Scholars
In Residence Program
Call for Applications, Academic Year 2009-2010 Deadline for receipt of full application is March 15, 2009 University Of California employees are not eligible. The
Beatrice
Bain Research Group
(BBRG) is the University of California at Berkeley’s critical feminist
research center, established in 1986 to support and coordinate feminist
scholarship across disciplines. The BBRG is particularly interested in
enabling research on gender in its intersections with sexuality, race,
ethnicity, class, nation, religion, postcoloniality, and transnational
feminisms. THE BBRG SCHOLARS IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM Among
its
programs and activities, the
BBRG has a Scholars In Residence Program. Under the auspices of this
Program, each year the BBRG hosts a new group of approximately fifteen
competitively selected scholars for a period of one academic year. (For
periods of two weeks to one semester, please see the BBRG’s Affiliated
Scholars Program). The
Scholars In Residence Program is
open to faculty (tenured and untenured), visiting scholars,
postdoctoral scholars and independent scholars, from any country, whose
work is centrally on gender and women. Applicants must have received
their Ph.D. at least one year prior to the projected beginning of their
residency at BBRG. The
BBRG
provides its Scholars In
Residence with the following: visiting scholar status at University of
California at Berkeley; access to University of California at Berkeley
libraries and library privileges; a library orientation session
customized for the purposes of the Scholar In Residence’s research; the
possibility of University of California at Berkeley student research
assistants; shared office space; shared computer and internet access; a
reading/writing group; and a forum for Scholars In Residence to present
their scholarly or creative work to the Berkeley campus community and
the public. Scholars
are expected to be in residence
from September 1, 2009 to May 15, 2010, but are also welcome to remain
in residence throughout the summer of 2010 if they wish. From September
1, 2009 to May 15, 2010, scholars are expected to attend the Scholars
In Residence reading/writing group meetings and other BBRG events. The
BBRG is non-stipendiary, and thus Scholars in Residence provide their
own financial support during the residency. There is a $200 affiliation
fee which scholars accepted to the Scholars In Residence Program must
pay to the Visiting Scholar and Postdoctoral Affairs Office at
University of California at Berkeley. Non-U.S. scholars must pay for
all J-1 visa application fees both at University of California at
Berkeley and in their home countries.
BBRG Application
Guidelines
1. Application
Form (PDF) (print and complete) 2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Description of Research or Creative Project (proposed for the BBRG appointment period). The maximum length should be 1,500 words, including an initial abstract of 200 words or less. The entire document should be double-spaced, in 12 point typeface, with one inch margins. 4. Supporting materials. Scholars in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences should submit photocopies of a written work (article, book chapter) not to exceed 30 pages. Artists should submit photos of artwork; film-makers, copies of films; musicians, a CD copy of their creative work; and creative writers, a text (fiction, non-fiction, play or part thereof) not to exceed 30 pages. Journalists should submit articles not to exceed 30 pages. Please provide a self addressed, stamped envelope or container, or an envelope or container and your fed ex account number, if you wish to have your materials returned to you.
NB:
International applicants who
wish to submit supporting materials in languages other than English are
requested to first contact the BBRG administrator, Dana Simmons at simmonsd@berkeley.edu.
5. Two
letters of
recommendation from
faculty or professionals in
your field.
NB: International applicants who wish to have letters of recommendation sent in languages other than English are requested to first contact the BBRG administrator, Dana Simmons at simmonsd@berkeley.edu. ---
Please send all materials to the following address: Scholars
In Residence Program
Beatrice Bain Research Group 616 Barrows Hall University of California Berkeley, CA 94720 USA --- Questions? Email to: bbrg@berkeley.edu |