Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies, Simon Fraser University, Canada (2019)

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies (SNF CHS) at Simon Fraser University invites applications for a one-year Post-doctoral Fellowship focused on Hellenisms Past and Present, Local and Global.

Our search committee welcomes proposals that span disciplinary boundaries from candidates working on comparative approaches to the advertised fellowship theme. Applicants from all fields of the humanities and the social sciences are encouraged to apply.
Situated atop Burnaby Mountain, east of downtown Vancouver, the Centre is a major site for Hellenic Studies in North America. Affiliated faculty have expertise in Ancient, Byzantine, Early Modern and Modern Greek history, archaeology, literature and language.
The successful applicant will join the faculty and students who make up our intellectual community and participate in the Centre’s day-to-day activities.

In this context, they will take an active part in the SNF CHS seminar series, offering two formal talks on campus. The SNF CHS Post-doctoral Fellow will also offer one talk for a lay audience as part of the Centre’s community outreach activities. While at SFU the SNF CHS Post-Doctoral Fellow will have opportunities to engage with the content development activities of the SNF New Media Lab.

The successful candidate will receive $50,000 to support themselves for the durationof their fellowship.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. Simon Fraser University is committed to an equity employment program that includes special measures to achieve diversity among its faculty and staff. We particularly encourage applications from qualified women, aboriginal Canadians, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities.

Candidates must have completed their Ph.D. within a maximum of FOUR years before the appointment date (September 1, 2019) and submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research project outline, and THREE letters of reference.
All application materials should be submitted to the Acting Director of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies, Dr. Dimitris Krallis: dkrallis@sfu.ca. Applications received by January 15, 2019 will be given priority.

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Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Centre for Hellenic Studies, Simon Fraser University, Canada (2019)