The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC) in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University announces its 2010–2011 Northeast Asian History Fellowship. Made possible through the generosity of the Northeast Asian History Foundation, the fellowship supports a scholar to conduct research and writing on a historical subject that has an impact on modern and contemporary Northeast Asia. The fellow helps deepen the Center’s current research on historical issues and on how historical memory has shaped current relations in Northeast Asia. Applicants should have a record of research and publishing on Northeast Asian historical issues, but candidates may include scholars from all social sciences and other disciplines such as international relations and art history. A junior scholar with a Ph.D. received after 2003 is preferred. In the case of a senior scholar, the fellowship can be used to supplement a sabbatical leave.

Fellows must be in residence for one academic year, beginning the fall quarter of the 2010 academic year. Fellows take part in Center activities throughout the academic year, present a lecture on their research topic, and organize one workshop or colloquium series focused on a theme in Northeast Asian history. The fellow must also visit Korea for a one- to two-week stay at the Northeast Asia History Foundation, where he/she will deliver at least one lecture and engage in dialogue on issues of mutual concern with scholars at the foundation.

The Northeast Asian History Fellow will participate in the Center's publication program and must submit one publishable article at the end of the fellowship, which can be published in the Journal of Northeast Asian History or elsewhere. The fellow will also teach a credited Stanford lecture or seminar course through the University's Center for East Asian Studies. The course topic can vary depending on the area of specialization but it should be related to historical issues in modern or contemporary Northeast Asia.

The fellow receives a stipend of $45,000, plus $2,500 for research materials.

Applicants should submit: (1) a brief research statement (not to exceed five typed pages), which describes the research, writing, and teaching to be undertaken during the fellowship period; (2) curriculum vitae; and (3) three letters of recommendation.

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ALL MATERIALS IS DECEMBER 15, 2009. Address all materials and queries to:

Rowena Rosario
Shorenstein APARC
Stanford University
Encina Hall, Room E301
Stanford, CA 94305-6055
(650) 725-1954 (voice)
(650) 723-6530 (fax)
wena@stanford.edu