RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Research Fellowships for U.S.-Based Scholars
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Research Fellowships for CHINA-Based Scholars
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Research fellowships
for US-based scholars at the Needham Research Institute,
Cambridge, UK
PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO APPROPRIATE RECIPIENTS
The Needham
Research Institute
(NRI), home of the Science and Civilisation in China project, provides
scholars
with excellent facilities for research into the history of science,
technology
and medicine in East Asia.
Funds granted
by the Andrew W.
Mellon Foundation make it possible for the NRI to offer a number of 13
week
fellowships tenable at the Institute for US-based scholars and
researchers
working within the broad field of the history of science, technology
and
medicine in East Asia. These fellowships are tenable during the
academic year
which runs from October 2010 to June, 2011, and preference will
normally be
given to scholars who wish to visit the Institute during the Cambridge
University terms which run from October through December 2010, January
through
March and April through June, 2011.
Applications
must include CV and a
description of the work that will be done during the period of the
fellowship,
together with two letters of recommendation from qualified
persons. The
project description should indicate why it would be particularly
helpful for
the researcher to be able to work at the NRI.
The
deadline for receipt of applications for fellowships to be taken up
during the
academic year 2010/2011 is Friday 28th May 2010.
The remit of
these fellowships is
intended to be as wide as is necessary to maximise the contribution
they can
make to the development of what is a varied and lively field, however:
(1)
Recipients should normally be
engaged in research using primary materials in East Asian languages.
This is
not however intended to exclude candidates who are also using
western-language
materials to carry out research into contacts between China and other
countries.
(2)
Recipients must either hold
academic posts in a US university, or be registered for a research
degree in a
US university.
The
fellowships will meet the costs
of economy air travel to the UK, together with a grant adequate to
cover living
costs in Cambridge for one semester, and some support for research
expenses and
travel in the UK. While these fellowships are primarily intended to
fund
one-semester visits, under exceptional circumstances they may be held
for
longer periods.
The fellowships will be awarded without distinction of gender, ethnic
origin or
other factors irrelevant to scholarly merit. Other things being equal,
preference will be given to proposals from scholars at an earlier stage
of
their careers, but others should not feel precluded from making
applications.
Please send
applications and
enquiries to:
The
Institute
Administrator
Needham Research Institute,
8 Sylvester Road,
Cambridge CB3 9AF
Email:
admin[put
the "at" sign here]nri.org.uk
Details of the NRI may be found at http://www.nri.org.uk
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Research
fellowships for scholars from P.R. China at the Needham Research
Institute,
Cambridge, UK
PLEASE CIRCULATE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TO APPROPRIATE RECIPIENTS
The
Needham Research Institute (NRI), home of the Science and Civilisation
in
Funds
granted by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation make it possible for the NRI
to
offer fellowships for scholars working within the broad field of the
history of
science, technology and medicine in
Applications must include CV and a description of the work that will be done during the period of the fellowship, together with two letters of recommendation from qualified persons. The project description should indicate why it would be particularly helpful for the researcher to be able to work at the NRI.
For those wishing to apply for a six-month fellowship commencing in October 2010 or January 2011 the deadline is Friday 28th May 2010.
The
fellowship will meet the costs of return economy air travel to the
The
successful applicant is likely to be a postgraduate student or
post-doctoral by
a few years. They will have a
level of spoken and written English that will enable them to interact
with
scholars in Cambridge from their arrival, since they will be expected
to take
an active part in the scholarly community at the NRI and participate
not only
in the regular weekly seminars and occasional workshops held at the
Institute,
but also attend seminars relevant to their subject which are held in
the
Department of History and Philosophy of Science and elsewhere in the
University
of Cambridge. It is expected that they will use
part of their time in
Please send applications and enquiries to:
The
Institute Administrator
Needham Research Institute,
Email: admin[put the "at" sign here]nri.org.uk
Details of the NRI may be found at http://www.nri.org.uk
THE LI FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP OF NEW YORK
to honour the memory of Dr Lu Gwei-djen
A
visiting Fellowship tenable at the Needham Research Institute in
1. Curriculum Vitae with a full list of
any publications.
2. A research proposal of approximately 1,000 words in length.
This
proposal should give a clear indication of the source material which
the
candidate proposes to use in his or her research together with an
indication of
the methodology to be followed. Candidates are asked to explain why a
visit to
the UK in general and the NRI in particular would be valuable for their
research. While in Cambridge, the successful candidate will be expected
to
attend the seminars of at least one University department as well as
the
Institute; candidates should indicate which department is of interest
to them.
3. A copy of a certificate of the level of achievement in spoken and
written
English.
4. Letters of support from two academic referees.
Please note that ALL documentation must be submitted in English.
Strong
preference will be given to candidates under the age of 40 who have not
previously spent significant periods working outside China, who have a
good
level of spoken English, and who will use part of their time in
Cambridge on
work intended for publication in a refereed Western-language academic
journal.
The closing date for 2010/2011 applications will be Friday
28th
May 2010.
Address for applications:
The Institute
Administrator,
Needham Research Institute,
8 Sylvester Road,
Cambridge CB3 9AF,
U.K.
Email: admin[put the "at" sign here]nri.org.uk
Details of the NRI may be found at http://www.nri.org.uk