Scales are used to quantify properties such as length and temperature, or also popularity and affect, but as Alice discovers in Wonderland, a change of scale can also have dramatic qualitative consequences. It disrupts customary ways of perceiving, acting, and being — to the point of feeling as ‘queer’ to her as a caterpillar’s metamorphoses.
The MPIfG provides an attractive environment for qualified postdoctoral researchers to pursue their own research projects within the scope of the Institute’s Research Program.
The MPIfG usually advertises two two-year positions for postdoctoral researchers each year in October, generally to begin on September 1 or October 1 of the following year.
Harvard Law School invites applications for the Berger-Howe Fellowship for the academic year 2020-2021. Eligible applicants include those who have a first law degree, who have completed the required coursework for a doctorate, or who have recently been awarded a doctoral degree. A J.D. is preferred, but not required. The purpose of the fellowship is to enable the fellow to complete a major piece of writing in the field of legal history, broadly defined. There are no limitations as to geographical area or time period.
The Lady Davis Fellowship Trust was established 46 years ago in 1973 to provide an opportunity for Visiting Professors, Post-Doctoral Researchers and Doctoral Students from abroad, regardless of nationality, gender or field of scholarship to teach, study and participate in research in Israel at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and at the Technion Institute of Technology in Haifa.
The Lady Davis Trust offers two different Fellowships:
The Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies at the University of Ottawa is inviting applications for its Bank of Montreal Visiting Scholar in Women's Studies for 2020-2021. The purpose of this fund is to attract highly qualified researchers working on feminist, women's and gender issues, broadly defined. The Visiting Scholar's stay should be from three (3) to six (6) months within the university's academic year, from September to April. The recipient will receive a maximum of $8,000, which may be used to supplement research and/or travel expenses.
The Dickey Center and the Office of the Dean of Faculty collaborate on the E. John Rosenwald, Jr. '52 TU'53 Postdoctoral Fellows in U.S. Foreign Policy and International Security program. The program was named in 2021 in recognition of John Rosenwald's contributions to Dartmouth and the Fellowship program. Read the press release here.