Pro: Columbia Comp Lit & Soc Fellowship 07-08 (Oct. 20)

Columbia University Center for Comparative Literature and Society Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Center for Comparative Literature and Society at Columbia University will appoint a postdoctoral fellow for a semester in Spring 2008. The fellow must have received a PhD between January 1, 2001 and July 1, 2007.

The Center for Comparative Literature and Society (CCLS) was founded at Columbia University in 1998 to promote a global perspective in the study of literature, culture and its social context. It houses the interdepartmental undergraduate and graduate programs in comparative literature and it draws its faculty from the language departments, the social sciences, and the Schools of Architecture and Law.

One of the Center's primary goals is to provide institutional support for the best in cross-disciplinary and cross-regional comparative work, acknowledging the force of recent changes in the humanities, the social sciences, law, and architecture. Of particular interest to the Center is the importance of language learning and/or translation to produce an informed global scholarship and practice. In our curricular planning, which relies heavily on cross-disciplinary team-teaching, as well as in our conferences, lecture series and workshops, we bring a literature-focused study of language and culture to the area studies as they rethink their mandate; and, conversely, we try to give substance and recognition to those directions in comparative literature that can benefit from the breadth of knowledge produced by a reshaped area studies. In this effort, we work collaboratively with the social sciences. The name of the Center -- Center for Comparative Literature and Society -- is to acknowledge that goal.

Stipend
The stipend for one semester in Spring 2008 will be $25,000. Full fringe benefits will be added, plus $1,000 for travel. An additional $2,000 will be given for innovative course planning.

Application
Application forms may be downloaded from:
www.columbia.edu/cu/ccls

Completed applications should be sent to:
The Director
Center for Comparative Literature and Society Heyman Center,
Mail Code 5700
Columbia University
2960 Broadway New York, NY 10027

Please send all inquiries via email only:
ccls@columbia.edu


The deadline for completed applications is October 20, 2006.
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