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MAA News – Upcoming MAA Fellowship and Grant Deadlines

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Chris

Tripoli, Bohemond VI or VII, gold bezant, 1251-87. Courtesy of Princeton University Numismatic Collection.

The Medieval Academy of America has long provided a variety of benefits of membership, including numerous fellowships, prizes and grants for travel, research and publications. Please see the list below for prizes and fellowships with looming deadlines, then follow the links for complete descriptions and application information. We encourage all eligible members to apply for these grants. Please note that you MUST be a member in good standing as of Sept. 15 in order to be eligible for MAA awards.

We are pleased to announce that as of August 2015 all applications for Medieval Academy prizes, awards, and fellowships can (and must) be submitted using our online application system. Links to each form can be found on the Awards section of our website.

Schallek Fellowship
The Schallek Fellowship provides a one-year grant of $30,000 to support Ph.D. dissertation research in any relevant discipline dealing with late-medieval Britain (ca. 1350-1500). (Deadline 15 October 2016)

Travel Grants
The Medieval Academy provides a limited number of travel grants to help Academy members who hold doctorates but are not in full-time faculty positions, or are adjuncts without access to institutional funding, attend conferences to present their work. (Deadline 1 November 2016 for meetings to be held between 16 February and 31 August 2017)

Kindrick-CARA Award for Outstanding Service to Medieval Studies
The Robert L. Kindrick-CARA Award for Outstanding Service to Medieval Studies recognizes Medieval Academy members who have provided leadership in developing, organizing, promoting, and sponsoring medieval studies through the extensive administrative work that is so crucial to the health of medieval studies but that often goes unrecognized by the profession at large. This award of $1000 is presented at the Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy. (Deadline 15 November 2016)

CARA Award for Excellence in Teaching
The CARA Award for Excellence in Teaching Medieval Studies recognizes Medieval Academy members who are outstanding teachers who have contributed to the profession by inspiring students at the undergraduate or graduate levels or by creating innovative and influential textbooks or other materials for teaching medieval subjects. (Deadline 15 November 2016)

Please see the MAA website for other grants and prizes offered by the Academy.

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Jobs for Medievalists

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Chris

Fletcher Jones Chair in Western Culture– Professor/Endowed Chair

Pepperdine University’s Seaver College announces the Fletcher Jones Chair of Western Culture. Applicants must have the Ph.D. in a discipline such as Art History, Classics, History, Literature, Philosophy or a related field, a demonstrable commitment to excellent teaching, and an outstanding record of peer-reviewed scholarly publication. The Fletcher Jones Chair in Western Culture will be dedicated to increasing students’ knowledge of the culture, history, and institutions of the world’s major regions and countries while significantly strengthening faculty recruitment, retention and development. Key responsibilities will include teaching large undergraduate lecture classes in the Western Culture program, providing leadership in developing and coordinating curriculum and special projects, and extending the global presence of Pepperdine University through public engagement. The chair will serve as a role model and resource for faculty who teach in the program both on the Malibu campus and in International Programs, coordinating instruction. He/she will also provide program leadership in assessing student learning and working together with faculty colleagues to adapt curriculum to meet changes in learning expectations.

Review of applications will begin October 15, 2016 and continue until position is filled; effective date of employment is August 1, 2017. For information on how to apply, please visit https://apply.interfolio.com/36453.

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Call for Papers – Parchment, Paper and Pixels. Medieval Writing and Modern Technology

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Chris

Parchment, Paper and Pixels. Medieval Writing and Modern Technology. – Maastricht, The Netherlands. – Call for papers (until 1.X.2016). – https://www.historici.nl/nieuws/call-papers-parchment-paper-and-pixels-medieval-writing-and-modern-technology

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Newberry Library Fellowship Opportunities

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Chris

The Newberry Library’s long-standing fellowship program provides outstanding scholars with the time, space, and community required to pursue innovative and ground-breaking scholarship. In addition to the Library’s collections, fellows are supported by a collegial interdisciplinary community of researchers, curators, and librarians. An array of scholarly and public programs also contributes to an engaging intellectual environment.

We invite interested individuals who wish to utilize the Newberry’s collection to apply for our many fellowship opportunities:

Long-Term Fellowships are available to postdoctoral scholars for continuous residence at the Newberry for periods of 4 to 12 months; the stipend is $4,200 per month. Applicants must hold a PhD by the application deadline in order to be eligible. Long-Term Fellowships are intended to support individual scholarly research and promote serious intellectual exchange through active participation in the fellowship program. The deadline for long-term fellowships is November 15.

Short-Term Fellowships are available to postdoctoral scholars, PhD candidates, and those who hold other terminal degrees. Short-Term Fellowships are generally awarded for 1 to 2 months; unless otherwise noted the stipend is $2,500 per month. These fellowships support individual scholarly research for those who have a specific need for the Newberry’s collection and are mainly restricted to individuals who live and work outside of the Chicago metropolitan area. The deadline for short-term opportunities is December 15.

Many of the Newberry’s fellowship opportunities have specific eligibility requirements; in order to learn more about these requisites, as well as application guidelines, please visit our website. Questions should be addressed to research@newberry.org

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Jobs for Medievalists

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Chris

Click here for more information.

Title Tenure-track faculty position in English — Medieval British Literature
School Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Department/Area English
Position Description

The Department of English at Harvard University seeks to make a tenure-track appointment in Medieval British Literature at the rank of Assistant Professor, expected to be effective July 1, 2017. The successful candidate will have a record of publication and strong scholarly potential in any area of the field. Teaching areas include Old English, Middle English, Insular Multilingualism, and the History of the English Language.

Keywords:
assistant, faculty, tenure track
Boston, Cambridge, Massachusetts, MA, Northeast, New England

Fields: English, British, Medieval, Old English, Middle English, Insular Literatures, History of the Language
Basic Qualifications

Doctorate or terminal degree in English or related discipline required by the time the appointment begins.
Additional Qualifications

Demonstrated excellence in teaching is desired.
Special Instructions

Please submit the following materials through the ARIeS portal (http://academicpositions.harvard.edu). Applications must be submitted no later than October 7, 2016

1. Cover letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Teaching statement (describing teaching approach and philosophy)
4. Research statement
5. Names and contact information of 3-5 references, who will be asked by a system-generated email to upload a letter of reference once the candidate’s application has been submitted. Three letters of recommendation are required, and the application is complete only when all three letters have been submitted.
6. Sample of scholarly publication, 25-30 pp

Those in serious consideration for the position will be expected to submit in early November the entire dissertation or as much of it as is completed (or, alternatively, a book-length publication).
Contact Information

Tenure-Track Medievalist Search Administrator, Department of English, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact Email sabatini@fas.harvard.edu
Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Minimum Number of References Required 3
Maximum Number of References Allowed 5

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Jobs for Medievalists – Postdoctoral Editorial Fellow at Speculum

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Chris

speculum

The Speculum fellowship represents a significant fulfillment of one aspect of the Medieval Academy’s continuing efforts to recognize and support extraordinary medievalists in the early stages of their careers. We believe that after the fellowship tenure, the Speculum fellow will be a more experienced scholar and editor and will be an exceptionally attractive candidate for academic positions, as well as for significant publishing and editorial opportunities.

This two-year full-time post at Speculum, which will begin 1 July 2017, offers qualified individuals the opportunity to develop as scholars and editors. The term of the award is subject to the Fellow’s acceptable performance of the duties required, as determined by the Editor of Speculum. Fellows will receive:

$43,000 stipend
Health benefits
Special Borrower’s privileges at Widener Library
Limited travel funds

Fellows are expected to:

Continue to develop research program 1 day/ week.
Assume responsibilities for a particular set of editorial tasks at Speculum. These tasks will include, but are not limited to: liaising with book review editors; contacting reviewers; checking citations for accepted articles; proofreading reviews, Brief Notices, Books Received, and Tables of Contents, and entering corrections; proofing full issues of Speculum.
Participate in the cultural life of medieval studies in the Boston area.
Reside in the Boston area during the fellowship period.

Eligible candidates must meet the following requirements and demonstrate the following qualifications:

PhD in some field of medieval studies completed before the end of spring term, 2017, but no earlier than January 1, 2011
Attention to detail and evidence of a high level of scholarly precision, particularly with regards to bibliographic detail
Strong work ethic
Facility with languages
Demonstrated ability to manage large amounts of digital information

The deadline for applications is 15 October. The application will consist of a cover letter detailing editorial experience and relevant skills, CV, unofficial transcript, and two letters of recommendation, at least one of which should directly address the applicant’s editing skills.

All application materials, including letters of recommendation, must be submitted by 15 October 2016 for full consideration. There is no application fee.

Click here to apply.

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Call for Papers – The Art and Archaeology of the Silk Road

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Chris

Portland State University is pleased to announce its upcoming conference on October 12, 2017

The Art and Archaeology of the Silk Road

We invite papers that explore the portable arts and built environment of the Silk Road from its beginnings through the period of its fragmentation under the Mongol Empire. Papers may investigate case studies in specific visual and material culture topics or archeological sites or take a broader, comparative approach. We are particularly interested in having a geographic range of topics represented in the material shared at the conference in order to explore possible themes such as diplomacy in art, hybridity, exoticism, regionalism, and globalization.

Call for Papers:

The language of the conference presentations will be English, and the presentations will be 20-minute papers grouped around themes for discussion panels following each set of talks. Please submit an approximately 300-word abstract and curriculum vitae to Professors Junghee Lee and Anne McClanan (on website have names be links to email please)

Key Dates:
Abstract Submission Deadline: January 15, 2016
Acceptance Notification: March 1, 2017
Early Registration Deadline: August 15, 2017
Registration Deadline: September 29, 2017
Conference Date: October 12, 2017

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