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FELLOWSHIPS- Middle East-Related Research at Harvard Kennedy School, 2010-11

The Dubai Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School is currently accepting Fellowship applications, for research related to the Middle East, for the 2010-2011 academic year. The deadline for applying is January 15, 2010.

The Dubai Initiative offers pre- and post-doctoral research fellowships as well as senior fellowships for one year, with a possibility for renewal. Both stipendiary and non-stipendiary appointments area available. Please note that stipendiary appointments are significantly more competitive, and financing is contingent upon non-guaranteed funding from our sponsor! To improve your chances of acceptance, please indicate whether you are willing to accept a non-stipendiary or partially funded appointment.

Applications for fellowships are welcome from recent recipients of the Ph.D. or equivalent degree, university faculty members, and employees of government, international, humanitarian, and private research institutions with appropriate professional experience. Applicants for pre- doctoral fellowships must have passed general examinations prior to appointment. We welcome applications from political scientists, policy practitioners, lawyers, economists, and those in the natural sciences who are conducting research about the Middle East on issues of governance, public policy, administration and management, gender studies, economic policy, and political science. We encourage applications from women, minorities, and citizens of all countries.

The Dubai Initiative focuses on research related to the Middle East to complement the interests of the Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School, and Dubai School of Government (DSG), and offers fellowships at the Belfer Center as well as opportunities for joint fellowships with DSG, which may require the fellow to spend a certain amount of time in Dubai. We also offer a joint fellowship with HKS's Women in Public Policy Program (WAPPP). Details on that fellowship can be found on WAPPP's website.

Fellows are generally expected to:
* Complete a 25-30 page Working Paper to be published by the Dubai Initiative
* Complete a 3-8 page Policy Brief to be published by the Dubai Initiative
* Complete an 8-10 page Policy Brief to be published by the Dubai School of Government
* Present theeir research at a Brown Bag lunch
* Attend other DI fellows' Brown Bag lunches
* Contribute regularly to the Dubai Initiative's blog

Additionally, Dubai Initiative Fellows are expected to devote a portion of their time on collaborative research, as arranged by the Initiative with DSG. Research Fellows looking to write a book or in the process of completing a book can receive funding to complete it based on the area of research focus. Pre-doctoral research fellows are encouraged to work on - and ideally complete - their doctoral dissertations.

All information related to stipend, application procedures, and deadlines are described in detail on the Belfer Center Fellowships page. Fellowship applicants must indicate that they are applying to the Dubai Initiative.

Specific inquiries may be directed to dubai_initiative@hks.harvard.edu. Please note that all applications must be submitted in accordance with the procedures on the Belfer Center Fellowships page.

Doctoral Research Fellowship (the New Media in Asia and/or the Middle East) is available at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages (IKOS), University of Oslo.

The successful candidate is expected to study the use of new media and communication technologies (including the Internet, satellite TV, and mobile phones) in Asia and/or the Middle East and their impact in the social, political, religious and/or cultural domains. The fellowship is open to projects from a wide range of disciplinary and methodological approaches to the study of new media. Comparative
and/or multidisciplinary projects will be considered positively.Projects grounded in fieldwork in the region will be considered favourably. It is expected that the candidate analyzes primarily data in one or several of the region's languages. Candidates must therefore demonstrate advanced active skills in at least one relevant Asian and/or Middle Eastern language.

The position is available for a period of three years.

The successful candidate is expected to affiliate with the existing research milieu or network and to contribute to the further development of this. For information about the department we refer to
http://www.hf.uio.no/ikos/english/.

If the applicant has worked as a doctoral research fellow previously to being hired at the Faculty of Humanities, that period of time will be deducted from the allotted 3 year period.

Candidates who are accepted must participate in the Faculty of Humanities' researcher education programme (cf. regulations and supplementary provisions for the faculty's researcher education) and must also engage in the designated research activities on a 100 percent basis. The designated aim of the project is to complete a doctoral dissertation to be defended at a public disputation for the Ph.D.-degree.

Requirements:
A 5 year Master degree, or equivalent, in an area relevant to the topic of the doctoral dissertation.

In assessing the applications, special emphasis will be placed on the quality of the project description and on the assumed academic and personal ability on the part of the candidates to complete the dissertation within the given time frame. The short-listed candidates may be called for an interview at the University of Oslo.

Guidelines for appointments to research fellowships at the Faculty of Humanities may be obtained at
http://www.hf.uio.no/english/research/doctor/index.html.

The University of Oslo has a goal of recruiting more women in academic positions. Women are encouraged to apply. The University of Oslo also has a goal of recruiting more immigrants to Norway in academic positions. Immigrants are encouraged to apply. The University of Oslo has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results a.o.
http://www.admin.uio.no/opa/ledige-stillinger/

For further information, contact:
Research director IKOS: Rune Svarverud, tel: + 47 22 85 69 82, e-mail: rune.svarverud@ikos.uio.no
Research administration IKOS: Cecilie Lilleheil, tel: + 47 22 84 40 47, e-mail: c.w.lilleheil@ikos.uio.no

Closing date: December 15, 2009, Ref.no: 2009/16827

Government wage scale: 45-52 (depending on level of expertise, NOK 355 600 - NOK 401 500 per annum)

Submissions:
Applicants must email the following material in doc-, rtf- or pdf-format to stillinger@hf.uio.no / jobbsoknad@hf.uio.no :
- Letter of application describing qualifications
- A list of published and unpublished works
- Curriculum vitae with grades
- Project description, including a detailed progress plan for the project (maximum 5 pages, see Guidelines for project descriptions:
http://www.hf.uio.no/english/research/doctor/projectdescription.html)

Educational certificates, master theses and the like are not to be submitted with the application, but applicants may be asked to submit such information or works later.

Brandeis University (Junior Scholar Fellowship) - The Crown Center for Middle East Studies

The Crown Center for Middle East Studies is offering one-year junior scholar fellowships to outstanding scholars of Middle East politics, economics, history, religion, or social developments for the 2010-11 academic year. This fellowship can be either a post-doctoral position for new PhDs or a research fellowship for assistant professors during their year off from teaching. It will allow junior scholars the flexibility and means to advance a specific research project related to the contemporary Middle East.

About the Crown Center
The Crown Center's research interests encompass the twenty-two members of the Arab League, stretching from Morocco to Iraq, as well as Israel, Turkey, and Iran. The Center's research focus extends well beyond Arab-Israeli tensions to include Middle East politics, Islamic studies, economic and social developments, and regional security and arms control. The Center's research staff reflects its broad geopolitical focus. During its three years of operation, experienced researchers with high-level expertise about Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Saudi Arabia conducted research
for the Center. In addition to hosting conferences, seminars, and workshops, the Center has created tools for "real-time" distribution of analyses regarding current developments and events in the Middle East with its"Middle East Brief." The Center also publishes article-length monographs titled ³Crown Papers," which is a peer-reviewed scholarly publication. The Center's staff teaches undergraduate- and graduate-level courses at Brandeis University.

Eligibility
The 2010-2011 junior fellowship is open to both recent Ph.D.s (as a post-doctoral position) and assistant professors in Middle East related fields. PhD must be completed by September 1, 2010.

Terms
This fellowship is a one-year appointment beginning September 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2011. The stipend for these 10 months will be $43,000. In addition funding is available for research, travel, and related expenses. Fringe benefits will be available during the appointment period. Appointment is subject to budgetary approval. Fellows are expected to be in residence at the Crown Center during the tenure of the fellowship. During their residence, fellows are required to produce a scholarly article related to his/her research project to be submitted to the peer-reviewed "Crown Papers" series, write a Middle East Brief, and participate in all Crown Center seminars, conferences and other events. Notification: February 1, 2010;
Please direct inquiries to Kristina Cherniahivsky at crowncenter@brandeis.edu or call 781-736-5320. Application deadline: December 15, 2009.

Wallin Postdoctoral Fellowship in International Studies focus on Islamic World Studies

Macalester College invites applications for a two-year Winston & Maxine Wallin Postdoctoral Faculty Fellowship from recent PhDs who focus on the Islamic world, broadly understood. Candidates may come from any social-science or humanities discipline. Preference will be given to applicants with the ability to teach transnationally engaged courses which include an interdisciplinary dimension. The Department of International Studies at Macalester is a broad and deep nexus for the multi-perspectival exploration of globalizations old and new, in research and in undergraduate education.

The Fellowship, whose funding is provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Winston & Maxine Wallin Endowment, will begin September 2010 and entails half-time teaching. The Fellow will offer one course each semester: an introductory course in the fall, and a more specialized course in the spring. Candidates should have completed their PhD within the last five years, be interested in teaching in a rigorous liberal arts environment, and hold promise of substantial original scholarship. The Fellowship includes a $57,000 salary plus benefits and funds to support research and travel.
Initial applications, which consist of a detailed cover letter that includes a description of teaching interests, plus a CV, may be delivered electronically by going to the listing of this position at www.academicjobsonline.org, and following the instructions given there. Alternatively, you may submit these materials to Kendrick Brown, PhD, Associate Dean of the Faculty, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105 USA.

Questions about our position are welcomed at intl@macalester.edu. We also invite you to visit our departmental website at www.macalester.edu/internationalstudies for further perspective. Applications received by November 15th, 2009 will receive first consideration.

Macalester College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college in the vibrant Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, which has a population of approximately three million and is home to numerous colleges and universities including the University of Minnesota. Macalester's diverse student body comprises over 1800 undergraduates from 48 states and over 75 countries. The College maintains a long-standing commitment to academic excellence with a special emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and service to society. We are especially interested in applicants dedicated to both teaching and research/creative activity within a liberal arts college community. As an Equal Opportunity employer supportive of affirmative efforts to achieve diversity, Macalester strongly encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented minority groups.

IREX - Short-Term Travel Grants (STG) Program 2009-10
IREX is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2009-10 Short-Term Travel Grants (STG) Program. The STG Program provides fellowships to US scholars and professionals for up to eight weeks of overseas research on contemporary political, economic, historical, or cultural developments relevant to US foreign policy.
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The STG application and supporting materials are available on the IREX website in the PDF format: http://www.irex.org/programs/stg/stg_info.asp. *Online application will be updated shortly. Postdoctoral Scholars and Professionals with advanced degrees are eligible to apply for the STG Program. STG Grant covers the cost of travel and a living/housing stipend. Questions may be addressed to the STG Program Staff at stg@irex.org or by telephone at 202-628-8188.

Countries Eligible for Research: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. STG is funded by the United States Department of State Title VIII Program. Application deadline: February 2, 2009.

Applicants must have completed a PhD between January 1, 2007 and August 30, 2009 from a university in the United States. The fellowship requires residence at Georgetown University for the duration of the academic year. The fellow will be given library privileges at Georgetown University, office space at CCAS and will participate fully in the life of the Center and the university community. During the fall term the fellow will deliver a lecture at CCAS about his/her research. In the spring term, the fellow will teach a small seminar of his/her choosing broadly related to the subject of US-Arab relations, Arab or Islamic studies. For more information and an application form, please visit:  http://ccas.georgetown.edu/center-scholarships-qatar_f.cfm. Deadline: February 2, 2009.

Middlebury Language School - Kathryn Davis Fellowships for Peace: Investing in the Study of Critical Languages
Full Scholarships Available for Intensive Arabic Language Study at the Middlebury Summer Language Schools
Middlebury College is pleased to announce theKathryn Davis Fellowships for Peace: Investing in the Study of Critical Languages. These 100 fellowships are made possible by a generous gift from Kathryn Davis to address today’s critical need for increased language proficiency in the United States.
For the third year in a row, the Kathryn Davis Fellowships are being offered to cover the full cost of one summer of language study at the Middlebury Language Schools—from the beginner to the graduate level—in six languages, including Arabic. The fellowship covers the full comprehensive fee (tuition, room, and board), plus a stipend to assist in defraying program-related expenses.

For more information, please visit http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls/fellowships_scholarships/kwd.htm

University of Oxford, St Antony’s College, The Middle East Centre
Centre for Lebanese Studies Visiting Fellowship
The Middle East Centre, in association with the Centre for Lebanese Studies (CLS), invites applications for the CLS Visiting Fellowship, tenable for the 2009/10 academic year.

Applicants should be scholars of Lebanon with an established record of academic excellence, normally holding the PhD 27,  or equivalent. Current students are not eligible to apply. Preference may be shown to citizens of Lebanon or scholars of Lebanese origins who are citizens of other countries. Applicants should be engaged in research in either the humanities or social sciences, on a topic of relevance to modern Lebanon (19th century to present day). Applicants must demonstrate sufficient command of English to take full advantage of and contribute to the academic life of Oxford University.

The CLS Visiting Fellow will be a member of St Antony’s College. The benefits of the Fellowship include a stipend of £22,200; free meals in the College Hall when it is open; eight High Table dinners per term (drink and dessert to be paid for as taken); a travel allowance of £775; and the use of a workroom in the Middle East Centre. The post will be tenable for nine months, from October through June.

The duties of the post are to promote knowledge, and scholarship on Lebanon through individual research and public lectures. The person appointed would normally organize a workshop or conference related to the subject of their research in the course of their Fellowship, in cooperation with the Middle East Centre and the Centre for Lebanese Studies. The person appointed may be asked to assist in limited supervision of masters and doctoral students working on Lebanon.  

Applications, including a cover letter, research proposal for work to be conducted while on the Visiting Fellowship, CV and list of publications, should be sent to: The Director, the Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford OX2 6JF, UK. Applicants must also arrange for three letters of reference to be sent directly to the Director. The deadline for applications is February 27, 2009.

Palestinian American Research Center (PARC) - 2009-10 Research Fellowship Competition
Studies on Palestine
Full proposals are due January 15, 2009
Award notification March 16, 2009
The Palestinian American Research Center (PARC) announces its 10th annual competition for post-doctoral and doctoral research fellowships in Palestinian studies.

Applicants must meet the following criteria: applicants must be post-doctoral scholars, established researchers, or full-time doctoral students enrolled in a recognized degree program; doctoral students must have fulfilled all preliminary requirements for the doctorate degree except the dissertation by the time the research commences.  The fellowship does not cover tuition or fees. Senior researchers without doctorates but with a record of academic publication are also eligible.  Any area of Palestinian studies will be considered, including the humanities, social sciences, economics, law, health, and science. Research must contribute to Palestinian studies. Purely scientific research is not eligible for this fellowship competition. Individual and joint research projects are eligible. Funding is for one year only; research may take place in Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, or Syria; applications from women are especially encouraged; all applications must be in English; applicants must be U.S. citizens. (Non-U.S. citizens, see below.) PARC fellows are ineligible to apply for another PARC grant for a period of 3 years.

Fellowship awards will range from $3,500– $8,000. U.S. Applicants must be PARC members to submit an application. The PARC website contains information on membership. For more information on PARC and to download a full application package, go to: http://www.parc-us-pal.org/ . You may send any questions by email to: us.parc@gmail.com. Applicants must send four copies of the full application (except for letters of recommendation) to: PARC, Penelope Mitchell, US Director, 6520 East Halbert Road, Bethesda MD 20817-5414.  

Palestinian and other non-U.S. citizen Applicants
Pre-proposal deadline October 23, 2008
Applicant notification to submit full proposals November 13, 2008
Full proposal deadline January 15, 2009
Award notification March 16, 2009
Interested candidates should send by email a brief pre-proposal to PARC Palestine by 23 October 2008. The Palestine Office will offer editorial assistance and advice whenever possible in developing full proposals. Pre-proposals may be either in English or Arabic; pre-proposals in Arabic should be accompanied by a paragraph summary in English. Research may be conducted in either language, but final full proposals must be in English. The pre-proposal must consist of the following: a 500-750 word summary outlining the research topic, justification, objectives, research problem, methodology, and time-frame for completion; CV of no more than three pages; and a research budget indicating the amount requested. Fellowship awards will range from $2,500 to $6,500.

Applicants will be notified by November 13, 2008 if their pre-proposal has been approved. Approved applicants will then be requested to fill out a detailed application and submit a full proposal. The deadline for the full proposal is January 15, 2009. Awards will be granted March 16, 2009.
Visit the PARC website for information on requirements and procedures and to acquire a proposal package, or contact: Dr. Hadeel Qazzaz, Director, PARC Palestine Office, 6 Tel al-Zaather St. 3rd Floor Al Amin Building, Ramallah (02) 2974240; parcpal@palnet.com;  http://www.parc-us-pal.org.

Sabancı University - Sakıp Sabancı International Research Award 2009
Topic: "Pluralism in Contemporary Turkish Society and Politics"
The competition is open to all scholars in the social sciences and humanities working on contemporary Turkey. The selection committee will give priority to those submissions which have the potential for publication in a leading scholarly journal.
The Sakıp Sabancı International Research Award includes $20,000 for the first prize, $10,000 for the second, and $5,000 for the third. An independent, international jury will select the prize winners.
Conditions for the competition are:

• All entries must be new and original works, not published previously in any form.
• Essays must be approximately 13.000 words, including title, citations, and endnotes. (References should be shown in the form of endnotes.)
• An abstract of 500 words and a short CV of the applicant is required.
• Entries must be submitted in English by means of e-mail, in the form of an attached Word or PDF document to the following address:
  • sabanciaward@sabanciuniv.edu
• Each submission must include a cover page that includes the following information: The applicant’s name, home institution and department, mailing and e-mail address and phone number.

Sakıp Sabancı International Research Award is named in honor of the late Mr. Sakıp Sabancı, a prominent Turkish philanthropist and business leader. The corporation that he headed, Sabancı Holding, is one of the world's largest family owned businesses. Mr. Sabancı was also the founder of İstanbul's Sabancı University, one of Turkey's leading academic institutions.The Award is designed to promote fresh thinking, new ideas, and original research relevant to Turkish studies conducted in any field of the humanities and social sciences. It is administered by the Trustees of Sabancı University and the prize winners are selected by an independent, international jury. Submissions deadline: February 27, 2009.

Syracuse University Press and University of Arkansas, King Fahd Center for Middle East & Islamic Studies - Translation of Arabic Literature Award 2009
The King Fahd Center for Middle East & Islamic Studies at the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, University of Arkansas, will award a prize in advanced royalties for the best book-length translation of Arabic literature submitted for publication by Syracuse University Press. For this award, the original author (if still holding rights to the work) will receive, in lieu of royalties, $5,000 and the translator will receive $5,000. Independent judges select the award winning translation which may be from any of the following genres: poetry, novel, short story collection, and/or drama. The translations must be previously unpublished in book form, and all translation rights must be cleared for publication. Students, former students, former faculty, or anyone connected to the University of Arkansas will not be considered for the prize. Past awardees are not eligible for the prize.  
Send manuscript as hard copy and on CD, along with a print version of the original Arabic, to: Professor Adnan Haydar, Dept. of Foreign Languages, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville AR 72701 (ahaydar@uark.edu). We ask that you send an extra title page with the name of the translator deleted for the benefit of the judges, who will not be informed of the translators’ names. The winner will be announced by October, 2009. Deadline: April 15, 2009.

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