post-doctoral position in Ukrainian Studies

Mon Apr 25 18:03:07 UTC 2011

Dear colleagues,
here's an ad for a post-doc in Ukrainian Studies at U Manitoba, Winnipeg (Canada). Please circulate the information.
Thank you.
Elena Baraban

POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN  
UKRAINIAN STUDIES/UKRAINIAN CANADIAN STUDIES 

Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studies and  
German and Slavic Studies 

Faculty of Arts, University of Manitoba 

The University of Manitoba invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Ukrainian Studies and/or Ukrainian Canadian Studies for a one-year term starting September 1, 2011. This position is renewable for a second year after a successful year-one review. The postdoctoral fellow will be hosted jointly by the _Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studies[1] _and the Department of German and Slavic Studies[2] at the University of Manitoba.  

The successful candidate will be expected to engage in an active program of research, provide public lectures and participate in appropriate academic events. The fellowship award is $36 000. Additionally, up to $3000 will be made available to support research and travel related to the candidate?s project, for the tenure of the fellowship. The recipient will also have the opportunity to apply to teach two half-courses per year for additional renumeration (currently at $9592.80 per annum), subject to the availability of funds and the needs of the program.  

This new fellowship aims to support emerging scholars in the advancement of scholarship on Ukrainian and Ukrainian-Canadian culture, broadly defined. Winnipeg offers a wealth of research resources which may be explored, including the valuable archival materials in the Slavic Collection[3] at the University of Manitoba, the Archive of the Ukrainian Canadian Experience, the St. Andrew?s College Collection and Archives, the Ukrainian Cultural and Education Centre (_Oseredok[4]_) and the _Provincial Archives of Manitoba[5]_.  

ELIGIBILITY 
The fellowship is open to scholars in the social sciences and humanities and related disciplines (music, art and architecture) with a teaching and research focus on Ukrainian /Ukrainian-Canadian Studies. The successful candidate must have near-native fluency in English and Ukrainian, and have completed a Ph.D. not more than five years prior to the start of the fellowship period.  

The University of Manitoba encourages applications from qualified women and men, including members of visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE 
Applicants should submit their curriculum vitae, a one page description of a research plan that would be carried out during the period of the appointment, a description of University of Manitoba Ukrainian courses that they would be able to teach, and a statement which describes the areas and strengths in research and teaching that they would bring to our program. Ukrainian course listings can be found at the _CUCS[6]_ website and in the _academic calendar[7]_ under ?Department of German and Slavic Studies.? All application materials may be submitted either electronically or on CD.  Three confidential letters of reference must be received directly from the applicant?s referees. Referees may submit their letters electronically. Please ensure that all material is submitted by May 1, 2011 to: 

Dr. Linda Wilson 
Associate Dean of Arts 
University of Manitoba 
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 
(204)474-8403 (voice) 
(204)474-474-7590 (fax) 
lwilson at ms.umanitoba.ca (e-mail) 

Application materials, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the /Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Manitoba). / Please note that curriculum vitas may be provided to participating members of the search process.

Links:
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[1] http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/ukrainian_canadian_studies/
[2] http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/german_and_slavic/index.html
[3] http://umanitoba.ca/libraries/units/dafoe/subjects/slavic/slavic_collection.html
[4] http://www.oseredok.org/ucec/sites/main.asp?P=887E2OSD21
[5] http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/
[6] http://www.umanitoba.ca/centres/ukrainian_canadian/courses/all.html
[7] http://webapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/calendar11/

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