Deadline- January 10, 2013
University of Wisconsin Law School is pleased to offer grants for Postdoctoral Fellowship in the field of law.
The fellowship is designed to support a scholar at an early stage in his or her career when, under prevailing circumstances, career pressures or teaching responsibilities might divert the individual away from research. At the Institute, the Fellow will be able to devote most of his or her time to research and writing and will find a sympathetic and critical audience to support that work. Fellows are expected to be in full-time residence in Madison, to organize and lead a colloquium for graduate students, and to participate in the intellectual life of the Institute, which includes lectures, workshops, and conferences.
A complete application consists of the following–
- Curriculum vitae (with complete contact information)
- Official transcripts (graduate level only)
- Three letters of recommendation (to be sent separately). If the dissertation has not been completed, one of the letters must confirm the expected completion date
- A research proposal (8-12 double-spaced pages). It is essential that the proposal-
- define the research issue and discuss the theoretical, conceptual, and empirical literature in which it is grounded
- discuss sources of data and methodological approach, including implementation of technique
- discuss expected findings and their significance.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- This fellowship is intended for early career social science and humanities scholars whose research contains a strong legal component and who plan to compete for a University teaching position in the U.S. market. Non-US citizens may apply, but must meet the stated criteria.
- Eligibility is limited to humanities or social science scholars who work in the law and society tradition, for example, anthropologists, economists, historians, political scientists, and sociologists.
- Advanced ABD graduate students may apply, but the PhD must be completed before beginning the fellowship.
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