*Apologies for cross-postings*
Some list members may be interested in the scheme advertised below at
Queen Mary, University of London. This year the Department of Geography
is fortunate to be hosting Sallie Marston, Stuart Elden and Alec Murphy
as visitors under this scheme, and last year Maria Kaika and Wendy
Larner joined us.
With best wishes
Adrian Smith
Distinguished Visiting Fellowships 2009/10
Queen Mary, University of London
Graduate School in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Applications are invited for up to eight Distinguished Visiting
Fellowships. The Fellowships are intended to appeal to senior scholars
from the UK or overseas who wish to spend a period, for the purposes of
research, in one of the most stimulating intellectual environments in
London. They have been created by the College in response to a
substantial donation from the Westfield Trust to build on-campus
residential accommodation specifically for this purpose. The
accommodation, part of a new student village, opened in September 2004.
The Fellowships are attached to the Graduate School in the Humanities
and Social Sciences, to which ten academic Schools and Departments
contribute: the School of Languages, Linguistics & Film (Spanish,
German, French, Russian, Linguistics, Film), English; Drama; History;
Politics; Law; the Centre for Commercial Law Studies; Geography;
Economics, and the Centre for Business Management.
At the 2001 RAE, 92 per cent of the 200+ staff submitted were graded 5
or 5* and the Graduate School currently has some 1,200 students
following taught Masters or doctoral research programmes.
Each Fellow will be provided with a studio or one-bedroom flat, with
kitchen facilities and private bathroom, free of charge; open-plan
office space; and access to library and other facilities of the College
and University of London. The one-bedroom flats are suitable for couples
but the College regrets that it is unable to offer accommodation for
children.
Fellowships cover the period September to December 2009 or January to
April 2010. Fellows may by arrangement and at their own cost extend
residence over a longer period if they wish, subject to the availability
of accommodation.
Each Fellow is expected to give a Fellow's Lecture, to contribute to the
seminar programme in a relevant Masters programme and to participate in
the intellectual life of the Graduate School, the College more generally
and the University of London.
Expressions of interest, accompanied by a brief curriculum vitae (max.
10 pages) and brief description of research to be undertaken should be
sent in electronic format by 15 February 2009 to Linda Grant,
Administrator, Graduate School in the Humanities and Social Sciences on
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Further particulars are available at www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/hss.
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Professor Adrian Smith
Head of Department
Department of Geography
Queen Mary, University of London
London E1 4NS
United Kingdom
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