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Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Southeast Asian Studies

Weatherhead East Asian Institute

Columbia University

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/weai/postdoctoral-fellowship.html

2006-2007 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Southeast Asian Studies at Columbia University's Weatherhead East Asian Institute

The Weatherhead East Asian Institute invites applications for its 2006-2007 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Southeast Asian Studies. Candidates from all social science disciplines, including history, are welcome to apply. The fellowship will cover a 10 or 12-month period beginning July 1, 2006 or September 1, 2006. The Fellow will devote half time to his or her own research and will teach one graduate-level course on Southeast Asia per semester. The stipend for 2006-2007 is $42,000, plus benefits.

Complete information on the fellowship is available below and at

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/weai/postdoctoral-fellowship.html

Eligibility

Applicants must have completed all Ph.D. degree requirements (completed and filed the dissertation) between July 2002 and July 2005. Applicants must have completed their Ph.D. in a social science discipline, including history, working on modern Southeast Asia. Applications from individuals who hold or have held regular faculty positions will not be considered.

Application Procedure

Applicants should submit the following:

-Application Cover Sheet

<http://www.columbia.edu/cu/weai/application_forms/postdoctoral_fellowship_app2006-7.pdf>

-Curriculum Vitae

-Research Proposal (2-3 pages)

-Graduate-Level Southeast Asia Course Proposal (1-2 pages)

-Three Letters of Reference (signed and sealed)*

*Letters of reference may be those included in a placement dossier and may be enclosed with the application (if signed and sealed) or sent directly by the referee.

All application materials (including letters of reference) should be submitted on or before January 15, 2006. Faxed or e-mailed applications will not be accepted. Candidates may be invited for a phone interview. All evaluations of applications are confidential.

The results will be announced no later than February 28, 2006.

Return completed applications to:

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Southeast Asian Studies

Weatherhead East Asian Institute

Columbia University

Mail Code 3333

420 West 118th Street, 9th Floor

New York, NY 10027

For more information on the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Southeast Asian Studies, contact Robert Finkenthal, Program Officer, by phone at 212-854-9206 or by e-mail at rdf12@columbia.edu.

Complete information and an application cover sheet are available online at:

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/weai/postdoctoral-fellowship.html


 

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