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> From: H-Atlantic Editor <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: October 30, 2012 7:26:21 PM EDT
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> Subject: FELL: Weatherhead Initiative on Global History Postdoctoral  
> Fellowships (Harvard University)
> Reply-To: "H-NET List on the History of the Atlantic World,  
> 1500-1800" <[log in to unmask]>
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> From: Holger Droessler <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 8:54 AM
> Subject: FELL: Weatherhead Initiative on Global History Postdoctoral
> Fellowships (Harvard University)
>
>
> *Weatherhead Initiative on Global History Postdoctoral Fellowships*
>
> * *
>
> *Description*
>
> The Weatherhead Initiative on Global History (WIGH) at Harvard  
> University
> identifies and supports outstanding scholars whose work responds to  
> the
> growing interest in the encompassing study of global history. We  
> seek to
> organize a community of scholars interested in the systematic  
> scrutiny of
> developments that have unfolded across national, regional, and  
> continental
> boundaries and who propose to analyze the interconnections—cultural,
> economic, ecological and demographic—among world societies. We  
> encourage
> applicants from all over the world, and especially from outside  
> Europe and
> North America, hoping to create a global conversation on global  
> history.
>
> For further information about WIGH please consult our website at
> http://wigh.wcfia.harvard.edu.
>
> WIGH Fellows are appointed for one year and are provided time,  
> guidance,
> office space, and access to Harvard University facilities. They  
> should be
> prepared to devote their entire time to productive scholarship and may
> undertake sustained projects of research or other original work.  
> They will
> join a vibrant community of global history scholars at Harvard.
>
> * *
>
> *Terms*
>
> *
> *
>
> The competition for these awards is open only to scholars with a PhD  
> (or
> comparable professional school degree). If still pursuing the PhD,  
> WIGH
> Fellows must receive their degree no later than May 2013. We expect  
> that
> candidates will be able to submit samples of independent work  
> (articles,
> papers, dissertation chapters) in support of their candidacies on  
> request. The
> WIGH Fellowship is residential and Fellows are ordinarily expected  
> to live
> in the Cambridge/Boston area for the duration of their appointments  
> unless
> traveling for pre-approved research purposes, and they are expected to
> participate in WIGH activities, including a bi-weekly seminar.
>
> Fellows will receive an annual stipend of up to $50,000, according to
> fellows’ needs. Applications are welcome from qualified persons  
> without
> regard to nationality, gender, or race.
> *
> *
>
> **
>
> *How to Apply*
>
> Applications are due *January 15th, 2013.* The following materials are
> required for a complete application:
>
>   - a current curriculum vitae, including a list of publications  
> (include
>   3 copies)
>   - a statement of the applicant's proposed research, including
>   intellectual objectives and planned methodological and  
> disciplinary work
>   (no more than 3 pages; include 3 copies)
>   - a cover letter which succinctly states the applicant's academic  
> field
>   and proposed or actual research topic (include 3 copies)
>   - a completed application form (available at
>   http://wigh.wcfia.harvard.edu/)
>   - two letters of recommendation (can be mailed directly to WIGH by
>   referee)
>   - an abstract summarizing the applicant’s dissertation (no more  
> than 200
>   words)
>
> Please do *not* staple materials. Faxed or e-mailed applications  
> *will not
> be accepted*.
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> *Application materials should be mailed to:*
>
> Weatherhead Initiative on Global History
> Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
> Harvard University
> 1727 Cambridge Street
> Cambridge, MA 02138
> USA
> ------------------------------
>
>
> All materials must be received by January 15th. The selection process
> begins immediately thereafter. Applicants whose materials are late or
> incomplete are at a disadvantage when considered by the Selection
> Committee.
>
>
>
>
>
> *For additional information contact:*
>
> Jessica Barnard, Program Coordinator
> [log in to unmask]
> Phone: +001 (617) 495-8923