St. Luke’s Scholarships - 4th British Patristic Conference

 The 4^th British Patristics Conference

University of Exeter  5 – 7 September 2012

is pleased to announce it will offer ten

St. Luke’s Scholarships

Each scholarship will provide £200 towards conference and travel costs.  Scholarships are available for graduate students and for post-doctoral scholars with no current academic post or source of income.

Please apply to:   Dr Morwenna Ludlow    britishpatristics@gmail.com by   Friday 10^th August 2012.

Please provide the following details:-

1. Full contact details (email and postal address).

2. Your current institution, degree course and academic supervisor (if applicable).

3. The title of your dissertation/thesis, or a short (one sentence) summary of your current research.

4. Your current funding (for example: are you in receipt of a scholarship? does it cover fees alone, or fees and living expenses? does it provide you with a lump sum to set against fees?)

5. Do you have additional sources of funding or additional demands on your income (e.g. do you have dependents)?

6. Are you able to apply for funding from your current institution to cover the cost of this conference?  Have you applied?  Have you been successful?  If so, how much have you been awarded?

You do not necessarily have to provide figures; however, the clearer the information is, the more easily the committee will be able to make their decision.  Decisions will be made on the basis of our judgment of financial circumstances and how much the applicant will benefit from attending the conference, not on academic merit, so please do not provide an academic cv.  We will not contact your supervisor unless we need to clarify your current academic affiliation and/or funding from your current institution.  All information will be treated absolutely confidentially by the conference committee.  It is a condition of the scholarships that the recipients’ names are sent to the St Luke’s College foundation, but the names will not otherwise be publicised.

Applications which have not arrived by noon on Friday 10th August 2012 will not be considered.

The committee will make their decisions as soon as they can.

The committee is very grateful to the St. Luke’s College Foundation for their generosity in making this award and for providing other funding for the conference.  We are particularly pleased that they were prepared to include the 4^th British Patristics Conference in their funding round for the 2012-13 academic year.

Full details about the conference, including programme and booking details can be found at:

http://humanities.exeter.ac.uk/research/conferences/patristics .                                                                          

Promotions- und Postdoktoranden-Stipendien / Bursaries

Das Max-Weber-Kolleg für kultur- und sozialwissenschaftliche Studien der Universität Erfurt schreibt zum 1. Oktober 2012 aus:

Promotions- und Postdoktoranden-Stipendien

für Vorhaben aus den Bereichen Soziologie, Religionswissenschaft, Geschichte, Philosophie, Theologie, Rechtswissenschaft oder Wirtschaftswissenschaft im Rahmen des „Weberschen Forschungsprogramms“ des Max-Weber-Kollegs für bis zu drei bzw. zwei Jahre.

Gute Deutsch- und Englischkenntnisse sind für alle Kollegiaten verpflichtend sowie die Bereitschaft zur Teilnahme am interdisziplinären Programm des Kollegs. Nähere Informationen zur inhaltlichen Ausrichtung des Forschungsprogramms sowie zu Voraussetzungen und Bewerbungsmodalitäten finden sich unter www.uni-erfurt.de/maxwe.

Für Doktoranden mit einem Interesse an antiker Religion verweisen wir auf die auf der Website zu findenden Ausschreibung des Projekts „Lived Ancient Religion“.

Die Universität strebt eine Erhöhung des Anteils von Frauen im wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs an und fordert qualifizierte Frauen auf, sich zu bewerben.

Bewerbungen einschl. Lebenslauf, Zeugnissen, einem Gutachten eines Hochschullehrers und einem Exemplar der Magister- bzw. Diplomarbeit (für Postdoktoranden: ein Exemplar der Dissertation) sowie einem Exposé des Forschungsvorhabens (ca. 5 Seiten), in dem die Fragestellung, der Forschungsstand, die methodische Herangehensweise und die leitenden Hypothesen dargestellt werden und ein Arbeits- und Zeitplan enthalten ist, sind schriftlich und in digitaler Form (Datei mit max. 2 MB an Dekanat.MWK@uni-erfurt.de) bis zum 9. Juli 2012 zu richten an: Dekanat, Max-Weber-Kolleg der Universität Erfurt, Am Hügel 1, 99084 Erfurt. Für die Rücksendung der Unterlagen bitten wir, einen adressierten und ausreichend frankierten Briefumschlag beizulegen. Für Rückfragen steht Ihnen Frau Ilona Bode (Dekanat.MWK@uni-erfurt.de) zur Verfügung.

FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE AT IIAS

FELLOWSHIPS AVAILABLE  AT IIAS

Applications are invited for Postdoctoral Fellowships at  the International Institute for Asian Studies. We are particularly looking  for researchers focusing on the three clusters: ‘Asian  Cities’, ‘Asian  Heritages', and ‘Global  Asia’ (click on the links for a description of the  clusters),

Application deadline: 1 April  2012

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Eligibility
The  positions are intended for outstanding post-doctoral researchers from around  the world, to work on an important piece of research in the social sciences  and humanities. Interdisciplinary interests are encouraged. We also welcome  researchers who would like to work on a collaborative grant proposal or  develop their PhD thesis into book publication.

Areas of  research focus
We are particularly looking for researchers  focusing on the three clusters 'Asian cities', 'Asian heritages' and 'Global  Asia'. However some positions will be reserved for outstanding projects in  any area outside of those listed. Applications which link to more than one  field are also welcome.

Terms and  conditions
Applicants must have fulfilled all  requirements of the PhD. If you are a PhD candidate at the point of  application, you may also apply provided that you are confirmed for  graduation within 6 months after the deadline. A letter from your university  will be required to confirm your graduation before your proposed start  date.
If you are applying for a grant from IIAS to cover your  research period in the Netherlands, the fellowship will be tenable for a  maximum period of 6 months.
Support for research (office facilities,  library access, networks, etc.) will be provided.
Affiliated fellows  are expected to participate in IIAS events, including the fellow seminars and  monthly lunches and drinks.

Grant
If  IIAS decides to sponsor your research by awarding a grant, the fellowship at  IIAS will include:

 An all-inclusive and fixed monthly  allowance (2,000 Euro) for the agreed period.
Travel expenses  (economy class) to and from IIAS.

Invitation to  apply
Interested applicants are invited to email/post their  applications, consisting of:
Application form  (word)
Curriculum VitaeA minimum of two letters of  reference,
Please ensure that a minimum of two letters of reference  is sent to us in confidence via email or post, commenting on your academic  abilities and the value of your research project by the appropriate deadline  (1 April).
List of publications

IMPORTANT NOTES  WHEN SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION:
1. If you are sending us your  application via email you will receive a reply acknowledging receipt of your  email/application;
2. Please send us your application only once. If  you have already sent in your application via email, kindly do not send the  same application via post (and vice versa);
3. Emails larger than 10MB  are rejected by our email system. Please keep your email and attachments  below 10MB by zipping any large files.

Application  address
Address for submission of applications, reference  letters and/or queries:
(1) Email: iiasfellowships@iias.nl
    
     OR
(2)  Fellowship Programme
     c/o Ms Sandra van der  Horst
     International Institute for Asian  Studies
     Rapenburg 59
      2311 GJ Leiden
     The  Netherlands

See for more information on fellowships and  fellows at IIAS: http://www.iias.nl/page/iias-fellowship