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Hi John and Geoffrey, probably too much of a long shot but this is a fellowship for real, Judith On 27/11/18 09:38, Ken Friedman wrote: > Friends, > > I am passing this opportunity along. It will interest those who work in areas > allied to the digital humanities. > > Yours, > > Ken Friedman > > -- > > Dear Colleagues, > > We are proud to let you know that the Department of the Digital > Humanities has launched the Willard McCarty Fellowship scheme for > intellectual exchange and scholarship in the DH field. The call for > 2018-2019 is below. We'll appreciate your help in spreading the message > by reposting it or otherwise forwarding. > > > Purpose of the Fellowship > > The Willard McCarty Fellowship was set up in 2018 by the Department of > Digital Humanities (https://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/index.aspx <https://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/index.aspx>) > at King’s College London in honour of Professor Willard McCarty’s > (http://www.mccarty.org.uk/ <http://www.mccarty.org.uk/>) ceaseless contribution to the advances and > growth of the field of Digital Humanities and the Department. The > Fellowship is intended to support outstanding scholars whose work > interrogates the value of a human-machine dialogue for greater > understanding of the human mind, condition, culture, and society. It > seeks to foster intellectual collaboration across borders and > disciplines as well as between academia and industry. Candidates are > expected to have a strong academic presence and/or significant > engagement with the intellectual life of society as a whole. > > We offer Fellows the opportunity to exchange experiences with colleagues > and students in the dynamic environment of the largest academic digital > humanities department in the world. > > > Access to Fellowship > > Access to the Willard McCarty Fellowship is given to > interdisciplinary-minded academic and non-academic researchers. The > Department reserves the right to appoint one Fellow for his or her > outstanding and exceptional work in the field. The alternative route to > the scheme is to apply as outlined in the Section ‘How and When to Apply?’. > > Under both routes, the Fellowship must be undertaken at the Department > of Digital Humanities for a period from one to two weeks. > > Grants of up to £2,500 to successful candidates will cover the following: > Round trip standard class fares > Accommodation and subsistence > > We can provide advice, but appointees must make their own travel and > living arrangements. They will need to seek additional funding elsewhere > to cover any expenses that exceed the grant. > > The Department will provide Fellows with office space. Fellows will be > welcome to attend classes and seminars, to work with the staff of the > Department, meet affiliated partners, such as staff of the King’s > Digital Lab, and access Strand campus and all facilities of the Maughan > Library. > > > The Role of Fellows > > Fellows will be affiliated with the interdisciplinary programme and > international staff of the Department. During their stay, holders of the > Fellowship will be required to give one lecture to staff of the > department. In addition, they may wish to give one seminar to graduates > and postgraduate students. Fellows will be asked to submit a revised > text of the lecture for publication within a month after their stay > ends. In consultation with each Fellow, the Department will see to > publication of the lecture in a suitable high-impact journal. > > > How and When to Apply? > > To be considered for the Fellowship, please submit the following materials: > > Cover Letter (up to 500 words) indicating reason for interest in > this appointment > Curriculum Vitae (up to 2 pages, with emphasis on the last ten years) > Statement of research interests (up to 1,000 words), outlining the > topics and content of the seminar and lecture the Fellow will give > during the period of the fellowship > Two letters of recommendation > > For the 2018-19 Fellowship competition, please submit all materials in > one email to both Paul Spence ([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>) and Gabriele > Salciute Civiliene ([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>) by January > 25, 2019. Please put ‘WM Fellowship’ in the subject area. > > Submissions sent later than the deadline will not be considered. The > successful candidate(s) will be notified of the results by mid-February > 2019. The Fellowship will have to take place between March and mid-June > 2019. > > > Eligibility > > Academic and post-doctoral staff already at King’s College London are > not eligible for this scheme. > > The scheme is open to applicants without regard to nationality, race, > religious beliefs or gender. > > Applicants must be fluent in English. > > If an applicant needs a visa for entry and stay in the UK, it is his or > her responsibility to arrange one before arrival. > > > Best wishes, > > Gabriele > > > Dr Gabriele Salciute Civiliene > Lecturer in Digital Humanities Education > Department of Digital Humanities > King's College London > > Room C0.08, Chesham Bldg, > Strand Campus, WC2B 2LS > Telephone: + 44 (0)20 7848 7145 <tel:+%2044%2020%207848%207145> > Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > -- > > > -- > > Ken Friedman, Ph.D., D.Sc. (hc), FDRS | Editor-in-Chief | 设计 She Ji. The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation | Published by Tongji University in Cooperation with Elsevier | URL: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/she-ji-the-journal-of-design-economics-and-innovation/ > > Chair Professor of Design Innovation Studies | College of Design and Innovation | Tongji University | Shanghai, China ||| Email [log in to unmask] | Academia http://swinburne.academia.edu/KenFriedman | D&I http://tjdi.tongji.edu.cn > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> > Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design > Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design -----------------------------------------------------------------