Funded Research Fellowship from the University of Edinburgh and Alwaleed Centre

The University of Edinburgh ,in cooperation with the Alwaleed Centre, is offering the IASH-Alwaleed Research Fellowship. The IASH-Alwaleed Research Fellowship is intended to encourage outstanding interdisciplinary research, international scholarly collaboration, and networking activities of visiting Research Fellows together with academics in the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World.

About the Program:-

• This project invites scholars from around the world to visit Edinburgh and conduct research on the theme of decoloniality, broadly understood. As before, projects dealing with other themes in relation to the Muslim world will also be fully considered for this round of Fellowships.
• Fellows will be expected to work in collaboration with one or more members of existing University academic staff in the Alwaleed Centre, and to take an active part in both the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities (IASH) interdisciplinary and Alwaleed Centre events.
• During the course of their stay in Edinburgh, IASH-Alwaleed Research Fellows will be expected to make two seminar presentations on their research – one at IASH and one in the Alwaleed Centre – and to take part in IASH work-in-progress sessions and relevant workshops and seminars in the Alwaleed Centre.

• These fellowships are usually for a duration of one semester (3-4 months), and not less than 2 months, and are usually funded at approximately £2,000-£3,500 as a contribution towards additional living costs, and/or travel grants of up to £500. Applications for less than two months will not be considered.
• Fellows are allocated a private office in the Institute with all the usual research facilities.
• Fellows are expected to be resident in Edinburgh throughout the tenure of their Fellowship and to play a full part in the activities of IASH and the Alwaleed Centre. 
• The Institute may be able to help with finding suitable accommodation in Edinburgh.

• Candidates for Fellowships will hold a doctorate or equivalent professional qualification. Consideration will be given to the academic record and the publications of all applicants and their capacity to disseminate their views among a community of like-minded people.
• Candidates will be expected to have been in communication with the member of Alwaleed Centre staff with whom they intend to collaborate before applying, and to name the Alwaleed Centre collaborator/mentor in their application. The collaborator should also provide one of the necessary supporting statements for the Fellowship.

About the University of Edinburgh:-

The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1582, is the sixth oldest university in the United Kingdom and English-speaking world and one of Scotland's ancient universities. The university is a member of a number of prestigious academic organizations, including the Russell Group, the Coimbra Group, the Universitas 21, and the League of European Research Universities, a consortium of 23 leading research universities in Europe. In 2018-19, the university had a consolidated annual income of £1,101.6 million, of which £285.7 million was from research grants and contracts, with a total expenditure of £1,236.1 million.

See more available jobs on For9a

See more available internships on For9a