The University of Edinburgh
The Institute for Advanced Studies in
the Humanities
Visiting Research Fellowships
2005-2007
1. Applications are invited for Fellowships
of between two and sixth month, tenable in the period:
May 2005-September
2005
No limitation will be placed on the area of research within
the Humanities broadly conceived.
2. The Election Committee will consider the
academic record and the publications of all applicants and their capacity to
disseminate their views among a community of like-minded people. Candidates should give evidence of any
contact they have made with researchers at the University of Edinburgh. Normally, candidates will hold a
doctorate. A proportion of
Fellowships are reserved for candidates in the early stages of their
careers.
3. A small number of Fellowships is also
offered to men and women from other walks of life, especially in industry and
commerce, the professions and the public service, whose study and research might
benefit from, and contribute to, more traditional enquiries in the
Humanities.
4. The Institute was established in 1970 by
the Faculty of Arts to promote enquiry of the highest standards in the
Humanities, broadly conceived.
Whenever appropriate, inter-departmental and inter-disciplinary study is
encouraged.
5. Approximately 15 Fellows are elected
once a year in February by the Executive Committee of the Institute. The principal areas in which Fellowships
have been awarded include archaeology, history of art, classics, English
literature, history, European and oriental languages and literature,
linguistics, philosophy, Scottish Studies, history of science, law, divinity,
music and the social sciences.
6. Most Fellowships are honorary, but
limited support towards expenses is available to a small number of
candidates. British Council
representatives can advise overseas applicants about scholarships and bursaries
and the Secretary, The British Academy can advise British candidates about
“Small Awards”.
7. All Fellows are allocated a study room
within the Institute. Fellows hold one or two seminars during their tenure, and
submit a report on their research at the end of their Fellowship. No regular teaching is required. It is expected that Fellows will be in
residence throughout the tenure of their Fellowship. The Institute will be pleased to help
with finding suitable accommodation in Edinburgh. The Institute is near the University
Library (from which books may be borrowed) and within easy reach of the National
Library of Scotland *, the Central City Library, the National Galleries and
Museum, the Library of the Society of Antiquaries in Scotland, the library of
the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, and the National Archives of
Scotland.
8. Airmail should be used for all
communications from outside the UK.
a) All completed applications must be
returned to the Director before December 1, 2004.
b) Candidates should ask their referees to
write in confidence directly to the Institute by January 10, 2005. Referees should comment on the nature
and quality of the research proposal, as well as on the qualifications of the
applicant.
9. The Committee will consider only fully
completed formal applications, together with the referees’ reports. It is the responsibility of each
applicant to ensure that all documentation is complete, and that referees submit
their reports to Edinburgh by the closing date. Candidates may like to submit a copy of
any one article or publication that is thought to be specially relevant to the
research proposal and Fellowship submission. It is regretted that no subsidy can be
offered for travel or for publication of research findings.
*This is a reference library, one of
the British Copyright Libraries, receiving under the Act of 1710 the same
publications as the Bodleian Library, Oxford and
the University Library, Cambridge. It is also rich in manuscripts and
foreign publications, as is Edinburgh University
Library.