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The Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University is
now accepting Fellowship Applications for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Below you will find a description of the Center and information on how
to apply. Please direct any inquiries to Bruce Caldwell at
bruce.caldwell at duke.edu <mailto:bruce.caldwell at duke.edu>
1. THE CENTER. The purpose of the Center is to promote and support
research in, and the teaching of, the history of political economy. To
those ends, we will have in residence each year a number of Center
Research Fellows, at Junior (pre- and post-doctoral) as well as Senior
levels, who will pursue their own research projects. Fellows will join
an active community of scholars which includes the existing history of
economics faculty at Duke (Craufurd Goodwin, Roy Weintraub, Neil De
Marchi, Kevin Hoover, and Bruce Caldwell), scholars in related
disciplines at Duke, scholars from area universities who participate in
our programs, and other Fellows. The Center maintains a regular workshop
series and sponsors small conferences and special events (for a
description of the current semester?s activities, visit the HOPE Group
website at http://econ.duke.edu/HOPE/). Fellows will have access to the
many archival and other scholarly resources that are available at Duke,
among them the Economist Papers Project (an impressive archival holding
that contains, among other things, the papers of seven Nobel laureates:
see
http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/collections/economists/collections.html),
a substantial archival microfilm collection (which includes the
Goldsmith?s-Kress Library of Economic Literature and the F.A. Hayek
papers), and the extensive library holdings of the combined Triangle
Universities system (which includes Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, and N.C.
State Universities). To support teaching, Junior Fellows may participate
in a space available basis in the many courses offered at Duke in the
history of political economy. We also envision a summer teaching
institute, staffed by specialists in the history of political economy
and to begin in 2010, where prospective teachers will gain familiarity
with the classic literature to prepare them to become effective
classroom guides to the field.
2. TYPES OF FELLOWSHIP. The Center encourages applications for:
? /Senior Research Fellowships /will enable scholars at various stages
of their careers to come to the Center for either a semester or academic
year to work on a substantial piece of research in the history of
political economy.
? /Postdoctoral Research Fellowships/ will enable recent recipients of
Ph.D?s in the history of economics to get a good start on their research
careers under the umbrella of the Center. A secondary goal will be to
develop their skills in teaching the history of economics. Both should
make them more competitive in the job market.
? /Final Year (Predoctoral) Research Fellowships/ will allow doctoral
students enrolled either at Duke or at other universities to spend their
final year before taking their degrees to complete their dissertations
while in the company of others, including more established scholars,
working in the history of political economy. A secondary goal will be to
develop their skills in teaching the history of economics.
3. FELLOWSHIP TERMS: Research Fellows must be in residence at the Center
for at least a semester. Fellows may apply to come to the Center for
either a semester, a full academic year (which runs from the end of
August through the beginning of May), or a twelve month period. Those
who wish to come to Duke for shorter stays should consult the Academic
Visits section of the HOPE website for further information:
http://econ.duke.edu/HOPE/Visits.php
Though the principal responsibility of all Fellows is simply to pursue
their research, it is also expected that Fellows will participate where
appropriate in the other programs (e.g., the Workshops, HOPE lunches,
and conferences) that the Center offers.
4. STIPENDS: The Center has only limited funding available for support
of Fellows. As such, whenever possible, Fellows should attempt to bring
their own funding through some combination of support from their own
university (e.g., fellowships or sabbatical funds) and outside
foundation support. We recognize that applicants for Junior Fellowships
may not have ready access to such support. The Center has developed its
own relationships with outside funding agencies, and may be able to
assist applicants in finding support. Sometimes our acceptance of an
applicant?s proposal will be contingent on either the applicant or the
Center being able to secure outside funds.
5. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: All applicants should submit the following
materials:
a. A statement of interest in which you describe your past history and
explain why you want to come to the Center. Please also indicate the
time period you would like to come to the Center (e.g., Fall 2009;
Spring 2010; the 2009-2010 academic year; a twelve month period
beginning September 1, 2009). This should be no more than 1 page in length.
b. A proposal describing the work you will do while in residence at the
Center. The proposal should be no longer than 2 pages in length.
c. A current curriculum vitae.
d. A statement regarding funding. Will you bring any support? If so,
please identify the source(s) of your funding and amount. Also specify
whether you have already secured the funding, or have applied for it. If
the latter, please indicate the date when you expect to know whether the
funding request has been granted. If all of your own funding comes
through, will you require any additional funding from the Center? If so,
how much?
e. Finally, please arrange to have two letters of recommendation sent to
us by scholars who can comment on the quality of your work and the
importance of your proposed research. For pre-doctoral candidates, one
of the letters must be from your dissertation supervisor.
Applications are welcome at any time, but for full consideration those
applying for the 2009-2010 academic year should have their applications
in by December 15, 2008.
You may submit your materials by e-mail or regular mail. If by e-mail,
please direct them to:
Bruce.Caldwell at duke.edu <mailto:Bruce.Caldwell at duke.edu>
If by mail direct them to:
Administrative Assistant
Center for the History of Political Economy
Department of Economics, Duke University
213 Social Sciences
Box 90097
Durham, NC 27708
USA
Bruce Caldwell
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