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University of St
Andrews
School of
Philosophical, Anthropological and Film
Studies Houtan
Foundation Visiting Fellowship for the Anthropology of
Iran Department of
Social Anthropology
The University of St Andrews, in association with the Houtan
Foundation, invites applications for a Visiting Fellowship, tenable
for the 2009/10 academic year (one semester only).
Applicants should be scholars with an established record of academic
excellence, normally holding a PhD or equivalent. Current Doctoral
students are not eligible to apply. Applicants should be engaged in
any field of anthropology or social sciences, on a topic of relevance
to contemporary Iran. Applicants must demonstrate sufficient command
of English to take full advantage of and contribute to the academic
life of the University of St Andrews.
The Houtan Foundation Visiting Fellow will be a Visiting Scholar of
the University of St Andrews and should have
adequate financial support from a grant or contract for research. The
benefits of the Fellowship include a stipend of £3,500 and the use of
a shared workroom in the Department of Social Anthropology.
The duties of the post are to promote knowledge and scholarship on
the anthropology of Iran through individual research. The person
appointed would normally organize a departmental lecture related to
the subject of their research in the course of their Fellowship, in
cooperation with the Department of Social Anthropology.
Applications, including a covering letter, research proposal for work
to be conducted while on the Visiting Fellowship, CV and list of
publications, should be sent to: Prof Christina Toren, The Head of
Department of Social Anthropology, Department of Social Anthropology,
North Street, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9AL, Scotland, U.K. Applicants
must also arrange for three letters of reference to be sent directly
to the Head of Department of Social Anthropology. The deadline for
applications is 30 April 2009.
To request further information on the Houtan Foundation Visiting
Fellowship and to discuss proposed topics please contact:
Dr. P. Khosronejad: [log in to unmask]
Information on the activities of the Department of Social
Anthropology can be found
at:
www.st-
andrews.ac.uk/anthropology
Also, for further information on the Institute for Iranian Studies at
the University of
St Andrews, please follow this link:
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/iranian/index.html
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