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Dissertation Fellowship Scholar in the International Center for the Humanities and Social Change

Employer
UC, Santa Barbara
Location
California, United States
Salary
Not specified
Date posted
May 19, 2017

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Position Type
Faculty Positions, Humanities, History, Religion
Employment Level
Fellowship
Employment Type
Full Time

The International Center for the Humanities and Social Change at the University of California, Santa Barbara, invites applications for the position of dissertation fellowship scholar for the academic year 2017-2018. Applicants must be advanced to candidacy at an accredited university. The fellowship is also open to international applicants.

For our dissertation fellowships, we seek applicants from all fields in the humanities, arts, and humanistic social sciences whose work speaks in creative and far-reaching ways to questions of fact, value, clarity, and responsibility as these relate especially (though not exclusively) to matters such as media, politics, public trust, and institutional legitimacy; big data, surveillance, artificial intelligence, and automation in contemporary political, economic, and social life; cultures and economies of entertainment and spectacle, consumerism, narcissism, addiction, and distraction; struggle and contestation surrounding racial, ethnic, sexual, national, and religious identity; nihilism, fundamentalism, secularity, and the challenges of religious and political radicalization. For more information, please visit http://www.religion.ucsb.edu/hsc/fellowships/

Dissertation fellowship scholars will receive a fellowship grant of $30,000 in exchange for active participation in the Center's 2017-2018 program. Duration of the award is nine months, beginning in the fall quarter of the 2017-2018 academic year. Scholars are required to be in residence during the entire fellowship period. The Center is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research and service.

Primary consideration will be given to applications submitted by May 30, 2017, but all applications will be considered until positions are filled. Applications should be submitted to https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/apply/JPF01011 and should include:

--Cover letter
-- Curriculum vitae
--Brief statement (1000 words maximum) summarizing the applicant's intellectual interests, scholarly training, and research agenda as these relate to our year's projected themes
--Dissertation prospectus
--Writing sample (ideally a drafted dissertation chapter or published article)
--Proof of Advancement to Candidacy
--Two letters of recommendation

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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