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The Center for Jewish History offers fellowships to doctoral
candidates to support original research using the collections at the
Center. Preference is given to those candidates who draw on the
library and archival resources of more than one partner institution.
Fellowships carry a stipend of up to $15,000 for a period of one
academic year. Applicants for the fellowship must have completed all
requirements (coursework, exams, dissertation proposal) for the
doctoral degree except for the dissertation. It is required that each
fellow spend a minimum of 3 days/week in residence in the Lillian
Goldman Reading Room using the archival and library resources. Fellows
must also participate in the Center for Jewish History Fellowship
Seminar Program and deliver a minimum of one lecture based on research
at the Center and the collections used. The fellowship is open to
qualified doctoral candidates from accredited domestic and
international institutions. All application material, including
letters of reference, must be received by February 4, 2013 for full
consideration.

Application Requirements:
1.  Cover letter stating area of interest, knowledge of relevant
languages, and how the project relates to the general mission of the
Center for Jewish History
2.  Research proposal of no more than four pages double-spaced,
including specific reference to the collections at the
Center<http://catalog.cjh.org> and clearly stated goals for research
during the period of the fellowship
3.  A one-page bibliography of important secondary sources for the project
4.  Curriculum Vitae, including contact information, education,
publications, award/fellowships received, scholarly and/or museum
activities, teaching experience, and any other relevant work
experience
5.  Official graduate school transcript
6.  Three letters of recommendation, one of which must be from the
candidate’s adviser, which address the significance of the candidate’s
work for his or her field, as well as the candidate’s ability to
fulfill the proposed work
7.  Letters should be sent under separate cover – or via a separate
email – to the address below. All of the other application materials
should be sent together electronically as one continuous PDF document

Applications are to be submitted to:
Judith C. Siegel
Director of Academic and Public Programs
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011
United States of America
Email: <fellowships@cjh.org>

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The  School  of  Humanities  and  Sciences  at  Ithaca  College  announces  Pre-Doctoral  Diversity  Fellowships  for  2013-14.  The  fellowships  support  promising  scholars  who  are  committed  to  diversity  in  the  academy  in  order  to  better  prepare  them  for  tenure  track  appointments  within  liberal  arts  or  comprehensive  colleges/universities.

Applications  are  welcome  in  the  following  areas:  Art  History,  Communication  Studies,  English,  Economics  and  Modern  Languages  and  Literatures.  The  School  of  Humanities  and  Sciences  houses  additional  interdisciplinary  minors  that  may  be  of  interest  to  candidates:  African  Diaspora  Studies,  Latina/o  Studies,  Jewish  Studies,  Latin  American  Studies,  Asian  American  Studies,  Muslim  Cultures,  Native  American  Studies  and  Women’s  Studies.  Fellows  who  successfully  obtain  the  Ph.D.  and  show  an  exemplary  record  of  teaching  and  scholarship  and  engagement  in  academic  service  throughout  their  fellowship,  may  be  considered  as  candidates  for  tenure-eligible  appointments  anticipated  to  begin  in  the  fall  of  2014.

Position  Responsibilities  and  Terms  of  Fellowship:  Fellowships  are  for  the  academic  year  (August  16,  2013  to  May  31,  2014)  and  are  non-renewable.  The  fellow  will  receive  a  $30,000  stipend,  $3,000  in  travel/professional  development  support,  office  space,  health  benefits  and  access  to  Ithaca  College  and  Cornell  University  libraries.  The  fellow  will  teach  one  course  in  the  fall  semester  and  one  course  in  the  spring  semester  and  be  invited  to  speak  about  her/his  dissertation  research  in  relevant  classes  and  at  special  events  at  Ithaca  College.  Enrollment  in  an  accredited  program  leading  to  a  Ph.D.  degree  at  a  U.S.  educational  institution,  evidence  of  superior  academic  achievement  and  commitment  to  a  career  in  teaching  at  the  college  or  university  level  is  required.  Candidates  must  also  be  authorized  to  work  in  the  United  States.  Prior  to  August  15,  2013,  the  fellow  must  be  advanced  to  candidacy  at  his  or  her  home  institution  with  an  approved  dissertation  proposal.  Preference  will  be  given  to  those  candidates  in  the  last  year  of  dissertation  writing.

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The Graduate College of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is
announcing a new interdisciplinary arts and humanities initiative, called
“Seeing Systems,” which focuses on the study of vision and technology.

The Seeing Systems program is inviting applications from students to pursue
their graduate studies at UIUC for the 2013 academic year in a range of
programs, including in art history, media and cinema, and African-American
studies. Fellowships include a $20,000 per year stipend, as well as a
waiver of tuition and campus fees.

For details and applications procedures see:
http://publish.illinois.edu/seeingsystems/

The Center for Jewish History, one of the foremost Jewish research and
cultural institutions in the world, is now accepting applications for three
competitive academic fellowships:

NEH Fellowship for Senior Scholars
The Center for Jewish History offers a single fellowship to a senior
scholar through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The
awards support original research at the Center in the humanities, including
but not limited to Jewish studies, Russian and East European studies,
American studies and Germanic studies, as well as musicology, linguistics,
anthropology, sociology and history. Applications are welcome from college
and university faculty in any field who have completed a PhD more than six
years prior to the start of the fellowship and whose research will benefit
considerably from consultation with materials housed at the Center.
Fellowships carry a stipend of up to $50,400 for a period of one academic
year. Fellows are expected to conduct original research at the Center,
deliver at least one lecture based on the research conducted, actively
participate in the scholarly community at the Center, acknowledge the
Center and NEH in all publications resulting from research completed during
the fellowship and submit a report upon completion of the fellowship
describing the experience. For more information about the fellowship and
complete application instructions please visit: http://www.cjh.org/p/36.

Applications for the 2013-2014 fellowship are Due December 3, 2012
Continue reading “FEL: Three Fellowships @ The Center for Jewish History”

The applications for the 2013-2014 David L. Boren Scholarships and Fellowships are now available at www.borenawards.org. Boren Awards provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to study in Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East, where they can add important international and language components to their educations.

For the third year in a row, through the African Languages Initiative funding is available for Boren Scholars and Fellows to study one of the following languages at the University of Florida’s summer 2013 program prior to commencing their overseas Boren funded programs.

• Akan/Twi
• Hausa
• Swahili
• Wolof
• Yoruba
• Zulu

In addition, African Languages Initiative overseas programs are available for intensive language and cultural study during fall semester 2013 in the following countries.

• Mozambique (Portuguese)
• Tanzania (Swahili)
• Nigeria (Yoruba)
• South Africa (Zulu)

For a full explanation of the African Languages Initiative, including information on the domestic and overseas programs, please go to http://www.borenawards.org and look under announcements on the left side of the page.

For more information about the Boren Awards and the African Languages Initiative, to register for one of our upcoming webinars, and to access the on-line application, please visit http://www.borenawards.org. You can also contact the Boren Awards staff atboren@iie.org or 1-800-618-NSEP with questions.

The School of Humanities and Sciences at Ithaca College announces a Pre-Doctoral Diversity Fellowship for 2012-13. The fellowship supports promising scholars who are committed to diversity in the academy in order to better prepare them for tenure track appointments within liberal arts or comprehensive colleges/universities.

Applications are welcome in the following areas: Anthropology, Art History, Communication Studies, Environmental Studies and Sciences, History, Philosophy and Religion, Psychology, and Sociology. The Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity, which houses the African Diaspora Studies and the Latino/a studies minors, also welcomes applications. The School of Humanities and Sciences houses additional interdisciplinary minors that may be of interest to candidates: Jewish Studies, Latin American Studies, Muslim Cultures, Native American Studies, and Women’s Studies. Fellows who successfully obtain the Ph.D. and show an exemplary record of teaching and scholarship and engagement in academic service throughout their fellowship, may be considered as candidates for tenure-eligible appointments anticipated to begin in the fall of 2013.

Continue reading “JOB: Pre-Doctoral Diversity Fellowship @ Ithaca College, 2012-13”

POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP in the Centre for Creative Arts of Africa,
University of the Witwatersrand.

We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Centre for
the Creative Arts of Africa (CCAA) at the University if the
Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. The Centre is funded by the AW Mellon
Foundation and will be situated in the Wits Art Museum. The
Postdoctoral Fellow will work with the Chair in the Creative Arts of
Africa (Director of the Centre) on research which will work outwards
from the collections of historical and contemporary African arts in
the Wits Art Museum. The collection contains not only visual arts, but
also musical instruments and objects which are part of performance
arts and dress repertoires. We are therefore looking for a fellow who
has research experience in one or more of the following fields:
African visual art, African music, African performance arts, African
dress. The fellow will be required to do some teaching in the Wits
School of Arts undergraduate programmes, and will be expected to
participate in exhibitions and publications planned within the Wits
Art Museum.

The Fellowship will be for a period of 20 months and will include a
stipend, a shared office with own computer, library access and a small
research grant per year. The fellowship will start in March/April
2012, and will end in December 2013.

Applications must be sent to Professor Anitra Nettleton
anitra.nettleton@wits.ac.za and should include
title and abstract of the doctoral thesis,
copies of completed articles or published essays (if any)
the names and email addresses of two referees, one of whom should be
the supervisor of the doctorate.

Submission deadline 31st January 2012