Harriman Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research Project

Harriman Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research Project on Russiaand IslamThe Harriman Institute proposes to award two postdoctoral fellowships for anew research project on the Russian lands and Islam. This project seeks toreconsider the relationship between religion and modernity in Russianhistory, by highlighting the role played by religious institutions, policiesand ideas in the transformation and modernization of the imperial andpost-imperial state from 1750 to the present. Focusing, in particular, onthe Russian relationship with Islam it seeks to foster a reappraisal of thegeopolitical significance of the long-term Russian interaction - through theTsarist and Soviet eras - with its southern neighbors, in particular, theOttoman empire and its successor states, the Caucasus and Central Asia.Candidates with a background in Russian or Ottoman studies, or with otherrelevant research interests, are invited to apply. The fellowships are foracademic year 2007-2008 and will involve, in addition to research, helpingto run a workshop and conferences associated with the project. For moreinformation on the project, please contact Project Director, Professor MarkMazower: mm2669@columbia.edu.Postdoctoral awards are normally for one academic year, although in somecases the support can be for one semester. They require that the recipientbe in residence at Columbia. All fellows have access to the Institute'sreading room, archives, lectures, and discussions as well as the resourceswithin the Columbia library system. Although the Institute's space islimited, 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 areapplying. Candidates must have successfully defended and deposited theirdissertations prior to the commencement of the fellowship.HOW TO APPLYCandidates should send the following materials to the Fellowship Committee,Russia and Islam Research Project, c/o Barbara Singleton, at the addressbelow, by March 15th  (fellowships begin the following September): 1. A research plan outlining how the scholar's time will be spent at theInstitute 2. A curriculum vitae3. A substantial portion of the applicant's dissertation (one or twochapters, or an abstract of the dissertation)In addition, the applicant should have three letters of recommendation sentto the Fellowship Committee of the Harriman Institute. Barbara Singleton, Harriman Institute, Columbia University, 420 West 118thStreet, New York, New York 10027