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The Crake Foundation and the Department of Classics at Mount Allison University are pleased to announce the Crake Doctoral Fellowship in Classics for the academic year 2017-2018. The Crake Fellowship is non-renewable, open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents who, at the time of taking up the fellowship, have completed all course and residential requirements for a Doctorate in Classics, passed all preliminary examinations and completed the research for the thesis, and who can reasonably be expected to finish the doctorate during the year of the fellowship.

The holder will be asked to teach one course in each of the Fall and Winter terms, give a public lecture, and be in Sackville from September to the end of April. In 2017- 2018 the holder of the Crake Fellowship will receive $30,500 (CDN), with an allowance of up to $5,000 (CDN) to cover moving and other research-associated expenses.

Applications may be made through email or post and should include a curriculum vitae, official transcripts and three letters of reference. The thesis supervisor should be asked to write concerning the subject of the thesis and the expected date for its final submission. Applicants should also send a statement regarding the progress of their doctoral studies, including their schedule for completion, and a 1-2 page synopsis of their thesis.

Completed applications, digital or on paper, should be sent to:

Dr. Bruce Robertson, Head,
Department of Classics Mount Allison University,
63D York Street,
Sackville, New Brunswick
E4L 1G9 Canada

email: brobertson@mta.ca

The deadline for receipt of applications is April 21, 2017 and continues until the position is filled. Mount Allison University welcomes diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified genders, including aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities.