Recently in February 2012 Category
The Division of the Social Sciences is pleased to invite applicants for the Schiff Foundation Fellowship for Critical Architectural Writing. This award, in its seventh year, is administered by the Department of Architecture and Design at the Art Institute of Chicago. The program is designed to recognize young, talented writers and engage them in critical discussions about the built environment.
The award for 2011 is $5,000 which will be given to one student enrolled in a degree-granting, graduate-level program at a Chicago-area university. Each school is allowed 2 submissions from students enrolled in courses during the 2011-12 academic year. Students must have taken a course in Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, or be taking a course in Winter 2012 that includes critical writing about the built environment.
Social Sciences student applications are due to the Social Sciences Dean of Students Office by Friday, February 24th. Students should email their application as a word attachment to ssd-fellowships@uchicago.edu. Two students will be chosen from among applicants to the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Divinity Schools to forward to the competition, along with a letter of support from each student's department chair.
Each application must include:
- An unpublished, original text, not to exceed 10 pages or 3,000 words (300 words per page), which is a critical /analytical commentary on an aspect (of their choosing) of the built environment. The text should have originated as an essay for a course taken in Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, or Winter 2012. The texts must be double-spaced in 12 pt Times New Roman font, with no less than one-inch margins. All citations must appear as endnotes on separate pages and are not counted in the page or word limits. Students may choose to write on any regional, national, or international topic related to architecture or the built environment. Students may choose to include up to two pages of images as an appendix at the conclusion of the paper.
- The student's name and university affiliation should not appear on any of the text pages. Instead, s/he should create a simple cover page that includes the title, author's name, school's name, and program/department of study.
- The submission must also include a one-page resume with the student's telephone number and an email address and information on the Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, or Winter 2012 course (class, seminar, or independent study) in which the student was/is enrolled.
The winning student will be notified in May 2012 and the award will be presented at a luncheon on a date to be determined. The prize or fellowship award may be used for any purpose towards the winner's education.
Deadline: February 1, 2012
Eligibility Requirements: Predoctoral students. Expected to help organize and participate in the Center colloquium series, interact with faculty, other postdocs and graduate fellows, and teach 2 seminars per year. Stipend Salary will be determined based on experience and percent time of the position.
Program Description : The UCLA Center for Society and Genetics announces up to four postdoctoral fellowships for recent PhD's whose scholarly area contributes to the center, which seeks to provide direction to the co-evolution of science and humanity by promoting innovative and socially relevant research and education.
For More Information: UCLA Center for Society and Genetics Postdoctoral Fellowships Box 957221 1323 Rolfe Hall Los Angeles, CA 90095-7221
(310) 267-4990
Deadline : February 1, 2012
Length: 11 months
Eligibility Requirements: Open to postdoctoral fellows and mid-career professionals. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Stipends are awarded on a case-by-case basis commensurate with experience. Health insurance and subsidies for travel and other research-related expenses are available.
Program Description : Fellowships, at the Center for International Security and Arms Control, for scientists and engineers to explore the policy dimensions of a research topic of their choosing in an interdisciplinary environment. Awards are for an eleven-month period. Two-year fellowships are available under some circumstances.
For More Information: CISAC Fellowship Program Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Stanford University Encina Hall, C206-8 616 Serra Street Stanford, CA 94305-6165
(650) 724-8055
cisac.stanford.edu/fellowships/
Length: 9 months
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must complete all requirements for the PhD, aside from the dissertation, by the start of the fellowship year. The fellow must remain in residence for the 9-month academic year, deliver one public lecture, and teach one seminar course. Stipend of $30,000 plus health insurance, a $1,500 research budget, and a fully equipped office.
Program Description: One award offered for dissertation research on any topic within African and/or African Diaspora studies. The successful applicant will have full access to Boston College's seven libraries as well as several rare books and manuscripts collections. Awards support one year of research.
For More Information: AADS Fellowship Committee Boston College
301 Lyons Hall 140 Commonwealth Avenue Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3806
(617) 552-8000
The Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in the College of Arts and Sciences
at The Ohio State University supports promising scholars who are committed to
diversity in the academy and to prepare those scholars to enter tenure track
faculty positions. We are particularly interested in receiving applications
from individuals who are members of groups that historically have been
underrepresented in the American professoriate.
Fellows will be
affiliated with one of the eight academic units of the Division of Social and
Behavioral Sciences: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Communication,
Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Speech and Hearing Science. The
Division also houses four interdisciplinary research units: the Criminal
Justice Research Center, the Center for Human Resource Research, the Center for
Urban and Regional Analysis, and the Initiative in Population Research. Fellows
may also have the opportunity to participate in the activities of the Kirwan
Institute for Race and Ethnicity, a multidisciplinary center founded jointly by
the Divisions of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Humanities; and the College
of Law.
Eligibility: Applicants must have completed all
requirements for a doctoral degree in the social sciences by August 2012.
Preference will be given to individuals who are within five years of their
degree. Applicants must be committed to an academic career. Applicants must be
citizens of the United States.
Awards: Up to three
fellowships will be awarded. The appointments are intended for two years, with
re-appointment for the second year contingent upon a successful performance
review. The appointments will begin in August 2012. The fellowships provide a
$40,000 annual stipend, university medical benefits, and some support for
travel and research expenses.
Application
Process: Required
application materials: (1) Applicants should clearly identify a unit within the
Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences at OSU with which they would be
affiliated during the Fellowship period, and are encouraged to suggest one or
more tenured faculty members within that unit who could serve as a host and
mentor; (2) a curriculum vitae; (3) a one page dissertation abstract; (4) a
statement outlining the specific research proposed to be undertaken during the
Fellowship period, and the significance of that research (four-page limit,
double-spaced); (5) a personal statement describing the applicant's background
and commitment to the goal of diversity in higher education (three-page limit,
double-spaced). Applicants should submit all of these materials in a single
.zip formatted file. Please name the zip file using your first and last name
(e.g., BrianSmith.zip). In addition, three letters of recommendation should be
submitted via email.
All
materials must be received by February 15, 2012, and should be submitted to
SBSPostdocs@asc.ohio-state.edu. Questions can be directed to Professor Osei
Appiah (appiah.2@osu.edu).
Deadline:
February 15, 2012
Starting in May 2012, each fellowship is awarded for six months to support junior researchers carrying out a defined research project at Freie Universität Berlin. The program is designed to support the career of distinguished postdoctoral students, and to facilitate co-operations between Freie Universität and international researchers from selected partner organizations, which are: Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, The University of Chicago, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Cambridge, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, and École des hautes études en sciences sociales. Please note that only applications from candidates linked to these institutions can be accepted.
Deadline for applications: February 15, 2012
Terms and
Conditions
Eligibility
Qualified candidates are those who have either received their
PhDs from one of the above institutions, or else have had a professional
association with it for at least one year prior to the start of the fellowship
term.
The fellowship is available to applicants who have been awarded their PhD
within the last 10 years.
Applicants may not hold a tenured position.
Applicants are
advised to determine an appropriate contact or mentor at Freie Universität.
Terms
The fellowship is 2.500 Euro per month for a term of 6 months (from May 1, 2012
- October 31, 2012).
The fellow will be expected to be resident in Berlin for the fellowship's term.
The fellow is
expected to actively participate in the DHC's conferences and workshops.
Applications
Complete application
must be submitted via e-mail by February 15, 2012. Please send the
application package as a single PDF file to k.heinrich@fu-berlin.de.
Applications must include (in this order):
Completed application form (download available on the DHC's website:
http://www.fu-berlin.de/sites/dhc/news/IRF2012.html)
Cover letter
Curriculum vitae, including list of publications
Research proposal (max. 2.500 words), including a work plan for 6 months
Letter of recommendation from two professors familiar with your work
Copy of a
certificate / certificates stating subject, supervisor, grade and date of your
PhD.
Selection
Procedure
The applications are
reviewed and selected by a committee of Professors from different fields of the
humanities at Freie Universität.
The interviews of
possible candidates will take place in the beginning of March 2012, either by
telephone, Skype or video-conference. Candidates who are invited will be
contacted by e-mail in due course prior to date.
For
more information or questions, please contact the DHC's Managing Director Katja
Heinrich, k.heinrich@fu-berlin.de, +49 (0)30 838 55057, or Project Coordinator
Emily Martin, emily.martin@fu-berlin.de.
Deadline: February 3, 2012
Length: 9-18 months
Comments: The
program awards 4 scholarships for advanced doctoral students who are completing
dissertations that further the understanding of the educational pathways and
experiences of high-achieving, low-income students. The fellowship is intended to focus more
scholarly attention on the population of students the Foundation serves in
order to enable parents, policymakers, and practitioners to better support such
students in achieving their full potential.
Each award covers a portion of educational expenses, including tuition,
living expenses, required fees and books.
A maximum award of $25,000
