experience in
teaching first-year university students; interdisciplinary research and/or
teaching experience; familiarity with team-teaching; and experience in
writing instruction.
Applications due February 28, 2009, with decisions announced in late May.
http://ihum.stanford.edu/fellows/applicants.html
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Mellon Sawyer Postdoctoral Fellow "Homosexualities, from Antiquity to the
Present"
Call for Applications
Deadline: March 13, 2009

The English Department at the University of California, Los Angeles will
appoint an Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow for one year beginning
fall 2009. The fellow must have earned the doctoral degree no earlier than
June 2004 and no later than June 2009. The Mellon Fellowship provides a
stipend of $47,500 and fringe benefits. The Postdoctoral Fellow will be
involved in the scholarly activities of the nine-month Sawyer seminar,
"Homosexualities, from Antiquity to the Present," directed by Professor
Joseph Bristow. The aim of the seminar program is to appeal to a broad
range of constituencies in sexuality studies at UCLA. Applicants should
have an established record of humanities research on cultural and/or
historical and/or theoretical aspects of LGBTS. There is some possibility
that teaching opportunities might be available to the Postdoctoral Fellow.
Send a letter of application, research proposal (2-3 pages), current vita,
three letters of reference, a writing sample (25-40 pages), and sample
syllabi (one undergraduate and one graduate class), postmarked by March
13, 2009, to Mellon Sawyer Postdoctoral Search, Department of English, 149
Humanities Building, Box 951530, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1530. Further
information about the Sawyer "Homosexualities" seminar is available at
http://www.english.ucla.edu/sawyer. UCLA is an affirmative action/equal
employment opportunity employer and is dedicated to recruiting a diverse
faculty community. We welcome all qualified applicants to apply, including
women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.

Send a letter of application, research proposal (2-3 pages), current vita,
three letters of reference, a writing sample (25-40 pages), and sample
syllabi (one undergraduate and one graduate class), postmarked by March
13, 2009, to Mellon Sawyer Postdoctoral Search, Department of English, 149
Humanities Building, Box 951530, Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1530
Website: http://english.ucla.edu
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World History Postdoc. The World History Center (www.pitt.edu/~pitthist)
and the Department of History (www.worldhistory.pitt.edu) at the
University of Pittsburgh seek applicants, pending budgetary approval, for
a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in world history beginning fall 2009.
We seek candidates who can demonstrate strong training in global
historical studies, and whose research interests are cross-disciplinary,
multiregional, and/or have varied time frames. The successful candidate
will participate in research, teaching, and other activities of the center
and the department. Research will include individual research plus work on
the World-historical Dataverse project (www.dataverse.pitt.edu). Teaching
will include three world history courses each year, including at least one
graduate course during the two years. Salary and benefits are competitive.
Candidates must have completed their Ph.D. before June 2009. Send letter
of application, full CV, a dissertation chapter, and three letters of
recommendation to Patrick Manning, Chair, World History Postdoc Search
Committee, Department of History, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
15260. Deadline for applications is February 28, 2009. The University of
Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer. Women and
members of minority groups under-represented in academia are especially
encouraged to apply.

Contact Info:
Patrick Manning, Chair
World History Postdoc Search Committee
Department of History
3702 Posvar Hall
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Website: http://www.worldhistory.pitt.edu


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Fellowship in Global Governance, Law and Social Thought Watson Institute
for International Studies, Brown University

The Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University is
pleased to invite applications for fellowships in Global Governance, Law,
and Social Thought. The fellowships will support talented law graduates
with exceptional academic achievements and an interest in pursuing an
academic legal career who seek to develop their own ideas in a
multidisciplinary academic environment. Fellows will spend one year in
residence at the Watson Institute where they will have the opportunity to
pursue their own scholarly agendas while contributing to the ongoing work
of the Institute in the field of global governance.

Fellows are expected to produce a serious work of scholarship during their
time in residence which relates to the program's mission. They will also
commit to a half time effort helping to develop programming in the global
governance field at the Institute.

This is a residential fellowship and fellows are expected to become
actively involved in the intellectual life of the Watson Institute by
engaging with the scholars and policy practitioners in residence,
attending conferences, workshops, and lectures, and formally presenting
their research in the Institute's seminar series. Fellows are encouraged
to also engage in Brown University more generally.

Applications are invited from recent law school graduates and from
practicing lawyers who wish to enter the legal academic field in the US or
elsewhere. Candidates completing or having recently completed LLM, SJD and
JSD programs are particularly welcome.
The term of appointment is July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010, with possible
extension for the same term in the 2010-2011 academic years. The stipend
is $50,000 plus individual health and dental coverage. Office space, which
may be shared, will be provided. Applicants can apply for a supplemental
$5000. Colloquia Grant to convene a study group, speaker series or
workshop related to their particular areas of expertise during their
period of residence. Application should include the following:
1) Cover page indicating name, full contact information, names and full
contact information of referees, title and 200 word abstract of scholarly
project and (if relevant) topic of proposed colloquium
2) Statement of three to five pages regarding the scholarly project to be
undertaken as a Fellow, including its relationship to the Global
Governance, Law, and Social Thought Program
3) Copies of any published work in law
4) Curriculum vitae
5) Law school transcript
6) Two letters of recommendation
If prospective fellows will also be applying for a Colloquia Grant, their
application should also include:
1) A description of the colloquium topic and its significance
2) Objectives for the colloquium
3) A plan for the colloquium (be it a study group, workshop or speaker
series), including budget and time frame for carrying out the proposal
Full consideration will be given to all applications received by January
30, 2009.
Brown University is an AA/EEO employer and especially welcomes
applications from women and minority candidates.
All applications must be submitted online. For further information and a
link to the application form, see
http://www.watsoninstitute.org/application/application_gg.cfm
Contact Info:
Deb Healey
Brown University
111 Thayer St, Box 1970
Providence, RI 02912
Website: http://www.watsoninstitute.org


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