AKPIA@MIT Post-Doctoral Fellowship Guidelines and Application Submitted by jlar@mit.edu on Tue, 2015-05-12 15:34 0% Guidelines 2023-2024 POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR RESEARCH IN ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE, URBANISM, AND CONSERVATION: The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT (AKPIA@MIT) is pleased to announce its postdoctoral fellowship program for the academic year 2023-2024. The fellowship program is intended for scholars with a Ph.D. in any field related to architecture — including architectural, art, landscape, and urban history; and also design, landscape, heritage studies, urban planning, anthropology, and archeology. We seek applications both from fields close to AKPIA@MIT’s historical core, e.g., historical, comparative, and humanistic inquiry, and from complementary fields analyzing contemporary crises and responses. Fellows are expected to engage in research, give at least one public lecture, submit an article on their input to the subject at the end of their fellowship that will be posted online and possibly included in a publication by AKPIA@MIT, and participate in the program's scholarly and academic activities during their stay at MIT. One to three fellowships will be granted. The fellowship duration can range from two months to a maximum of two semesters, or nine months, of residency at MIT, that will have to fall within the academic year (September to June). The fellowship award consists of monthly stipend not to exceed the amount of $5,417 (before taxes) per month. Fellows will be responsible for their travel and to find their own housing and health insurance, which will be administered individually and according to MIT’s institute wide policies. AKPIA will also provide library cards, email accounts at MIT, and, if available, a workplace in the AKPIA@MIT office that is shared with other fellows. Deadline for application is February 28, 2023 and recipients will be announced by March 15, 2023. To apply please complete the electronic form below and make sure to fill all fields marked with asterisks. The form includes a field for uploading accompanying documents, which should be formatted as a single compressed file or PDF file less than 12 MB in size. This file must include a C.V., research proposal, substantial writing sample and/or a portfolio, and two letters of recommendation in that order. Letters of recommendation can be sent separately to akpiafellowapp@mit.edu. If health or other restrictions arise, as in the case of the COVID-19 pandemic, MIT reserves the right to suspend the fellowships at any time before the official start date. No remote fellowships will be allowed and fellows will have to resubmit their applications to a new cycle and compete with new applicants when MIT is reopened. Applicants are encouraged to seek other sources of funding to supplement the fellowship award. Scholars on sabbatical or with their own financial resources are also welcome to apply to AKPIA fellowships. AKPIA reserves the right to prorate its fellowship when combined with another grant or fellowship. For further information please send email to akpiafellowapp@mit.edu or call 617- 253-1400. IMPORTANT: Fields marked with asterisks are required and you will not be able to submit the form unless all are completed, including the document upload field. 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Recommender 2 * Recommendation letters can be sent separately. Cover letter Included * Yes No Research Proposal Included * Yes No CV Included * Yes No Writing Sample Included * Yes No Portfolio Included * Yes No Additional Documents * Yes No Additional Documents List Please list and specify if your letters of recommendation are included in this submission. Comments Fellowship Application Documents * IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS, PLEASE FOLLOW CAREFULLY: Document submitted should include 1) cover letter 2) CV 3) research proposal 4) writing sample and/or portfolio & 5) two recommendation letters (if available) in that order and as a single PDF. The letters of recommendation can arrive separately either by mail or electronically to akpiafellowapp@mit.edu IF THE FILE EXCEEDS 12 MB, PLEASE COMPRESS. IMPORTANT: Please name this document "Last name_AKPIApostdoc." Files must be less than 12 MB.Allowed file types: jpg pdf bz2 dmg gz jar rar sit tar zip.