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The Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations 
Research Fellowships for 2009-10

Social and Cultural Change in Muslim Contexts
Knowledge Construction in Fields Related to Understanding Cultures

Programme Description

The research fellowship programme at AKU-ISMC commences in September and
offers a unique opportunity to pursue research within an intellectually
stimulating and supportive environment.  Fellows play an active role in the
intellectual life of the Institute, participating in a wide range of
seminars, workshops, and conferences. They also enjoy the opportunity of
interacting with distinguished faculty at the Institute and from other
academic institutions in the United Kingdom. The duration of each fellowship
is one year.  During this time, candidates explore and shed new light on a
specific dimension of one of the Institute's two major research themes:
social and cultural change in Muslim contexts or knowledge construction in
the fields related to understanding cultures. These two themes are
deliberately open ended and broad in their scope to enable a diverse range
of research topics. One example of a research topic that has been derived
from the first theme as an area of specific interest at the Institute is the
idea of cities as environments for social and cultural change.

The present cohort of fellows (2008/2009) is working on various aspects of
social change by examining the dynamics of networks and institutions in
Muslim contexts. During the course of this academic year, the Institute will
facilitate scholarly dialogue among the research fellows and senior
academics who have contributed to the discourse related to civil society and
social change within Muslim contexts.

The fellows are expected to produce a research paper on the theme of their
fellowship topic, to a standard that is publishable by a quality academic
journal, and that can be published in the Institute's academic publications
series. During the course of their fellowship they are required to
participate in the educational programmes of the Institute by delivering
lectures and seminars as required. Fellows will also contribute to the
Institute's various seminar and discussion series by giving lectures and
presenting papers to faculty, students and staff.

Research fellows are also expected to contribute the Muslim Civilisations
Abstracts (http://www.aku.edu/ismc/abp.shtml) project by writing abstracts
and editing papers.

Requirements:

Candidates should have:

A PhD in the Humanities or Social Sciences;

A high degree of interest and competence in one of the above research areas;

A high level of proficiency in communication skills, written and verbal;

An International English Language Testing System (ELTS) score of at least
6.5 or equivalent is essential.


Funding:

The gross fellowship stipend is £20,000. In addition to the stipend, Fellows
from outside the UK will receive a reimbursement of travel expenses for a
one-way restricted economy class ticket from their home base to London and
single accommodation or a contribution of £800 per month towards a rental
accommodation. Other benefits and facilities include: a research grant of up
to £500, office space, access to AKU-ISMC's library and the libraries of
neighbouring academic institutions, and access to computer facilities.


Application Procedure

Candidates should complete the Fellowship Application Form (available at
www.aku.edu/ismc) and submit it along with an updated list of publications
and result of their IELTS test.

E-mail: ismc.personnel at aku.edu (preferred)

or

Human Resources Department
Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations

4 Bedford Square
London, WC1B 3RA
United Kingdom


Closing Date

Closing date for applications for the 2009/10 programme is 2Shortlisted
candidates will be invited to attend a panel interview, to be held in
May/June 2009.

Successful candidates are expected to take up their post on 14th September
2009.

By submitting an application to AKU-ISMC you agree to revoke your rights
under the Data Protection Act 1998 thereby permitting ISMC to share the
contents of your application with relevant colleagues at our headquarters
institution AKU Karachi, and with its nominated agents for the purpose of
completing this recruitment exercise. AKU-ISMC does not communicate with
candidates unless they are to be short-listed for interview.



Karena Avedissian
Administrative Assistant

Aga Khan University
4 Bedford Square
London WC1B 3RA
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 20 79071053
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7907 1030

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