Postdoctoral Fellowship in Byzantine Studies 773 views

The Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame is inviting applications for a nine-month Postdoctoral Fellowship in Byzantine Studies. This fellowship is dedicated for junior scholars with a completed PhD whose research deals with some aspect of the Byzantine world.

About the fellowship:

• The selected fellow is expected to pursue promising research towards scholarly publication and/or the development of new subject areas.
• The intent of this Fellowship is to enable its holder to do innovative research drawing on the rich resources held in the Milton V. Anastos Collection, the Medieval Institute, and the Hesburgh Library more broadly.
• The fellowship will include the completion of book manuscripts and articles, work on text editions, or the development of new trajectories of research in one of the aforementioned fields.
• The Fellowship has no teaching responsibilities, but the fellow will have the opportunity to participate in the multidisciplinary activities of Notre Dame faculty related to Byzantium, Eastern Christianity, and the history of the Levant.
• The selected fellow will be provided with a private workspace in the Medieval Institute, enjoy full library and computer privileges, and have access to all the Institute’s research tools. The fellowship holder will pursue research in residence at the University of Notre Dame’s famed Medieval Institute during the 2018-19 academic year
• The nine-month position will begin in August 2019.

Requirements:

• Applications are open to qualified applicants in all fields and sub-disciplines of Byzantine Studies, such as History (including its auxiliary disciplines), Archaeology, Art History, Literature, Theology, and Liturgical Studies, as well as the study of Byzantium’s interactions with neighboring cultures.
• Applicant must hold a PhD from an internationally recognized institution.
• The Ph.D. must be in hand by the beginning of the fellowship term.

Fellowship value: $36,000 plus benefits

Applications:

• Apply via Interfolio and upload the following:
• A letter of application
• A project proposal (max 2500 words)
• Current CV
• Three letters of recommendation