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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Petro Jacyk Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Ukrainian Politics, Culture and Society

Overview

The Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (CERES) at the University of Toronto is accepting applications for the Petro Jacyk Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Ukrainian Politics, Culture, and Society for the 2011-2012 academic year. The objective of the Fellowship is to support the most promising junior scholars studying contemporary Ukraine and advance academic understanding of Ukrainian politics, culture, and society. The Fellowship was made possible by generous support of the Petro Jacyk Education Foundation.

• Description:

The Fellowship has a strong research and teaching component. The successful candidate will spend most of the Fellowship in residence at the University of Toronto. While at CERES, the Fellow is expected to devote his/her time to preparation of his/her dissertation/manuscript for publication, work closely with an appointed research supervisor and be actively involved in activities of the Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine. In addition to research, he/she is expected to teach a half-year course which deals with contemporary Ukraine (possibly from interdisciplinary and comparative perspective). The Fellow will also have an opportunity to spend some time in Ukraine (6-8 weeks) based at the National University of Kyiv–Mohyla Academy conducting his/her research and contributing to academic life at Kyiv-Mohyla. At the end of the tenure, the Fellow is expected to have a publication (book manuscript/occasional paper) ready for submission and provide a report of his/her activities to the Director of CERES;

• Eligibility:

The Fellowship is open to junior scholars in the social sciences and humanities with a teaching and research focus on contemporary Ukraine. The successful candidate must complete his/her PhDs not more than three years prior the beginning of the tenure. There is no restriction with respect to citizenship.


• Fellowship tenure:
The Centre makes one appointment for one academic year, to begin July 2008;

• Funding:
The Fellowship holder will receive $40,000 plus an allowance for research and travel expenses;

• Application Procedure:
Application form can be downloaded at Applicants should send the following materials by March 1, 2011: a CV, a three-page description of the planned research and writing projects in which he/she would engage during his/her tenure, a course description (one page single-spaced), writing sample: an article or excerpt of a book or dissertation chapter (20 page limit), and three letters of reference mailed separately to the address bellow. Short-listed candidates may be contacted for an interview. Inquiries may be sent by e-mail to at jacyk.program@utoronto.ca. or by regular mail to

Svitlana Frunchak
Ukrainian Programs Coordinator
Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies
Munk School of Global Affairs
University of Toronto
1 Devonshire Place
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3K7
Canada
Tel: (416) 946-8113
Fax: (416) 946-8939
www.utoronto.ca/ceres/


Svitlana Frunchak
Ukrainian Programs Coordinator
Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies
Munk School of Global Affairs
University of Toronto
1 Devonshire Place
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3K7
Canada
Tel: (416) 946-8113
Fax: (416) 946-8939
www.utoronto.ca/ceres/

Email: jacyk.program@utoronto.ca
Visit the website at http://www.utoronto.ca/jacyk/


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