Sep 19, 2008

CfA: Fellowship at Cornell U in Ottoman History and/or Iranian Studies

From: Julie Graham
Subject: Fellowship at Cornell U in Ottoman History and/or Iranian Studies for 2009-2011
Date: September 9, 2008

Cornell University:
With the sponsorship of the Society for the Humanities, the Department of Near Eastern Studies at Cornell University welcomes candidates in the area(s) of Ottoman History and/or Iranian Studies for a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral fellowship, 2009-2011.

We are especially interested in candidates with broad borderlands and comparative interests, such as the Safavid-Ottoman/ Qajar-Ottoman frontiers, religious and/or ethnic minorities in Ottoman-Iranian studies, Turkish and Persian cultures, literatures, film, or art.Postdoctoral fellows teach one course per semester, a lower-level survey course and one upper-level seminar.Applicants must have received their Ph.D. after September 2003; applicants who will have received the Ph.D. degree by June 30, 2009, are eligible to apply.Applicants should submit a full dossier (including a curriculum vitae, a detailed statement of research interests, an
article-length writing sample, two course proposals with syllabi for courses he/she
would teach at Cornell, and three letters of recommendation) to Department Manager,
Department of Near Eastern Studies, 409 White Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca,
NY 14853; telephone: (607) 255-5553; e-mail:jlg58@cornell. edu

Deadline: November 1, 2008
Cornell University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and educator. Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply.

Julie Graham
Administrative Manager
Department of Near Eastern Studies
Program of Jewish Studies Religious Studies Program

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