Deadline- January 15, 2013
Countries/Region-U.S
Candidates are invited to apply for resident fellows programe in The Institute for historical studies for which the theme will be Trauma and Social Transformation.
For the Institute’s 2013-14 theme, proposals invited that analyze trauma as a transformative historical experience for individuals, families, communities, and nations. Drawing from the fields of human rights, psychoanalysis, memory studies, sociology, anthropology, the cognitive and neurosciences, and semiotics, applicants are encouraged to employ interdisciplinary approaches to the historical study of trauma. From the testimonial to the theoretical, the medieval to the modern, and from the secular to the religious, we invite papers from across periods, sites, and historiographical traditions that foreground trauma as a frame for historical analysis.
Fellowships are available for all ranks. They are not restricted to historians, but projects must have significant historical content.
Fellowships for tenure-track and tenured faculty will provide stipends equal to half salary up to $50,000 per year, and are available for the year or (pro-rated) for the semester. Applicants may combine IHS fellowships with sabbatical funds, other support from their home institutions or external grants. (Total funds may not exceed annual salary for the year of the fellowship.)
Fellowships for post-doctoral and independent scholars will provide salaries of $40,000 per year and medical insurance. These fellowships are also available pro-rated for the semester. Junior fellows must have Ph.D.s in hand no later than December 31 of the year preceding the year of the fellowship.
Eligibility-
Fellows must be resident in Austin during the term of their appointment and are expected to participate actively and regularly in the institute’s programming. Each fellow will present a pre-circulated paper at the institute’s workshops. Fellows may also be invited to participate in other programming at The University of Texas at Austin.
How to apply?
- Applications should be submitted electronically to the Director, Julie Hardwick, by given deadline at given email address and should include:
- Cover sheet.
- Comprehensive CV.
- Description in no more than three pages, single-spaced, of the applicant’s proposed research project, its relevance to the current theme, and specific goals for the period of residence in Austin.
- Two letters of reference should be sent by email . If using a credential service such as Interfolio, please select email delivery. Please note that they cannot accept letters of reference from current University of Texas at Austin faculty members to avoid conflicts of interest.
- An email confirmation will be sent once the application is complete and all materials are received. Please allow up to two weeks during peak times for the message of confirmation.
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