CCAS is pleased to announce the establishment of the American Druze Foundation (ADF) Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Druze and Arab Studies. The purpose of the ADF Fellowship is to promote specialized social scientific research on the Druze communities centrally and primarily, and on collective political and cultural identities in the Arab world more generally. Application deadline is January 31. The Georgetown University Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) is very pleased to announce the establishment of the American Druze Foundation (ADF) Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Druze and Arab Studies. The purpose of the ADF Fellowship is to promote specialized social scientific research on the Druze communities centrally and primarily, and on collective political and cultural identities in the Arab world more generally.
The ADF Post-Doctoral Fellowship supports academic research in the disciplines of history, political science, sociology, economics, anthropology, and archaeology. It cannot be used to support research that relates essentially to matters theological or religious in scope and nature.
The fellowship is for one academic year (August through May), and offers an annual stipend of $45,000 to $50,000, in addition to $5,000 in research funds.
During the academic year, the Fellow must continue to conduct research on the Druze or other intentional political and cultural communities in the Arab world, in order to transform the doctoral dissertation into a book manuscript for publication.
The Fellow is encouraged to deliver a public lecture on a relevant topic to be determined with the Director of the CCAS, and must design and teach for CCAS one graduate seminar on the Druze and the broader topics of socio-cultural pluralism, identity politics, and subnational communities in the Arab world.
Finally, the Fellow must be in residence at the CCAS for the duration of the academic year.
Eligibility
The fellowship will be awarded to a recent doctoral graduate (Ph.D.) from an accredited university or granting institution. The fellowship is based on an international competition.
Applicants must have conducted their doctoral research on topics that are of primary concern for the study of the Druze in the disciplines of history, political science, sociology, economics, anthropology, and archaeology.
Applicants must have completed their Ph.D. degree within a period of no more than two years from the start of the fellowship year.
Applicants will be assessed on the originality of their scholarship and the high quality of their academic record.
Application Requirements
Cover letter
Resume
Three letters of recommendation
Academic transcript(s)
Dissertation outline and sample chapter
Course proposal for seminar, to include detailed description and syllabus