Fulbright-University of Vienna Visiting Professor in the Humanities and Cultural Studies, 2011-2012

Created:

2000-01

Affiliation:

University of Vienna

Length:

4 months: starting October 1, 2011 or March 1, 2012

Application:

Deadline is August 2, 2010. For more detail on the program, please consult http://catalog.cies.org/viewAward.aspx?n=1160.

Specialization:

The University of Vienna is seeking scholars to work with one or more of its departments associated with its Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies, its Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies, its Faculty of Philosophy and Education, its Faculty of Psychology, its Faculty of Social Sciences, its Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy, and its Center for Translation Studies.

Comments:

Candidates should outline their teaching and research interests and agendas in their proposals. The University of Vienna is seeking a scholar-teacher with a field of specialization in the disciplines listed above and is particularly interested in trans- and interdisciplinary approaches that might foster collaboration among the departments responsible for the above-mentioned disciplines. Candidates with fields of specialization that would facilitate association with one of the recently established Graduate School Initiatives and entail working with doctoral students are also welcome. For information on the programs consult doktorat.univie.ac.at.

Assignment:

A flexible combination of teaching and research activities that entails at least two class sessions (90 minutes each) per week and may include advising or supervising advanced students. Format, content and level of the individual courses (advanced undergraduate and graduate) are negotiated with the host institution.

Language:

Lecturing is in English. Some knowledge of German is desirable.

Benefits:

Euro 4,360 per month, a travel grant of Euro 800 for the grantee only, health and accident insurance, and monthly allowances of Euro 145 per accompanying dependent (up to 3). Housing costs are paid by the grantee.

Contact:

Alexandra Squitieri
Council for International Exchange of Scholars
3007 Tilden Street NW, Suite 5L
Washington, DC 20008
Tel.: (++1) 202 686 6244
e-mail: asquitieri@.iie.org

Former recipients:

2008-2009	Professor Christopher Beckwith University of Indiana Bloomington Eurasian Studies
2007-2008	Professor Ronald Hrebenar University of Utah Political Science
2006-2007	Professor William Grange University of Nebraska Theater
2005-2006	Professor Nancy Hargrove Mississippi State University English
2004-2005	Professor Willem DeVries University of New Hampshire Philosophy
2003-2004	Professor John White University of Florida Music
2002-2003	Professor Harold Kerbo California Polytechnic State University Sociology
2001-2002	Professor Anne Feldhaus Arizona State University Religious Studies
2000-2001	Professor Hugh Silverman SUNY Stony Brook Philosophy

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