Qatar Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2010-2011 Georgetown University

Qatar Post-Doctoral Fellowship 2010-2011 Georgetown University

Georgetown University

The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) is pleased to announce the annual Qatar Post-Doctoral Fellowship competition. The fellowship will support a recent PhD working on the topic of US-Arab Relations, Arab Studies or Islamic Studies (broadly defined) for a period of one academic year for the purpose of transforming his/her dissertation into a book manuscript for publication. The fellow will receive a stipend of between $40,000 – $45,000 as well as benefits.
Responsibilities:
The fellowship requires residence at Georgetown University for the duration of academic year 2010-2011. The fellow will be given library privileges at Georgetown University and office space at CCAS. During the fall term the fellow will be expected to deliver a lecture at CCAS about his/her research. In the spring term, the fellow will teach a small seminar of his/her choosing broadly related to the subject of US-Arab relations or Arab or Islamic studies.
Qualifications:
Interested candidates must have completed a PhD between January 1, 2008 and August 31, 2010 from a university in the United States.
Application:
Candidates should submit:

• A cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Course proposal
• Three letters of recommendation
• A sample chapter from your dissertation
• An outline of your dissertation

The application must be postmarked no later than Feb. 1, 2010.
Send completed applications to:
Qatar Post-Doctoral Fellowship CCAS Georgetown University 37th and O Sts, NW 241 ICC Washington, DC 20057
For more information, visit: http://ccas.georgetown.edu