Deadline for Applications: February 18, 2010
Announcement of Awards: Mid-April, 2010
The Bill and Carol Fox Center for
Humanistic Inquiry announces up to three annual Junior and Post-Doctoral
Fellowships for an academic year of study, teaching, and residence in the
Center. The purpose of the FCHI Junior
and Post-Doctoral Fellows Program is to stimulate and support humanistic
research by providing scholars in early stages of their careers with the
necessary time, space, and other resources.
In addition, the Program was created to allow the Emory community access
to a range of humanistic work by visiting scholars from other institutions.
An essential feature of the Junior and Post-Doctoral
Fellows Program is that Fellows are expected to make intellectual contributions
not only within the Center but, more widely, to humanistic studies at Emory
University. Thus Junior and
Post-Doctoral Fellows will be expected to offer an upper-level undergraduate
course on a subject of their choosing during the spring of their fellowship
year.
Junior Fellows
are scholars who, at the beginning of the fellowship year, will be at least
three years beyond receipt of the Ph.D., and normally no more than ten (i.e.,
those who received their Ph.D.s before Fall 2007).
Post-Doctoral Fellows, who must have
the Ph.D. in hand before the submission of their applications, are awarded
to those who have held the Ph.D. for no more than three years before receiving
the fellowship.
Stipends of $40,000 will be offered to Junior and
Post-Doctoral Fellows. In addition, a
research budget of $2,000 will be made available to each Fellow, along with
shared office space in the Center and access to the Emory University
Libraries. The Ph.D. must be awarded before
the application deadline of February 18, 2010 @ 4:00PM EST.
ELIGIBILITY
The FCHI Fellows Program is designed to offer research
opportunities both to those trained in the humanities as traditionally defined
and to others working with humanistic issues.
Research projects must be humanistic, but fellows may hold the Ph.D. in
any discipline. Especially appropriate
are applicants whose research is likely to contribute to intellectual exchange
among a diverse group of scholars within the disciplines of the
humanities.
Because the FCHI is a residential center, its
intellectual life depends on collegial interaction. Fellows will be expected to be in residence full-time
during both terms of the regular academic year and to take an active part in
the life of the FCHI, as well as in the intellectual life of the larger
University. Since a primary purpose of
the Junior and Post-Doctoral Fellows Program is to create a diverse community
of scholars in residence at the Center as well as to introduce Emory University
to promising work beyond its walls, preference will be given to applicants who
are not currently affiliated with Emory.
SELECTION
CRITERIA
Applications will be judged on the promise and
significance of the proposed research project, in relation to the applicant’s
own work and that of other scholars; the intellectual distinction of the
applicant’s previous work; the applicant’s ability to engage in collegial
interactions that will substantively contribute to the FCHI and to the
University; and the contributions that the applicant’s proposed course will
make to the College.
Evaluators will look for
applicants and projects that will benefit from and contribute to the
interdisciplinary nature of the group of Fellows and the work of the FCHI. They will also be seeking variety and balance
among the disciplines represented at the Center.
For further information, please contact The Bill and Carol Fox Center
for Humanistic Inquiry:
FCHI
Emory
University
1635
North Decatur Road
Atlanta,
GA 30322 (30307 for overnight deliveries) Email:
fchi@emory.edu
404-727-6424 Website: chi.emory.edu
INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICANTS
The FCHI Junior and Post-Doctoral Fellows Program is
designed to offer research opportunities both to members of humanities
departments as traditionally defined and to other scholars working with
humanistic issues. Research projects
must be humanistic, but the Ph.D.s and academic appointments of Fellows may be
in any subject or department.
In ascertaining the eligibility of their projects,
potential applicants might find useful the definition offered in the Act that
set up the National Foundation for the Arts and Humanities: “The humanities
include, but are not limited to, the following fields: history, philosophy,
languages, literature, linguistics, archeology, jurisprudence, history and
criticism of the arts, ethics, comparative religion, and those aspects of the
social sciences employing historical or philosophical approaches. This last category includes cultural
anthropology, sociology, political theory, international relations, and other
subjects concerned with questions of value….”
Especially
appropriate are applicants whose research is likely to contribute to
intellectual exchange among a diverse group of scholars within the disciplines
of the humanities.
APPLICATION GUIDELINES (scroll down for specific instructions to follow)
Completed
applications should consist of:
1. FCHI Application Cover
Sheet/Funding Worksheet
2. Project Abstract and
Interdisciplinary Statement
3.
Curriculum vitae
4.
Description of Project
5.
Timeline for Project
6.
Course Description Worksheet
7.
Three (3) letters of recommendation
8.
If applicable, letter from applicant’s department chair indicating
approval of plans for leave
All supporting documents must be double-spaced. Please use 12-point type, and leave margins
of at least 1 inch on all sides. Proposals
that exceed the specified limits will not be considered.
SUBMISSION
Please
submit all documents directly via email to fchi@emory.edu. You may send
all your documents in one attachment, or you may send one email with multiple attachments. The email subject line should read: Applicant:
(your last name). Please do not email any documents until
your application package is complete.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2010 @ 4:00PM EST IS THE
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS AND ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that
all materials, including letters of
recommendation, reach the FCHI by the 18
February 2010 @ 4:00PM EST deadline. Incomplete applications will not be
considered after the deadline.
Awards will be announced in mid-April 2010.
SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
FOR APPLICANTS
1. FCHI Application Cover Sheet and Funding Worksheet: Please complete the
FCHI Application Cover Sheet and Funding Worksheet. A completed Funding
Worksheet must accompany all
applications. Previous funding for
related projects may be taken into consideration when the application is
reviewed and may influence FCHI funding. Please
do not email/send any documents until your application package is complete.
2. Project
Abstract and Interdisciplinary Statement: Both should be double-spaced
and each should be strictly limited to 100 words or less. In the Interdisciplinary Statement,
applicants should indicate how residency at an interdisciplinary humanities
research center would enhance their work.
3 Curriculum Vitae: No more than 3
pages should be submitted.
4.
Description of Project (1000 words
maximum, double-spaced): Applicants
should describe the specific research planned for the period of the FCHI
Fellowship, explaining the basic humanistic ideas, problems, or questions to be
explored. Included should be
explanations of the objectives and significance of the project, and the
methodology to be employed.
This description
should make clear any preliminary work already completed, the present state of
the proposed research, and any stages to be completed after the FCHI Fellowship
ends. Applicants should detail the
expected results of research during the Fellowship period, including the
ultimate forms of public presentation of their results (books, journal articles,
lectures, papers, editions, etc.).
5.
Timeline for Project (double-spaced):
A one-page outline of plans and goals for the project during the
Fellowship year, including expected dates of completion for each, should be
included. Applicant should be as precise
as possible about activities during the Fellowship period. Please remember that Fellows are expected to
be in residence at the FCHI full-time each semester.
6.
Course Description Worksheet (double-spaced): Besides the opportunity for individual
research and writing, FCHI Junior and Postdoctoral Fellowships are awarded to
promote an exchange of ideas among the Fellows during their time in the Center,
as well as to encourage interactions between the Fellows and the Emory
community. Thus Junior and Post-Doctoral
Fellows are expected to offer an upper-level undergraduate course on a subject
of their choosing during the spring of their fellowship year.
The Fellows’ courses will be offered in the College
curriculum under IDS 385, Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies. Applicants should include the title, a short
course description of no more than 20 lines, texts to be used, and any
departments or programs with which the course might be cross-listed.
7. Letters
of Recommendation: Three (3)
letters should be submitted directly to FCHI.
Please send a copy of “Information for Referees” to your three letter
writers, along with a copy of your proposal.
All supporting letters must be received via mail, fax, or email by
Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 4:00PM EST.
8. Department
Chair’s Letter Approving Leave – required for applicants who currently hold
academic appointments elsewhere.
Please contact Keith Anthony, FCHI Associate Director,
at 404-727-6424, or by email at keith.anthony@emory.edu
if you have questions about the Program.
The FCHI
regrets that currently it is unable to provide any assessments of unsuccessful
applications.
ELIGIBILITY
Because the Junior and Post-Doctoral Fellows Program
was established in part to create a diverse community of scholars in residence
at the Center as well as to introduce Emory University to promising work beyond
its walls, currently preference will be given to applicants who are not now
affiliated with Emory.
ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURES
Upon
notification of a FCHI Junior and Post-Doctoral Fellows Program Award,
recipients must agree to:
(a) conduct research in residence
full-time at the FCHI for the academic year;
(b) take full responsibility for
contributing to and maintaining an environment conducive to academic research
while at the Center
(c) submit a final report of progress to the Director at the end of the Fellowship;
(d) acknowledge the FCHI in all work
resulting from research and writing during the Fellowship;
(e) teach an undergraduate course in the
spring term of the Fellowship year;
(f) attend all Fellows’ lunches,
lectures and programs sponsored by the FCHI during their terms of residence;
(g) immediately notify the FCHI of any
other support or of any conflicts with the restrictions and conditions of this
Fellowship Program;
(h) for three years following the
Fellowship, provide written reports to the Director of the FCHI detailing how
their teaching and research has been influenced
by the time spent during the
Fellowship;
(i) if applicable, return to their Emory
University positions for the year immediately following their Fellowship.
PLEASE NOTE:
If you accept
another fellowship before notification about the FCHI Program, please
notify the FCHI as soon as possible so that alternates can be notified
promptly.
If for any reason a Fellow’s circumstances change
(such as Sabbatical Leave, Leave Without Pay, or the receipt of any grant or
award that conflicts with the conditions of this Fellowship), and the grantee
is unable to use the Fellowship during the academic year for which it was
granted, the Fellowship will be forfeited.
If the project involves human subjects, approval from
the proper Emory IRB Committee is required before funds can be approved. For more information, please consult <http:// www.emory.edu/IRB>.
CHECKLIST FOR SUBMISSION
Please submit all documents directly via email to fchi@emory.edu. You may send all your
documents in one attachment, or you may send one email with multiple
attachments. The email subject line should read: Applicant: (your last name).
Please do not email any documents until your application package is
complete.
Completed applications should consist of:
Please note that your
Letters of Recommendation should be submitted on your behalf under separate
cover. However, all materials pertaining to your application must be received
by the February 18,
2010 @ 4:00PM EST deadline.
If you
have any questions or problems regarding electronic submission, please email us
at fchi@emory.edu or call us at
404.727.6424.
INFORMATION FOR
REFEREES OF FELLOWSHIP APPLICANTS
In the letters of reference for candidates being
considered for a 2010-2011 Junior or Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the FCHI, it
would be very helpful to the Selection Committee if the following selection
criteria could be addressed:
1) the
promise and significance of the proposed research project, in relation to the
applicant’s own work and that of other scholars;
2)
the intellectual distinction of the applicant’s previous work;
3)
the applicant’s ability to engage in collegial interactions that will
substantively contribute to the
FCHI and to Emory University;
4)
the teaching abilities of the
applicant and the caliber of the applicant’s proposed course.
The
deadline for receipt of all letters of recommendation is February 18, 2010 @ 4:00PM EST.
Only applications that are complete by that date can be considered.
Please
send your letter directly to:
Selection Committee
The Bill and Carol Fox Center for
Humanistic Inquiry
Emory University
1635 North Decatur Road
Atlanta, GA 30322 (30307 for overnight
deliveries)
Letters
may also be faxed to 404-727-1669,
or sent by email to fchi@emory.edu. Please include the candidate’s last name in the email subject line.
If
you have any questions, please contact the Center at 404-727-6424.
Thank you very much for your assistance
with this evaluation.