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Graduate School of North American Studies Invites Applications for 11 Doctoral Grants

The Graduate School of the John F. Kennedy-Institute for North American Studies invites applications for the academic year 2011/2012. Six academic disciplines in the humanities and social sciences collaborate in offering a structured curriculum. The doctoral program is interdisciplinary in its approach and focuses on those social transformations impacting the United States and Canada at the beginning of the 21st century. Areal of emphasis include domestic and foreign policy, economic development, ethnic identity and relations, as well as recent transformations in media, art, literature, culture, and religion. The language of instruction is English.

Applicants interested in pursuing a doctorate with an emphasis in North American Studies must have a completed degree (M.A. or the equivalent) with above average marks in one of the following disciplines: American Cultural Studies, American Literature, History, Political Science, Sociology and Economics. Grants are awarded for a maximum of three years. Continued funding past the first year is based upon a positive annual evaluation of progress.
Scholarship Application Deadline: January 31, 2011
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Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Sydney, Australia: Humanities and Social Sciences

The fellowship program, directed by Professor Margaret Levi of the United States Studies Centre and the University of Washington, is designed to bring to Sydney a cohort of the world’s rising scholarly leaders working on the United States in the humanities, social sciences and related professional disciplines.

The Centre will award up to six Fellowships for a 12-month period commencing on 1 September 2011. Fellowships are open to scholars who have a PhD awarded no earlier than 1 January 2004 as well as doctoral students who will be awarded their PhDs by the end of 2011.

Fellows are expected to be in residence and to complete a major research project as well as to engage with students and scholars in Sydney and around Australia during the fellowship period. Salaries commence from AUD $86,269 and will be commensurate with experience and current employment.

For eligibility and application details please visit http://ussc.edu.au/ussc-people/positions-vacant..
For information please contact usscapp-at-usyd.edu.au.

Fellowship Application Deadline: 28 January 2011

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Postdoctoral Research Associate Positions in Shenzhen University, China

We invite young persons under the age of 40 with a Ph. D. degree in physics or electrical engineering to join us as postdoctoral research associates in our laboratory for a period of two years. The postdoctoral research associates will do researches in photonic-crystal devices and metamaterial devices. The salary for those postdoctoral research associates is 21,000 US dollars per year. Those who are interested please send their C.V. to Prof. Dr. Zhengbiao Ouyang, whose contact information is as follows: Prof. Zhengbiao Ouyang, College of Electronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; e-mail: zbouyang-at-szu.edu.cn

About Shenzhen Univeristy:
Shenzhen University (SZU) is a full-time comprehensive university accredited by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China and is funded in 1983. Located on the picturesque coastline of Shenzhen Bay in South China, SZU has a campus of 1.44 square kilometers. SZU now has 23 colleges, providing 65 undergraduate programs, 70 Master programs and 3 doctorate programs. It has 15 key science and engineering laboratories and 4 humanities and social sciences research centers. The university faculty is comprised of 1,506 teachers and researchers; 346 professors, 568 associate professors. The on-campus student body is 28,000 strong. There are 920 international students from over 40 countries sharing the SZU experience.

Contact address : Prof. Zhengbiao Ouyang, College of Electronic Sci. & Tech., Shenzhen University, Nanhai Ave 3688, Nanshan, Shenzhen 518060, China

Scholarship Application Deadline: Contact Employer

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