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CALL FOR APPLICATION
IRANIAN STUDIES VISITING FELLOWSHIPS AT THE SORBONNE
NOUVELLE
GENERAL INFORMATION
Visiting Fellowships in Iranian Studies are offered at the University Sorbonne Nouvelle with
the support of the research unit «Mondes iranien et indien» (UMR 7528), the Soudavar
Memorial Foundation and the Iran Heritage Foundation. The positions are open to promising
young and outstanding senior scholars from any country whose research focuses on Iran as
well on the Persianate cultures of Central and South Asia, including Afghanistan.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF FELLOWSHIPS
Each Visiting Fellowship is for a period of 1 month. Three Fellowships will be available
during the year 2013:
Two Fellowships funded by the Soudavar Memorial Foundation.
One Fellowship funded by the Iran Heritage Foundation.
The fellowships do not offer a salary but they offer a contribution to travel and living expenses
in Paris.
- Contribution to travel expenses to Paris and to living expenses in Paris: the Visiting Fellow
will receive a reimbursement up to € 1500.
- Fellows will be offered an office space located in central Paris in the building of the
Sorbonne Nouvelle and access to the BULAC Library (Bibliothèque Universitaire des Langues
et civilisations).
Fellowships are tenable from February to June 2013 and during October and November 2013.
Visiting Fellows will be asked to deliver one or two lectures at the Sorbonne Nouvelle on their
research project. Applicants must indicate the topics of lectures in their research proposal.
Fellows must submit a report of their work at the end of the fellowship.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Complete applications should be submitted by 15th September 2012. Applications are examined
by a selection committee.
Scholars interested to apply are invited to submit the following:
- An application form
- A research proposal of maximum three pages.
- A curriculum vitae with a list of publications
- Two writing samples (published or unpublished)
Post-doctoral applicants should also provide one letter of recommendation. The letters should
be sent directly to the selection committee.
The application form can be downloaded from http://www.univ-paris3.fr/etudes-iraniennes.
Applications for the Iranian Studies Visiting Fellowship and letters from referees should be
sent via e-mail to: [email protected].
Institut d’études iraniennes, Sorbonne Nouvelle - 13, rue Santeuil, bureau 427 – 75231 Paris Cedex 05, website:
http://www.univ-paris3.fr/etudes-iraniennes.
UMR Mondes iranien et indien, CNRS – 27, rue Paul Bert - 94204 Ivry sur Seine – Tel: 01 49 60 40 05 - Fax: 01
45 21 94 19 - website: http://www.iran-inde.cnrs.fr/?lang=en.