Deadline for Applications: February 18, 2010
Announcement of Awards: Mid-April, 2010
The Bill and Carol
Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry announces a new Junior/Post-Doctoral
Fellowship in Poetics, funded by a Challenge Grant awarded by the National
Endowment for the Humanities, for an academic year of study, teaching, and
residence in the Center. Please note
that 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., who received
their Ph.D.s before Fall 2007); and Post-Doctoral
Fellows, who must have the Ph.D.
before submission of their applications, are awarded to those who have held
the Ph.D. for no more than three years before receiving the fellowship.
This Fellowship is
to highlight the importance of the ongoing critical, theoretical, and creative
engagements with poetry across Emory University, as well as marking the
emergence of the Robert W. Woodruff Library’s Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare
Books Library (MARBL) as a major center for research in poetry. For
more information on MARBL, please see <http://marbl.library.emory.edu/>.
The general purpose of the FCHI’s
Junior/Post-Doctoral Fellows Program is to stimulate and support humanistic
research of scholars in the early stages of their careers with time, space, and
other resources. An essential feature
of the 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 Poetics Fellows will be
expected to offer an upper-level undergraduate course on a subject of their
choosing during the spring of their fellowship year.
Stipends of $40,000 will be offered to
Junior/Post-Doctoral Fellows in Poetics.
In addition, a research budget of $2000 will be made available to
each Fellow, along with shared office space in the Center and access to the
Emory University Libraries.
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, currently preference will be given to
applicants who are not 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 (specific instructions to follow)
Completed
applications should consist of:
1. FCHI Application Cover
Sheet/Funding Sheet
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 deadline. Incomplete
applications will not be considered after the deadline.
Awards will be announced 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.IRB.emory.edu>.
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, with the exception of your letters of recommendation.
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.
Deadline
for Applications: February 18, 2010 @ 4:00PM EST
INFORMATION FOR REFEREES OF FELLOWSHIP APPLICANTS
In the letters of reference for candidates being
considered for a 2010-2011 Junior or Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Poetics 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.
Deadline for Receipt of Letters: Thursday, February 18, 2010
@ 4:00PM EST