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Grants and awards
NCCSAS Travel Award Announcement 2010-2011:
We are pleased to announce that NCCSAS is initiating a grant competition for South Asia-related travel and programming. The competition is open to registered graduate students for up to $450 dollars for conference and research travel, and local programming. The requests should have a focus on South Asia and relate to the Consortium’s mission of promoting South Asian area studies and languages. Please send in a brief description of your request along with a budget description to Baishakhi Taylor (bbane2@duke.edu) events and travel between October 1, 2010 and May 1, 2011. The sooner we hear from you the better!
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NCCSAS Travel Awards 2009-2010:
The Consortium grants several travel awards each semester for graduate students. Congratulations to our Fall 2009 recipients Ali Mian (Religion), Dimitri Putlin (Psychology), Mashal Saif (Religion), and Sher Ali Tareen (Religion). Information about upcoming travel awards will be posted here early next semester.
Islamic Traditions and Muslim Societies in World Contexts
The SSRC is pleased to announce the availability of grants to support public engagement by academic experts on Islamic traditions and Muslim societies.
Grants are available to interdisciplinary research centers on U.S. university campuses, including but not limited to Title VI National Resource Centers. Research centers are eligible to apply individually for grants up to $50,000 to be used over a period of fifteen
months. Extraordinary projects involving multiple collaborating centers or universities may be considered for grants up to $100,000.
For more information, please read:
http://www.ssrc.org/workspace/uploads/docs/rfp_islam_cycle-4.pdf
Applications due – December 3, 2010
For inquiries contact Thomas Asher, Program Director: apsg@ssrc.org
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/islam-and-muslims-inworld-contexts/
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The 2010 Amrit Kaur Ahluwalia Dissertation Grants
Award Details:
These grants are designed to support dissertation research for Ph.D. candidates whose research focuses on Sikh or Punjabi studies. We encourage proposals from students of any discipline in the humanities or social sciences.
Eligibility:
Open to Ph.D. students in any stage of their doctoral program. Preference will be given to students who are conducting their research or writing their dissertation.
Awards:
Two awards of $1,000
Timeline:
-January 28, 2011: All proposals due by close of business.
-February 18, 2011: Fellowship awards announced.
To Apply:
Applicants should submit a statement of purpose outlining their dissertation research project. The statement of purpose should be 2-3 pages long and should include a summary of the research, contribution to current knowledge, methodology for carrying out the research, and describe specifically how the funds will be used.
In addition, please supply an estimated budget, a timeline, a recent CV, and two letters of reference (one must be from your current dissertation advisor).
Contact:
Center for South Asia Studies, 510-642-3608
Please send applications to: (preferred) pkala@berkeley.edu
or by mail to:
Ahluwalia Dissertation Research Award
Center for South Asia Studies
10 Stephens Hall
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720
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Grants for business foreign language teaching and research
In order to provide incentives for language faculty to teach and do research in a business context, a consortium of Centers for International Business Education and Research (CIBERs) will award grants to three language professionals at U.S. colleges or universities. Three grants of $5,000 will be awarded: 1) to a tenured faculty; 2) a Ph.D. candidate; and 3) a language practitioner for the purpose of pedagogical research.
The grants are made possible through the CIBER Consortium for Business Language Research and Teaching (BLRT). Organized by the University of Illinois CIBER, the consortium includes CIBERs at Duke University, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Florida, University of Hawaii, University of Illinois, University of Memphis, Michigan State University, University of North Carolina, The Ohio State University, University of Pittsburgh, University of South Carolina, University of Texas, and the University of Pennsylvania. These CIBERs have pledged a portion of their Title VI CIBER grant funding to establish the BLRT Awards, in order to encourage faculty, lecturers and graduate students in foreign language departments to add a business-language dimension to their research and teaching.
Winners of the 2011 BLRT awards will be announced at the 2011 CIBER Business Language Conference hosted by the University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC on March 23-26, 2011.
Award grantees will complete their research projects over the course of the year, and will present their findings at the 2012 CIBER Business Language Conference, hosted by the University of North Carolina CIBER.
The annual CIBER Business Language Conference brings together students, teachers and language professionals from around the world in order to discuss methods for blending the teaching of business, language and culture.
See more at:
http://www.ciber.illinois.edu/events/BLRT2011/
Apply online at:
https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/3587227
Applications are due February 1, 2011. Apply today! Awards will be announced March 15, 2011.
We are pleased to announce that NCCSAS is initiating a grant competition for South Asia-related travel and programming. The competition is open to registered graduate students for up to $450 dollars for conference and research travel, and local programming. The requests should have a focus on South Asia and relate to the Consortium’s mission of promoting South Asian area studies and languages. Please send in a brief description of your request along with a budget description to Baishakhi Taylor (bbane2@duke.edu) events and travel between October 1, 2010 and May 1, 2011. The sooner we hear from you the better!
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NCCSAS Travel Awards 2009-2010:
The Consortium grants several travel awards each semester for graduate students. Congratulations to our Fall 2009 recipients Ali Mian (Religion), Dimitri Putlin (Psychology), Mashal Saif (Religion), and Sher Ali Tareen (Religion). Information about upcoming travel awards will be posted here early next semester.
Islamic Traditions and Muslim Societies in World Contexts
The SSRC is pleased to announce the availability of grants to support public engagement by academic experts on Islamic traditions and Muslim societies.
Grants are available to interdisciplinary research centers on U.S. university campuses, including but not limited to Title VI National Resource Centers. Research centers are eligible to apply individually for grants up to $50,000 to be used over a period of fifteen
months. Extraordinary projects involving multiple collaborating centers or universities may be considered for grants up to $100,000.
For more information, please read:
http://www.ssrc.org/workspace/uploads/docs/rfp_islam_cycle-4.pdf
Applications due – December 3, 2010
For inquiries contact Thomas Asher, Program Director: apsg@ssrc.org
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/islam-and-muslims-inworld-contexts/
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The 2010 Amrit Kaur Ahluwalia Dissertation Grants
Award Details:
These grants are designed to support dissertation research for Ph.D. candidates whose research focuses on Sikh or Punjabi studies. We encourage proposals from students of any discipline in the humanities or social sciences.
Eligibility:
Open to Ph.D. students in any stage of their doctoral program. Preference will be given to students who are conducting their research or writing their dissertation.
Awards:
Two awards of $1,000
Timeline:
-January 28, 2011: All proposals due by close of business.
-February 18, 2011: Fellowship awards announced.
To Apply:
Applicants should submit a statement of purpose outlining their dissertation research project. The statement of purpose should be 2-3 pages long and should include a summary of the research, contribution to current knowledge, methodology for carrying out the research, and describe specifically how the funds will be used.
In addition, please supply an estimated budget, a timeline, a recent CV, and two letters of reference (one must be from your current dissertation advisor).
Contact:
Center for South Asia Studies, 510-642-3608
Please send applications to: (preferred) pkala@berkeley.edu
or by mail to:
Ahluwalia Dissertation Research Award
Center for South Asia Studies
10 Stephens Hall
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720
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Grants for business foreign language teaching and research
In order to provide incentives for language faculty to teach and do research in a business context, a consortium of Centers for International Business Education and Research (CIBERs) will award grants to three language professionals at U.S. colleges or universities. Three grants of $5,000 will be awarded: 1) to a tenured faculty; 2) a Ph.D. candidate; and 3) a language practitioner for the purpose of pedagogical research.
The grants are made possible through the CIBER Consortium for Business Language Research and Teaching (BLRT). Organized by the University of Illinois CIBER, the consortium includes CIBERs at Duke University, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Florida, University of Hawaii, University of Illinois, University of Memphis, Michigan State University, University of North Carolina, The Ohio State University, University of Pittsburgh, University of South Carolina, University of Texas, and the University of Pennsylvania. These CIBERs have pledged a portion of their Title VI CIBER grant funding to establish the BLRT Awards, in order to encourage faculty, lecturers and graduate students in foreign language departments to add a business-language dimension to their research and teaching.
Winners of the 2011 BLRT awards will be announced at the 2011 CIBER Business Language Conference hosted by the University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC on March 23-26, 2011.
Award grantees will complete their research projects over the course of the year, and will present their findings at the 2012 CIBER Business Language Conference, hosted by the University of North Carolina CIBER.
The annual CIBER Business Language Conference brings together students, teachers and language professionals from around the world in order to discuss methods for blending the teaching of business, language and culture.
See more at:
http://www.ciber.illinois.edu/events/BLRT2011/
Apply online at:
https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/3587227
Applications are due February 1, 2011. Apply today! Awards will be announced March 15, 2011.
Call for proposals/papers
Call for Papers on India’s Election Law
For a special issue of the Election Law Journal, this is a call for proposals for scholarly papers on India’s election law and practice (or that of other South Asian countries). Abstracts (not longer than one page) and a short CV should be sent by email attachment by Nov. 22, 2010 to:
Robert Moog (email: rsmoog@gw.ncsu.edu) or by mail to Robert Moog, Department of Political Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8102
Authors of selected papers will be invited (with travel and accommodations provided) to present drafts of papers at a workshop at North Carolina State University on May 20-21, 2011. Final papers will be due subsequently, with ultimate publication dependent on peer review.
Selection for participation in the workshop will be communicated by December 2010.
Election Law Journal = (http://www.liebertpub.com/products/product.aspx?pid=101)
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SAJA announces a call for submissions for its Reporting Fellowship
As part of their mission to encourage in-depth coverage of South Asia and the South Asian Diaspora, SAJA and SAJA Group Inc are pleased to announce changes to its flagship SAJA Reporting Fellowship program (SRF), which will now provide greater flexibility while streamlining the application process.
A total of up to $20,000 may be given out annually, divided among projects or a single project at SAJA's discretion. Each fellowship award is typically between $3,000-$7,000.
In the 2010 Fall period, the fellowship is open to proposals on any in-depth topics covering South Asia or the South Asian Diaspora.
SAJA will start accepting preliminary proposals on starting Nov. 1 through Nov. 15. After reviewing the proposals and credentials, we will inform applicants whether we are interested in a full proposal. The deadline for the complete proposal, with supporting materials will be Nov. 30, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
For more information see:
http://www.sajaforum.org/2010/11/saja-announces-a-call-for-submissions-for-its-reporting-fellowship.html
For a special issue of the Election Law Journal, this is a call for proposals for scholarly papers on India’s election law and practice (or that of other South Asian countries). Abstracts (not longer than one page) and a short CV should be sent by email attachment by Nov. 22, 2010 to:
Robert Moog (email: rsmoog@gw.ncsu.edu) or by mail to Robert Moog, Department of Political Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8102
Authors of selected papers will be invited (with travel and accommodations provided) to present drafts of papers at a workshop at North Carolina State University on May 20-21, 2011. Final papers will be due subsequently, with ultimate publication dependent on peer review.
Selection for participation in the workshop will be communicated by December 2010.
Election Law Journal = (http://www.liebertpub.com/products/product.aspx?pid=101)
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SAJA announces a call for submissions for its Reporting Fellowship
As part of their mission to encourage in-depth coverage of South Asia and the South Asian Diaspora, SAJA and SAJA Group Inc are pleased to announce changes to its flagship SAJA Reporting Fellowship program (SRF), which will now provide greater flexibility while streamlining the application process.
A total of up to $20,000 may be given out annually, divided among projects or a single project at SAJA's discretion. Each fellowship award is typically between $3,000-$7,000.
In the 2010 Fall period, the fellowship is open to proposals on any in-depth topics covering South Asia or the South Asian Diaspora.
SAJA will start accepting preliminary proposals on starting Nov. 1 through Nov. 15. After reviewing the proposals and credentials, we will inform applicants whether we are interested in a full proposal. The deadline for the complete proposal, with supporting materials will be Nov. 30, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
For more information see:
http://www.sajaforum.org/2010/11/saja-announces-a-call-for-submissions-for-its-reporting-fellowship.html
Job openings
Senior Lecturer in Sanskrit Language at Columbia University
The Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies at Columbia University announces an opening in Sanskrit language to be filled at the Senior Lecturer or Lecturer rank, beginning July 2011. This is a full time appointment with multi-year renewal contingent on successful review. Salary and rank will be commensurate with experience. Responsibilities will include teaching two or three courses per semester at all levels of the language and in all genres.
A Ph.D. in Sanskrit is preferred but those with a Master's degree and considerable language teaching experience are also encouraged to apply. The rank of senior lecturer in discipline (language) requires a high level of achievement, very substantial experience, and superlative record of teaching as a lecturer.
All applications must be made through Columbia's online RAPS application system. Please upload in RAPS: an application cover letter, a brief statement of teaching philosophy and methodology, curriculum vitae, a list of references,
teaching evaluations and other teaching materials to support the application. You may enable the RAPS system to collect the required 3 letters of recommendation. Those letters may be uploaded directly by the reference providers. Wherever possible, letters should be uploaded in the online system.
academicjobs.columbia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=53624
Applications will be reviewed starting October 1, 2010.
Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
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New Tenure-Track Faculty Position in South Asian Studies at University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma's School of International and Area Studies (SIAS) announces a search for a new faculty position in South Asian Studies, at the rank of assistant professor. Candidates from any social science and humanities discipline are encouraged to apply, and all disciplinary and theoretical approaches will be given serious consideration. A focus on India is preferred; specialists whose research focuses on South Asia will also be considered. Salary is competitive. The teaching load will be two courses per semester (2-2). The faculty member hired for this position will be expected to contribute to an interdisciplinary curriculum with topical and area studies courses. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in hand at the time of appointment. The successful applicant will be appointed to the School of International and Area Studies effective August 16, 2011.
The School of International and Area Studies is an interdisciplinary program that offers seven undergraduate degrees, including a major in Asian Studies, and an MA in International Studies. The new faculty position on South Asia complements a group of 20 faculty whose research and teaching address vital themes and regions in global affairs. For more information on the program and its faculty, please visit SIAS website at http://www.ou.edu/sias.
Applicants should send a letter of application stating their research and teaching interests, a curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, teaching evaluations, three letters of recommendation, and a writing sample to South Asian Studies Search Committee Chair, School of International and Area Studies, University of Oklahoma, 729 Elm Ave., 105 Hester Hall, Norman, OK, 73019.
Review of applications will begin on October 22, 2010, and will continue until the position has been filled. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. The University of Oklahoma is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer.
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Environmental Humanities search--University of Delaware
5527 Environmental Humanities, Assistant or Associate Professor
DEADLINE: Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled.
The University of Delaware seeks a scholar with substantial research and teaching interests in the broadly defined field of “Environmental Humanities” to contribute to a vibrant university-wide commitment to environmental research. We seek applicants with a Ph.D. in a traditional humanities field such as History, Cultural Anthropology, English, Cultural Geography, Area Studies or Foreign Languages who can also demonstrate scholarly expertise working between disciplines including, ideally, the humanities and the environmental sciences. Scholars interested in areas such as environmental justice, colonialism and post-colonialism, and global environmental history would be especially encouraged to apply.
Applicants should send a letter of application with a statement of teaching and research interests, curriculum vitae, and writing samples to: Chair, Environmental Humanities Search Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, 4 Kent Way, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716. Electronic submission as a single PDF file is strongly encouraged and should be e-mailed to njk@udel.edu. In addition, candidates should arrange for three letters of recommendation (to be emailed to njk@udel.edu). University of Delaware is EOE.
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Lecturing Fellow job posting
Lecturing Fellows
Thompson Writing Program
Duke University
We anticipate offering several postdoctoral fellowships on a multidisciplinary faculty charged with teaching an innovative first-year course in Academic Writing. We seek candidates with a Ph.D. in any field and a demonstrated commitment to undergraduate teaching. Salary is competitive with a strong benefits package, and with opportunities for professional development. To apply use our online application form at http://uwp.duke.edu/fellowships Send us your CV, a letter in which you discuss your aims in teaching Academic Writing, a brief proposal for a writing seminar modeled on course synopses posted on our website: http://uwp.duke.edu/writing-20. You may mail hard copies to
Denise Comer, Chair, Lecturing
Fellows Search, Thompson Writing Program,
Duke University, Box 90025, Durham, NC 27708-0025.
Applications received by October 15, 2010, will be guaranteed consideration. Women and minorities are
strongly encouraged to apply. Duke is EOE.
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South Asian History position at UNC
The History Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (http://history.unc.edu) invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in South Asian History beginning as early as 1 July 2011. Ph.D. preferred. Candidates for the position should demonstrate strong scholarly promise and a commitment to teaching; and they will be expected to participate in UNC’s Curriculum in Global Studies (http://www.unc.edu/depts/ints).
To apply, please follow this link (http://jobs.unc.edu/2500470) and submit on-line a cover letter, a CV, and a sample of your writing. Please arrange for four letters of recommendation to be mailed to:
Professor Lisa Lindsay,
Chair, South Asian Search Committee,
Department of History,
CB #3195, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3195.
Review of applications will begin on 29 November 2010, and will continue until the position is filled. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an EOE.
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Hindu-Urdu Lecturer announcement
The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill invites applications for a three-year renewable lecturer position in Hindi-Urdu language and culture beginning July 1, 2011. We are seeking a skilled language instructor with a commitment to a proficiency-based approach to language. Native or near-native fluency in Modern Hindi-Urdu and English is required. College-level experience teaching Hindi-Urdu to nonnative speakers is preferred. At least an MA is required. Responsibilities include teaching three courses per semester (language and content courses), including introductory through advanced levels of Hindi-Urdu. Ability to teach both the Nagari and Nastaliq writing systems, and high proficiency in both, is required. Experience using new technologies for Hindi-Urdu language teaching is preferred. Submit a letter detailing teaching philosophy, CV, available sample syllabi, and course evaluations online at jobs.unc.edu/2500506. Paper or email applications will not be accepted. In addition, send a teaching DVD/video and have three original, signed letters of reference sent to: Hindi-Urdu Search Committee, Department of Asian Studies, CB 3267, 113 New West, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill NC 27599. Review of applications will begin on October 25, 2010 and continue until the position is filled. For additional information, contact hindiurdusearch@unc.edu. UNC-CH is an equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
The Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies at Columbia University announces an opening in Sanskrit language to be filled at the Senior Lecturer or Lecturer rank, beginning July 2011. This is a full time appointment with multi-year renewal contingent on successful review. Salary and rank will be commensurate with experience. Responsibilities will include teaching two or three courses per semester at all levels of the language and in all genres.
A Ph.D. in Sanskrit is preferred but those with a Master's degree and considerable language teaching experience are also encouraged to apply. The rank of senior lecturer in discipline (language) requires a high level of achievement, very substantial experience, and superlative record of teaching as a lecturer.
All applications must be made through Columbia's online RAPS application system. Please upload in RAPS: an application cover letter, a brief statement of teaching philosophy and methodology, curriculum vitae, a list of references,
teaching evaluations and other teaching materials to support the application. You may enable the RAPS system to collect the required 3 letters of recommendation. Those letters may be uploaded directly by the reference providers. Wherever possible, letters should be uploaded in the online system.
academicjobs.columbia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=53624
Applications will be reviewed starting October 1, 2010.
Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
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New Tenure-Track Faculty Position in South Asian Studies at University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma's School of International and Area Studies (SIAS) announces a search for a new faculty position in South Asian Studies, at the rank of assistant professor. Candidates from any social science and humanities discipline are encouraged to apply, and all disciplinary and theoretical approaches will be given serious consideration. A focus on India is preferred; specialists whose research focuses on South Asia will also be considered. Salary is competitive. The teaching load will be two courses per semester (2-2). The faculty member hired for this position will be expected to contribute to an interdisciplinary curriculum with topical and area studies courses. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in hand at the time of appointment. The successful applicant will be appointed to the School of International and Area Studies effective August 16, 2011.
The School of International and Area Studies is an interdisciplinary program that offers seven undergraduate degrees, including a major in Asian Studies, and an MA in International Studies. The new faculty position on South Asia complements a group of 20 faculty whose research and teaching address vital themes and regions in global affairs. For more information on the program and its faculty, please visit SIAS website at http://www.ou.edu/sias.
Applicants should send a letter of application stating their research and teaching interests, a curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, teaching evaluations, three letters of recommendation, and a writing sample to South Asian Studies Search Committee Chair, School of International and Area Studies, University of Oklahoma, 729 Elm Ave., 105 Hester Hall, Norman, OK, 73019.
Review of applications will begin on October 22, 2010, and will continue until the position has been filled. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. The University of Oklahoma is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer.
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Environmental Humanities search--University of Delaware
5527 Environmental Humanities, Assistant or Associate Professor
DEADLINE: Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled.
The University of Delaware seeks a scholar with substantial research and teaching interests in the broadly defined field of “Environmental Humanities” to contribute to a vibrant university-wide commitment to environmental research. We seek applicants with a Ph.D. in a traditional humanities field such as History, Cultural Anthropology, English, Cultural Geography, Area Studies or Foreign Languages who can also demonstrate scholarly expertise working between disciplines including, ideally, the humanities and the environmental sciences. Scholars interested in areas such as environmental justice, colonialism and post-colonialism, and global environmental history would be especially encouraged to apply.
Applicants should send a letter of application with a statement of teaching and research interests, curriculum vitae, and writing samples to: Chair, Environmental Humanities Search Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, 4 Kent Way, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716. Electronic submission as a single PDF file is strongly encouraged and should be e-mailed to njk@udel.edu. In addition, candidates should arrange for three letters of recommendation (to be emailed to njk@udel.edu). University of Delaware is EOE.
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Lecturing Fellow job posting
Lecturing Fellows
Thompson Writing Program
Duke University
We anticipate offering several postdoctoral fellowships on a multidisciplinary faculty charged with teaching an innovative first-year course in Academic Writing. We seek candidates with a Ph.D. in any field and a demonstrated commitment to undergraduate teaching. Salary is competitive with a strong benefits package, and with opportunities for professional development. To apply use our online application form at http://uwp.duke.edu/fellowships Send us your CV, a letter in which you discuss your aims in teaching Academic Writing, a brief proposal for a writing seminar modeled on course synopses posted on our website: http://uwp.duke.edu/writing-20. You may mail hard copies to
Denise Comer, Chair, Lecturing
Fellows Search, Thompson Writing Program,
Duke University, Box 90025, Durham, NC 27708-0025.
Applications received by October 15, 2010, will be guaranteed consideration. Women and minorities are
strongly encouraged to apply. Duke is EOE.
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South Asian History position at UNC
The History Department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (http://history.unc.edu) invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in South Asian History beginning as early as 1 July 2011. Ph.D. preferred. Candidates for the position should demonstrate strong scholarly promise and a commitment to teaching; and they will be expected to participate in UNC’s Curriculum in Global Studies (http://www.unc.edu/depts/ints).
To apply, please follow this link (http://jobs.unc.edu/2500470) and submit on-line a cover letter, a CV, and a sample of your writing. Please arrange for four letters of recommendation to be mailed to:
Professor Lisa Lindsay,
Chair, South Asian Search Committee,
Department of History,
CB #3195, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3195.
Review of applications will begin on 29 November 2010, and will continue until the position is filled. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an EOE.
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Hindu-Urdu Lecturer announcement
The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill invites applications for a three-year renewable lecturer position in Hindi-Urdu language and culture beginning July 1, 2011. We are seeking a skilled language instructor with a commitment to a proficiency-based approach to language. Native or near-native fluency in Modern Hindi-Urdu and English is required. College-level experience teaching Hindi-Urdu to nonnative speakers is preferred. At least an MA is required. Responsibilities include teaching three courses per semester (language and content courses), including introductory through advanced levels of Hindi-Urdu. Ability to teach both the Nagari and Nastaliq writing systems, and high proficiency in both, is required. Experience using new technologies for Hindi-Urdu language teaching is preferred. Submit a letter detailing teaching philosophy, CV, available sample syllabi, and course evaluations online at jobs.unc.edu/2500506. Paper or email applications will not be accepted. In addition, send a teaching DVD/video and have three original, signed letters of reference sent to: Hindi-Urdu Search Committee, Department of Asian Studies, CB 3267, 113 New West, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill NC 27599. Review of applications will begin on October 25, 2010 and continue until the position is filled. For additional information, contact hindiurdusearch@unc.edu. UNC-CH is an equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Academic postings and fellowships
Summer Langauge Institute at SASLI
The South Asia Summer Language Institute (SASLI) based at the University of Wisconsin – Madison is offering intensive summer courses in the following South Asian languages: Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Pashto, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Sinhala, Tamil, Telugu, Tibetan and Urdu. Applications for Summer 2010 are now being accepted.
Graduate students are eligible for FLAS funding through SASLI. In addition, graduate students are also eligible for fee remissions (partial or full). The application deadline for both forms of funding is February 5, 2010.
Applications and instructions can be found on the SASLI web site at sasli.wisc.edu. Please apply or encourage your students to apply as soon as possible as faculty hiring is based on student interest.
If you have questions about SASLI, the application process, or FLAS and Fee Remissions, please review the FAQ pages on the web site at http://sasli.wisc.edu/faq/index.html. Any additional questions can be addressed to Ean Barnard, by phone at (608) 261-1194 or by e-mail at sasli@southasia.wisc.edu <mailto:sasli@southasia.wisc.edu >
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) funding opportunities can be found at:
http://www.nccsas.org/languages/flas_info.htm
http://www.nccsas.org/languages/unc_me_flas2010.htm
As academic postings become available they will be posted here. Check back often for more opportunities.
Doctoral research Fellowship at the University of Oslo on "New Media in Asia and/or the Middle East" for more details click here:
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Tenure Track positions in South Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore (26 KB)
Rutgers University Assistant/Associate Professor South Asian Literature (21 KB)
AISLS: CAORC multi-country research fellowships
Council of American Overseas Research Centers
Multi-Country Research Fellowship Program
2010/2011 Cycle
Now Accepting Applications from Master`s Students!!
The Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) Multi-Country Fellowship Program supports advancedregional or trans-regional research in the humanities, social sciences, orallied natural sciences for U.S. doctoral candidates, scholars who have alreadyearned their Ph.D., and students enrolled in Master`s Degree programs. Preferencewill be given to candidates examining comparative and/or cross-regionalresearch. Applicants are eligible to apply as individuals or in teams.
Approximately ten awards of up to $12,000 each will be given in the doctoral candidate/post-doctoral scholar competition. Approximately four awards of up to $8,000 each will be given in the Master's studentcompetition. Scholars must carry out research in two or more countries outsidethe United States, at least one of which hosts a participating Americanoverseas research center. Given changing travel restrictions and/or securitywarnings to many countries, applicants should contact CAORC before preparing aproposal.
Deadline: Wednesday,January 12, 2011
For more details and application, please see http://www.caorc.org/programs/multi.htm