Website
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/weai/postdoctoral-fellowship-details.html
Sponsor
Columbia University
Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI)
Amount
$45,000USD
The fellowship will cover a 10-month period beginning August 1, 2014, and comes with a $45,000 plus benefits. Funding for this position is contingent on funding from the United States Department of Education.
Requirements
New Faculty/New Investigator
Citizenship or Residency
Unspecified
Activity location
New York
Abstract
The WEAI will be inviting applications for a 2014-2015 postdoctoral fellow through the International Network to Expand Regional and Collaborative Teaching (INTERACT) program at Columbia University. This fellowship is… more » for the academic year 2014-2015 and is open to scholars conducting research on East Asia and Southeast Asia within a global context.
INTERACT is a pioneering program at Columbia University that focuses on developing global studies in the undergraduate curriculum through a network of postdoctoral scholars focused on cross-regional, trans-regional and interdisciplinary study. Columbia University will offer several INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellowships in the 2014-2015 academic year, with candidates selected by centers and institutes across the University. Candidates will function as liaisons between their home office and the INTERACT network of scholars with other regional and disciplinary specializations.
The WEAI will offer one INTERACT Fellowship to an outstanding scholar of modern and contemporary East Asia with a demonstrated emphasis on global context and connections.
INTERACT’s primary goal is to improve global literacy among Columbia students and equip them to be leaders in a globalizing world. These objectives will be met through innovative courses, participating in Institute programs and events, and an annual outreach event organized collaboratively by INTERACT Fellows.
The WEAI’s INTERACT Fellow will devote half of their time to teaching and working with other Fellows on INTERACT programming, and half time to his or her own research and writing. The Fellow’s curricular responsibility would be to develop one course each semester (Fall 2014 and Spring 2015), in coordination with Columbia’s Global Core Curriculum, focused on East Asia in a global context. The Fellow is required to be in residence in the New York City area and participate in all activities of the INTERACT program collaborative.
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Eligibility
Candidates from all East Asian disciplines and areas of study are welcome to apply. Geographically this includes China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Tibet, and Mongolia. Recipients of the Fellowship must have… more » received their Ph.D. degree within the past five years (Spring 2009 and after). Recipients must complete all their Ph.D. requirements (completed and filed the dissertation) by June 30, 2014.
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Keywords
- Social Science – Humanistic Emphasis
- Asian Studies
- Asia, East (Far East)
- Social Sciences
- Asian History
Upcoming Deadlines
Date
What’s Due
Notes
31 Jan 2014
Confirmed
Application
Sponsor deadline – required
