Research opportunities

CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES

DISTINGUISHED INTERNATIONAL VISITING FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM:

Call for Applications Has Now Closed

As part of its international research collaboration, ARC Centre of Excellence in the History of Emotions (Europe 1100-1800) (CHE) will fund outstanding international scholars in the field to visit Australian universities and to work with members of the Centre on a research program of their choice.

CHE is now issuing a call for applications for Distinguished international Visiting Fellowships, to be taken over the period 1 January 2013 to December 2014.

Visiting fellowships normally last between four weeks and three months.  The Distinguished Visiting Fellow will be based at one of the five Australian universities hosting nodes of the Centre (University of Western Australia, University of Adelaide, Melbourne University, Sydney University and University of Queensland), but will normally visit other nodes of the Centre in the course of their stay.

Since the object of the Visiting Fellowships is primarily to promote collaborative research, the Visiting Fellows will not be required to undertake any undergraduate teaching, but will be required to deliver at least one paper or lecture, and might run graduate masterclasses, attend seminars and symposia or deliver other papers.

The Fellowship will fund the Visiting Fellow’s return airfare to Australia, accommodation in Australia, and travel between Australian nodes of the Centre.  Some living expenses may be negotiated.

Applicants should provide:

• An up-to-date academic CV.
• A description, no longer than one A4 page, of the proposed research to be undertaken during the Fellowship, including a statement of how the research relates to the Centre’s overall research into the history of emotions in Europe 1100-1800, and the proposed outcomes of the research (eg., part of a monograph draft, draft of an article jointly authored with one or more CHE member(s), development of further research interchange and collaboration programs, and so on). Note: it is expected that ARCCHE support would be acknowledged in any publication deriving from the Fellowship.
• The name(s) of CHE staff with whom the applicant wishes to collaborate, the preferred dates of the fellowship, and the preferred ‘home’ university for the duration of the visit.

For further information on the Centre’s research programs and projects, see: http://www.emotions.uwa.edu.au/research, or contact the Centre Director: Professor Philippa Maddern (philippa.maddern@uwa.edu.au).

Applications should be sent via email to:

Dr. Tanya Tuffrey,
Centre Manager, ARC CoE for the History of Emotions (Europe 1100-1800)
M201, Faculty of Arts
University of Western Australia,
CRAWLEY, 6009

Email: tanya.tuffrey@uwa.edu.au

Closing date:  14 March 2012
 

Postgraduate Research Scholarship

 Applications are now closed

Funding Body: University of Sydney
Title: Postgraduate Scholarship in Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Research Areas: Humanities & Social Sciences

Description:
A full-time postgraduate scholarship is available for a suitably qualified candidate with a good Honours degree in any aspect of medieval or early modern studies to undertake research leading to a PhD in Medieval and Early Modern Studies. The project is to investigate attitudes towards death expressed by medieval and/or early modern writers, with a particular focus on the writings of condemned prisoners facing execution.

The position forms part of a larger research project on medieval and early modern attitudes towards death being undertaken at the University of Sydney through the ARC Centre of Excellence in the History of Emotions (CHE). Other aspects of death currently under consideration by postdoctoral research fellows within the project include medieval attitudes towards suicide and early modern attitudes towards public execution.
For more information http://agile2.ucc.usyd.edu.au/ro/opportunities/scholarships/1031.

Eligibility: Applicants should have an Honours degree with a major in some aspect of medieval and/or early modern studies. They must have a demonstrable understanding of how to read and interpret medieval and/or early modern texts. They must have a facility with one or more medieval and/or early modern languages. Applicants must be Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents.

Amount awarded: Valued at $26,000 per annum for up to three years, plus a total of $13,500 research and travel funding over three years. Alternatively, if the candidate has applied for and is successful in obtaining an APA, the scholarship can be offered as top-up funding of $5,500 per annum.

Application guide: Further information can be obtained from Dr Juanita Ruys, Medieval and Early Modern Centre, Woolley Building A20, University of Sydney NSW 2006 (Email: juanita.ruys@sydney.edu.au).  Applications should be sent direct to Dr Ruys at the above address, and should include a curriculum vitae, copies of academic transcript, and the names and contact details of at least two referees.

Closing date: 27 January 2012

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