Newsletter 027/2008

The University of Edinburgh: Postdoctoral Bursaries 2008-9

Deadline: 11 July 2008

Applications are invited for postdoctoral bursaries from candidates in any area of the Humanities and Social Sciences, whose work falls within the scope of one of the Institute for Advanced Studies' current research themes (www.iash.ed.ac.uk/themes.html) or across disciplinary boundaries in the Humanities.

The bursaries are tenable for Fellowships of three to nine months, in the period 1 September 2008 - 31 August 2009. Awards will be up to a maximum of £10,000. We warmly welcome applications from both within and beyond the University of Edinburgh. Applicants must have been awarded a doctorate, normally within the last three years, and should not have held a permanent position at a university, or a previous Fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies.

For application forms and further details please see:

www.iash.ed.ac.uk/bursaries.html

Contact:

The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
The University of Edinburgh
Hope Park Square
Edinburgh EH8 9NW
Scotland, UK

Email: iash@ed.ac.uk