Columbia University’s Weatherhead East Asian Institute invites applications for its 2006-2007 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Southeast Asian Studies. Candidates from all social science disciplines, including history, are welcome to apply. The fellowship will cover a 10 or 12-month period beginning July 1, 2006 or September 1, 2006. The Fellow will devote half time to his or her own research and will teach one graduate-level course on Southeast Asia per semester. The stipend for 2006-2007 is $42,000, plus benefits. The position is located in New York City.

Eligibility
Applicants must have completed all Ph.D. degree requirements (completed and filed the dissertation) between July 2002 and July 2005. Applicants must have completed their Ph.D. in a social science discipline, including history, working on modern Southeast Asia. Applications from individuals who hold or have held regular faculty positions will not be considered.

Application Procedure
All application materials (including letters of reference) should be submitted on or before January 15, 2006. The results will be announced no later than February 28, 2006.

Applicants should submit the following:
-Application Cover Sheet
-Curriculum Vitae
-Research Proposal (2-3 pages)
-Graduate-Level Southeast Asia Course Proposal (1-2 pages)
-Three Letters of Reference (signed and sealed)*

*Letters of reference may be those included in a placement dossier and may be enclosed with the application (if signed and sealed) or sent directly by the referee.

Return completed applications to:
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Southeast Asian Studies
Weatherhead East Asian Institute
Columbia University
Mail Code 3333
420 West 118th Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10027

For more information on the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Southeast Asian Studies, contact Robert Finkenthal, Program Officer, by phone at 212-854-9206 or by e-mail at rdf12@columbia.edu.

Reference:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/weai/postdoctoral-fellowship.html