The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities-Postdoctoral Bursaries

Deadline: July 13, 2007

Applications are invited for postdoctoral bursaries from candidates in any area of the Humanities and Social Sciences, whose work falls within the scope of one of the Institute for Advanced Studies' current Research Themes or across disciplinary boundaries in the Humanities.

The bursaries are tenable for Fellowships of three to nine months, in the period 1 September 2007 - 31 August 2008. Awards will be up to a maximum of $10,000. The bursary may be used to top up an existing postdoctoral Fellowship (e.g. British Academy), or as a contribution towards living expenses. Applicants are asked to indicate other sources of support for which they have applied and the expected date of outcome. No teaching is required, but successful applicants may be able to supplement the bursary by contributing, by arrangement with the appropriate Head of subject area, to undergraduate teaching programs. Office accommodation and research facilities are provided by the Institute in a newly refurbished postdoctoral suite that can accommodate up to six Postdoctoral Fellows at any one time. There are opportunities to participate in and to design seminars, workshops, colloquia etc at the Institute, and to collaborate with colleagues working in similar areas of research. The Institute's arrangements particularly encourage interdisciplinary collaboration.

We warmly welcome applications from both within and beyond the University of Edinburgh. Applicants must have been awarded a doctorate, normally within the last three years, and should not have held a permanent position at a university or a previous Fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies. Those who have held temporary and / or short term appointments are eligible to apply.

Application Details

The closing date for the receipt of applications is 13 July 2007. Applications received after that date will not be considered. Decisions will be communicated in early August. Please ensure that you supply a valid email address so that you can be contacted quickly after decisions are made.

The completed application form should be sent (by airmail from outside the UK) to:

The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
The University of Edinburgh
Hope Park Square
Edinburgh EH8 9NW
Scotland, UK

A text version of the form can also be downloaded and returned as an email attachment to:

iash@ed.ac.uk

For more information please visit:

http://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/bursaries.html

References:

Applicants should ask two or more referees to write, in confidence, directly to the Institute Director at the address above or by email to iash@ed.ac.uk by 13 July 2007. Referees should comment on the nature and quality of the research proposal, as well as on the qualifications of the applicant.

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