[United States]Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Southeast Asian Studies – Columbia University

The Weatherhead East Asian Institute invites applications for its 2007-2008 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Southeast Asian Studies. Candidates from all social science disciplines, including history, are welcome to apply. The fellowship will cover a 10 or 12-month period beginning July 1, 2007 or September 1, 2007. The Fellow will devote half time to his or her own research and will teach one graduate-level course on Southeast Asia per semester. The stipend for 2007-2008 is $42,000, plus benefits.

Eligibility
Applicants must have completed all Ph.D. degree requirements (completed and filed the dissertation) between July 2003 and July 2007. Applicants must have completed their Ph.D. in a social science discipline, including history, working on modern Southeast Asia. Applications from individuals who hold or have held regular faculty positions will not be considered.

Application Procedure
Applicants should submit the following:

  • Application Cover Sheet
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Research Proposal (2-3 pages)
  • Graduate-Level Southeast Asia Course Proposal (1-2 pages)
  • Three Letters of Reference (signed and sealed)*

Letters of reference may be those included in a placement dossier and may be enclosed with the application (if signed and sealed) or sent directly by the referee.

All application materials (including letters of reference) should be submitted on or before January 10, 2007. Faxed or e-mailed applications will not be accepted. Candidates may be invited for a phone interview. All evaluations of applications are confidential. The results will be announced no later than February 28, 2007.

Return completed applications to:

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Southeast Asian Studies
Weatherhead East Asian Institute
Columbia University
Mail Code 3333
420 West 118th Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10027

For more information on the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Southeast Asian Studies, send your inquiry to: weai@columbia.edu.

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