NEW Harriman Post-Doctoral Fellowships

[Diana Howansky]

Harriman Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research Project on 
Russia and Islam

The Harriman Institute proposes to award two postdoctoral fellowships 
for a new research project on the Russian lands and Islam. This project 
seeks to reconsider the relationship between religion and modernity in 
Russian history, by highlighting the role played by religious 
institutions, policies and ideas in the transformation and modernization 
of the imperial and post-imperial state from 1750 to the present. 
Focusing, in particular, on the Russian relationship with Islam it seeks 
to foster a reappraisal of the geopolitical significance of the 
long-term Russian interaction – through the Tsarist and Soviet eras – 
with its southern neighbors, in particular, the Ottoman empire and its 
successor states, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Candidates with a 
background in Russian or Ottoman studies, or with other relevant 
research interests, are invited to apply. The fellowships are for 
academic year 2007-2008 and will involve, in addition to research, 
helping to run a workshop and conferences associated with the project. 
For more information on the project, please contact Project Director, 
Professor Mark Mazower: mm2669 at columbia.edu.

Postdoctoral awards are normally for one academic year, although in some 
cases the support can be for one semester. They require that the 
recipient be in residence at Columbia. All fellows have access to the 
Institute's reading room, archives, lectures, and discussions as well as 
the resources within the Columbia library system. Although the 
Institute's space is limited, it does accommodate postdoctoral fellows 
with desk areas.

Eligibility is restricted to those applicants who have received the 
Ph.D. within the five years prior to the fellowship period for which 
they are applying. Candidates must have successfully defended and 
deposited their dissertations prior to the commencement of the fellowship.

HOW TO APPLY

Candidates should send the following materials to the Fellowship 
Committee, Russia and Islam Research Project, c/o Barbara Singleton, at 
the address below, by March 15th  (fellowships begin the following 
September):

1. A research plan outlining how the scholar's time will be spent at the 
Institute

2. A curriculum vitae

3. A substantial portion of the applicant's dissertation (one or two 
chapters, or an abstract of the dissertation)

In addition, the applicant should have three letters of recommendation 
sent to the Fellowship Committee of the Harriman Institute.

Barbara Singleton, Harriman Institute, Columbia University, 420 West 
118th Street, New York, New York 10027

-- 
Diana Howansky
Staff Associate
Ukrainian Studies Program
Columbia University
Room 1208, MC3345
420 W. 118th Street
New York, NY  10027
(212) 854-4697
ukrainianstudies at columbia.edu
http://www.harrimaninstitute.org/courses/ukrainian_studies_program.html

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