KEASBEY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP IN AMERICAN STUDIES

FURTHER PARTICULARS

Selwyn College invites applications for a Keasbey Research Fellowship in American Studies tenable for three years from 1 October 2008. The possibility of appointing a more senior scholar who wishes to come for a year will not be excluded.

The Fellowship is open to candidates in any area of American Studies. Candidates must already hold, or be close to completing, a PhD degree. The areas of interest of previous holders have included the history, law and institutions, literature, and music of the United States.

The holder of the Fellowship is expected to reside in Cambridge during term, except that, with the consent of the College Council, periods may be spent away from Cambridge for the purpose of research. Research Fellows may, in consultation with the appropriate Directors of Studies, undertake up to six hours of supervision of undergraduate students per week.

The initial stipend for a Research Fellow with a PhD will correspond to the first step of an incremental scale £16,022 - £16,728 - £17,435 (+ cost of living increase pending). The non-incremental stipend for a Research Fellow without a PhD will be £14,273. Supervision payments are additional and are paid at agreed University rates. It is expected that accommodation would be available in College for a single Fellow, at a charge of £99 per annum. College flats, for which a normal economic rent is charged, are often available for married Fellows. Research Fellows enjoy the same privileges as other Fellows; these include seven free meals at the High Table per week, small allowances for travel and other expenses incurred by Fellows in connection with their research, and loans towards the purchase of personal computers. They are also eligible to join the College’s private health care scheme, in which case the College pays 50% of the annual premium. Research Fellows are eligible to join the University’s Superannuation Scheme (USS), to which the employee contributes 6.35%. Further details are available from the Finance Manager.

Research Fellows are members of the Governing Body of the College and are eligible for election to the College Council and to committees.

The College has recently established an exchange programme with Brown University, Providence RI. Under the terms of this programme, Fellows of Selwyn may apply for funding to assist them in making short-term research visits to Brown.

Applications, to include a completed application form, a curriculum vitae, an outline of the candidate's current and future research, and an equal opportunities monitoring form should reach The Master, Selwyn College, Cambridge CB3 9DQ by 8 October 2007. We regret that applications received after the closing date cannot be accepted. Applicants should arrange for THREE references to be sent direct and in confidence to the Master by the same date. Referees should be asked to complete and attach a copy of the form for use by referees.

Those candidates placed on the preliminary shortlist will be asked to submit written work of up to 30,000 words by 9 November 2007. The work will be submitted by the College to an expert assessor, who will be asked to comment on the originality of the candidate's contribution to the subject and on his/her potential for future research.

It is expected that a final shortlist will be drawn up by no later than 11 January 2008, with a view to interviews taking place on the morning of Saturday 19 January 2008.