HARRIMAN INSTITUTE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS
The Harriman Institute invites applications for post-doctoral support from
junior scholars in all disciplines. The post-doctoral fellowship is intended
primarily to support the re-crafting of a dissertation for book publication.
The principal requirement is academic excellence and the prospect that a
dissertation, when it appears as a book, will make a significant
contribution to the study of Russia, Eurasia, East Central Europe, or
Post-Communism.
A portion of the awards will be reserved for scholars whose work is
particularly appropriate to the annual core research program featured by the
Institute. For the academic year 2006-2007 the focus will be on the "Social
and Political Contexts of Economic Transformation in Post-Socialism." In
this case, the overall project will convene a group of scholars to study the
social, institutional and cultural context of economic transformation in
Russia and Eastern Europe. It is expected that scholars will, from different
perspectives, investigate how rapid political and economic reforms in the
first years of post-socialism led to the emergence of powerful economic
actors, well-connected politicians, and fluid and contested institutions.
Those leading the project (David Stark, Timothy Frye, and Alexander Cooley)
are especially interested in forms of network analysis as well as empirical
research on institutions. The expected payoff is a broad cross-pollination
of knowledge about rules-based structures and relational ties.
Postdoctoral awards are normally for one academic year, although in some
cases the support can be for one semester. They require that the recipient
be in residence at Columbia. While at Columbia, postdoctoral fellows are
encouraged to participate in the intellectual life of the Institute, but
have no obligations beyond making progress with their own projects. All
fellows have access to the Institute's reading room, archives, lectures, and
discussions as well as the resources within the Columbia library system.
Although the Institute's space is limited, it does accommodate postdoctoral
fellows with desk areas.
Eligibility is restricted to those applicants who have received the Ph.D.
within the five years prior to the fellowship period for which they are
applying. All candidates must have successfully defended their dissertations
prior to the commencement of the fellowship.
To apply, candidates should send the following materials to the Fellowship
Committee, c/o Barbara Singleton, at the address below, by January 2
(fellowships begin the following September):
o A research plan outlining how the scholar's time will be spent at the
Institute
o A curriculum vitae
o A substantial portion of the applicant's dissertation (one or two
chapters, or an abstract of the dissertation)
In addition, the applicant should have three letters of recommendation sent
to the Fellowship Committee of the Harriman Institute. Applicants will be
notified in a timely manner.
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