Harvard University, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies

Fellowships in Russian and Eurasian Studies

The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University invites applications for postdoctoral and regional fellowships. The 2016-2017 Davis Center Fellows Program will be coordinated by Professors Rawi Abdelal (Harvard Business School) and Justin Weir (Slavic Languages and Literatures). The theme of the program is "Ideas, Ideologies, and Power: Eurasia Past and Present." The Davis Center encourages prospective fellows to interpret the theme broadly and welcomes all applications.

DEADLINE: The application deadline is January 7, 2016. All materials, including letters of recommendation, must be received at the Davis Center by this date.

In 2016–2017 the Center will award two types of fellowships: Postdoctoral and Regional.

Postdoctoral Fellowships

• For junior scholars who will have completed the Ph.D. or equivalent by September 2016, but no earlier than September 2011.
• Stipend of up to $40,000 for 9 months or $53,333 for 12 months.
• Up to $5,000 in additional research funding.
• Eligible for employee benefits (including subsidized health insurance).
• Shared office space and borrowing privileges at Harvard libraries provided.
• Citizens of all countries may apply.

Regional Fellowships

• For advanced scholars who have completed a Ph.D. or equivalent by September 2009, or policymakers, journalists, and other specialists.
• Stipend of up to $47,000.
• Scholars may apply to be in residence for one full academic year (9 months) or one semester (4.5 months).
• Medical insurance subsidized.
• Shared office space and borrowing privileges at Harvard libraries provided.
• Citizens of Eastern Europe and states of the former Soviet Union may apply.

Within this program, the faculty coordinators are particularly interested in discovering and cultivating the connections among the scholarly literatures in the humanities and social sciences that explore Russia, the Soviet and post-Soviet space, and other nations and regional orders. They hope to trace the ideational and ideological lineage of contemporary debates about the character of the post-Soviet region—sometimes called Eurasia. Recognizing that Eurasia is a term freighted with meaning, they are interested in how the past informs present practice, as well as how contemporary events invite a re-narrating of the past.

The Fellows Program Committee is interested in applications from scholars currently working on the 2016–2017 theme or equally, those working on unrelated themes, but who are interested in exploring the theme. (Note that scholars whose work does not address the selected theme are encouraged to apply for fellowships at the Davis Center, and their applications will receive full consideration.)

For complete position descriptions, application procedures, and to submit an application, please visit: http://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/research/individual-research/fellows-program/how-apply. Email  dcpdoc@fas.harvard.edu with any additional questions.