The Stanford Humanities Center and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) intend to offer up to four short-term residencies to international scholars in academic year 2011-2012. Stanford University departments, programs, and research centers are each eligible to nominate one candidate for consideration through their chair or director. Nominations must be submitted by November 1, 2010.
About the Residencies
The purpose of the residencies is to bring high-profile international scholars into the intellectual life of Stanford, targeting those scholars who would be of particular interest to departments and other units on campus and who fit within the respective missions of the Humanities Center and FSI. This year, the Humanities Center will also consider nominations for a limited number of international visitors whose work may not fit within the mission of FSI but would be appropriate for the Humanities Center.
Residencies will be approximately four weeks. Depending on the availability of funds, longer visits of up to eight weeks may be possible. International scholars in residence will receive an office at the Humanities Center and be invited to weekday lunches with the Humanities Center fellows. They will also participate in a research group at one of the FSI centers. They will receive a stipend of $2,000 per week for the duration of their visit plus a housing and cost of living allowance of $3,000 for the month. The Humanities Center and FSI will cover travel expenses for one round trip from their place of origin.
Nominating units are asked to commit to hosting at least one activity with the candidate, should the nomination be successful. Examples of such activities include: student workshops, faculty discussion sessions, departmental lectures, participation in departmental colloquia, etc. Note that these visitors may not offer courses for credit.
This will be the third year of the program.
Eligibility and Nomination Process
Stanford University departments, programs and research centers are each eligible to nominate one candidate through their chair or director. Preference will be given to departments, programs and research centers that have not recently hosted an FSI/Humanities Center visitor. Nominations should include:
—Brief rationale for nomination, including a précis of the candidate’s profile and an explanation of how the candidate would fit with the respective missions of the Humanities Center and FSI and engage collegially with the intellectual communities of the institutes (approx. 500 words: see http://shc.stanford.edu and http://fsi.stanford.edu for more information about the two institutes).
—A commitment from the nominating unit to host at least one activity with the candidate if he or she is selected, along with a brief proposal for a possible activity (one to two sentences).
—Indication from one of FSI’s research centers or programs that the candidate would be of interest to their community. (Not applicable for the “humanists” only). (For the list of FSI’s research centers, and programs, see http://fsi.stanford.edu/centers/).
—Candidate’s CV. Candidates will normally be scholars affiliated with a non- U.S. university or research institution. Candidates must be non-U.S. nationals working abroad. Candidates are expected to be able to function in an English-speaking academic context, although at the department’s discretion, their departmental activity may be conducted in another language.
Deadline
Nominations must be submitted by November 1, 2010. Please send nominations to Beth Stutsman(bstutsman@stanford.edu).
Selection Process
Selections will be made by a committee convened by the Humanities Center and FSI. Especially appropriate are candidates who are finishing a project and are in a position to share the results with colleagues on campus.
Other Opportunities
The Humanities Center will also consider nominations for a limited number of international visitors whose work may not fit within the mission of FSI but would be appropriate for the Humanities Center.
The Humanities Center and the Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts are also inviting nominations for arts writers/practitioners.
Questions
Please direct all questions to Beth Stutsman (bstutsman@stanford.edu).
