 |  |  | Posted by: Margo DeMello
Institution: Animals and Society Institute
November 6, 2009, 11:09 am |  |
The Animals and Society Institute invites applications for its fourth annual summer fellowship program for scholars pursuing research in Human-Animal Studies. In the summer of 2010, this interdisciplinary program will enable 7 fellows to pursue research in residence at Clark University, Worcester, MA. Host faculty are Jacque (Jody) Emel, Professor of the Graduate School of Geography at Clark and Susan McHugh, Professor of English at University of New England as adjunct host.
The October 2009 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education featured an article on the growing field of human-animal studies, highlighting the role played by ASI in the field's development. The ASI HAS fellowship is one of the major linchpins of our efforts.
The fellowship is designed to support recipients' individual research through mentorship, guest lectures, and scholarly exchange among fellows and opportunities to contribute to the intellectual life of the host institution. All fellows must be in continuous residence for the duration of the program, May 24 - July 2, inclusive. The final week of the fellowship, June 28-July 2, is the fellowship conference week, when fellows, peer scholars, and guest speakers will give presentations to the fellowship participants and other guests.
The fellowships are open to scholars from any discipline investigating a topic related to human-animal relationships. Topics of particular interest for this year's program include:
-- human-animal relationships in science and technology
-- animal issues in legal studies
-- the relation between human violence and animal abuse
-- human-animal relationships in agriculture
-- human-companion animal relationships
Selected topics from the previous years' program include:
-- Literary Representations of Dogs
-- Genetically Engineered Pigs
-- Xenotransplantation and Black Market Organs
-- Gender Relations in Cattle Ranching
-- Media Representations of the 2007 Pet Food Recall
-- Analyzing one County's Attempt to go "No Kill"
-- Science and Policies Affecting Elephants in Captivity
-- Animals and Colonialism
-- Human-Animal Relationships in Field Primatology
-- Animal Research in Theory and Practice
-- Inter-species Identity and Alterity in a Video Game
-- The Animal Rights Movements in France and the United States
Application deadline: January 31, 2010
Amount of Award
Scholars selected to participate in the fellowship program will be awarded a stipend of $2,000 to help cover travel costs, housing, living expenses, books and other research expenses.
Eligibility
Applicants must (1) possess a Ph.D., J.D., M.S.W. or equivalent, or be a doctoral student at the dissertation stage; (2) have a commitment to advancing research in Human-Animal Studies; (3) be actively engaged, during the fellowship program, in a research project that culminates in a journal article, book, or other scholarly presentation, and (4) submit a follow-up report six months after the fellowship's completion.
Application
Applicants should email electronic copies of the following items to fellowshipapplication@animalsandsociety.org:
(1) Cover sheet with the applicant's name, mailing address to be used for future correspondence, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address, present rank and institution name, date Ph.D. or J.D. or M.S.W. received or expected, citizenship status, title of project, history of fellowships and grants received during the past five years.
(2) Project proposal of up to three pages (single-spaced) that describes the project and indicates work completed on the project to date. As the description will be considered by a panel of scholars from a variety of disciplines, it should be written for non-specialists.
(3) Curriculum vitae of up to three pages.
(4) Two letters of recommendation (PDFs of original letters recommended)
(5) Applicants are responsible for contacting referees and supplying them with a description of the project.
Selection Process
The selection committee includes members from a range of disciplines connected to Human-Animal Studies.
Applications are evaluated on the contribution that the completed project will make to Human-Animal Studies, the qualifications of the applicant to complete the research, and how well the applicant's project complements the other projects. In addition, we favor projects that include policy and practice implications.
Applicants will be notified by e-mail and letter March 2010.
The fellowship program will be directed by Ken Shapiro, Executive Director of Animals and Society Institute, and Margo DeMello, Program Director, Human Animal Studies Program. Please address all correspondence to us at the following address:
Committee on Fellowships
Animals and Society Institute
403 McCauley Street
Washington Grove MD 20880
fellowshipapplication@animalsandsociety.org
Phone: (301) 963-4751
Web: http://www.animalsandsociety.org
The Animals and Society Institute thanks the Animal Welfare Trust, major sponsor of the Fellowship.
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