DUMBARTON OAKS-TRUSTEES FOR HARVARD – WASHINGTON, DC
(IN ASSOCIATION WITH GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY)
Post-doctoral teaching fellowship in Byzantine Studies. The Program in Byzantine Studies within Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection (www.doaks.org), in association with Georgetown University, announces a three-year post-doctoral teaching fellowship (2011-14), with an optional fourth year of teaching (2014-15), in post-classical Greek language and literature. This is the third of three positions, each with a different local university and with a different disciplinary focus. The fellowship held from 2009-10 through 2011-12 (with the possibility of extension through teaching in 2012-13) is in early Christian and Byzantine art, architecture, and archaeology, at Dumbarton Oaks and Catholic University of America, and the three-year fellowship held from 2010-11 through 2012-13 (with the possibility of extension through teaching in 2013-14) is in Byzantine History, at Dumbarton Oaks and George Washington University. The goal of Dumbarton Oaks in sponsoring these three fellowships is to stimulate American Byzantine Studies, especially in the DC area, through early-career fellowships for American or US-educated scholars. No support for pursuit of visas will be provided.
Dumbarton Oaks Post-Doctoral Teaching Fellows in Byzantine Studies are provided study space at Dumbarton Oaks, where they are expected to spend half of their time on personal research projects. They also have the opportunity to teach on a half-time basis at Georgetown University (two semester-long courses per year). At the end of the three years the university that has benefited from their teaching will offer them the option of a fourth year of full-time teaching, to be supported wholly by the university. The purpose of these fellowships is to enable outstanding recent recipients of the Ph.D. to advance their research, while gaining experience in the classroom. Successful candidates will also be expected to contribute to the intellectual life of the academic community at Dumbarton Oaks by participating regularly in various academic events such as colloquia and seminars.
The fellowship to be offered for 2011-14 (+ 2014-15) will be in Byzantine Greek language and literature (CE 300-1500). The teaching component of the fellowship will take place at Georgetown University. Candidates with a broad knowledge of Greek of all periods will be welcomed.
Applicants must have completed all requirements for the doctoral degree by May 2011, but no earlier than June 2005. Candidates must be citizens of the United States or Canada or else graduates of a North American university, and must have an excellent command of spoken and written English.
The salary will be $60,000 per year, and fellows will be eligible for health insurance. In addition to their salary, fellows will receive $1,000 per year for research expenses, and travel expenses when presenting a paper at an academic conference (annual limit of $1,000 for a domestic conference or $1200 for an international conference). Fellows are responsible for their own travel and moving expenses, as well as for finding and paying for their housing in the Washington area. The place of residence during the summer months will be optional; fellows may work at Dumbarton Oaks or travel elsewhere.
The selection committee will award the post-doctoral teaching fellowship on the basis of the following criteria: 1) demonstrated scholarly accomplishment, and overall excellence in research and teaching; 2) potential future impact on the field of Byzantine studies through teaching and writing; 3) significance and quality of the research project(s) to be carried out at Dumbarton Oaks; 4) knowledge of the relevant ancient and modern languages; and 5) ability to contribute to
the academic community at Dumbarton Oaks, Georgetown and other local area universities.
By January 1, 2011 the selection committee must have received from candidates six copies of an application consisting of a cover letter that includes a statement of teaching experience and proposed courses, a curriculum vitae, and a 1000-word description of the research project(s) to be carried out during the term of the fellowship. Three letters of recommendation should also be submitted by this date. Please send all materials to: Margaret Mullett, Director of Byzantine Studies, Dumbarton Oaks, 1703 32nd St., NW, Washington, DC 20007. E-mail: mullettm@doaks.org; phone: 202-339-6942.