USA-Postdoctoral Fellowships in Europe Study

The Harriman Institute of Columbia University, USA.

Two postdoctoral fellowships has been offered by the Institute for the study of Russian/Soviet influence in the Mediterranean Area.

Winning candidates will be contributing to a three-year research project dedicated to “Great Power(s) in the Mediterranean” coordinated by the Institute for the Study of Europe. The goal is to reconsider the role of the Mediterranean in modern European identity, with the fellows highlighting Russian and Soviet imperial influence in the region. By speaking of Great Power in the singular, the project wants to highlight the soft power dimensions of competing military and political hegemonies, including claims on resources, shifting global trade networks, religious proselytism and models of development.

The time framework is roughly 18th century to the present, including the Cold War era. The project welcomes expertise on the relations with Russia/Soviet influence of other imperial forces in the area (from the Ottoman and Western European Powers to the Americans) as well as of indigenous and post-colonial movements and states. In addition to conducting their own research, the fellows will help run workshops and other initiatives associated with the project.

Postdoctoral awards are residential and normally run for the academic year, September – May. This awards is for academic year 2008-2009 . In addition to the stipend and a research space, fellows have access to Columbia University research facilities. Candidates must have completed their dissertations within five years of taking up the Fellowship.

Application deadline: March 1st, 2008

Awards announcement: early April 2008

Interested candidates should send :

1. Research plan (750 words)
2. Curriculum vitae
3. A representative article or dissertation chapters
4. three letters of recommendation

Above documents should be sent to:

Barbara Singleton
The Harriman Institute
Columbia University MC 3345
New York, NY 10027