The Department of History at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey, invites applications for a one-year (two semesters) fellowship in the field of medieval or early modern Armenian history to be funded by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation starting in September 2022.
The holder of this fellowship will be expected to undertake research, give one public lecture per semester and to contribute actively to the academic and intellectual programs of the department. The fellow is also expected to present a detailed research/publication agenda to be undertaken during the duration of the fellowship. The fellow is invited to propose academic events and activities (such as lecture series, workshops, symposia, etc.) for the university community. The expected workload would be the equivalent of four courses throughout the academic year. The fellow is expected to be present in Istanbul and engaged in a full-time capacity with the obligations of the fellowship. All lectures and seminars will be in English.
The Fellowship is funded by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation to the amount of 40,000 EUR, to be paid directly by the Foundation to the Fellow to cover the salary, work permit, visa, health insurance, housing, travel and other expenses.
Candidates with a Ph.D. degree in a relevant area and excellent command of the English language should send their application to the Department of History before March 18, 2022. Applications must include a curriculum vitae, a cover letter discussing research interests, three letters of recommendation (to be sent directly by the referees), one article or chapter-length writing sample, and a detailed proposal of academic events and activities and a research/publication agenda for consideration.
Electronic files (in pdf format) must be received by the application deadline at history.application@boun.edu.tr.
Calouste Gulbenkian Fellowship Search Committee
Boğaziçi University
Department of History
Bebek 34342 Istanbul, Turkey
Guest Contributor
This is a serious and legitimate question that deserves an answer. How will a person pursue his or her studies, especially on “sensitive” subjects (for Turkey) such as “Armenian history”, in a university in Turkey, where academic freedoms have been severely curtailed? The autonomy of Bogazici University was ended last year, after Erdogan appointed by presidential decree, a rector and deans, who are unqualified and partisan cronies of the ruling AKP. And this once highly respectable university has been thorougly purged and co-opted by the government. It is well known, that independent and unrestricted research on Armenian topics in Turkey is difficult, and on the Armenian Genocide, is practically impossible and fraught with repercussions. Is this foundation not following the news?