CALL FOR RICCI DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS

CALL FOR RICCI DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS

Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History

University of San Francisco (USF)

The USF Ricci Institute is a premier global resource for the study of Chinese-Western cultural exchange with a core focus on the social and cultural history of Christianity in China. Besides its more than 80,000 volumes of books in Chinese and Western languages, its library also includes a digital copies of: (1) the Japonica-Sinica Manuscript Collection from the Roman Archives of the Society of Jesus (ARSI); (2) the Francis A. Rouleau Microfilm / Digital Archival Collections’ (3) the Canton Diocese Archival Collection; (4) the Passionist China Collection; (5) Anthony E. Clark Collection; and (6) other archival materials.

The Ricci Institute invites applications for Ricci Doctoral Fellowship in-residence for the summer 2017.

This fellowship is open to doctoral candidates who have completed all course work and currently conducting dissertation research and writing. We invite research proposals primarily based on the archival collections at the Ricci Institute in preparation either for the candidate’s dissertation or in order to initiate a new research project. Topics of enquiry may include Chinese-Western cultural history, local society and politics, history of education and other charitable enterprises, history of Christianity in China, history of diplomacy, art and art history, science and history of science, comparative studies of Christianity and cultures in China, Japan, and Korea, etc.

This appointment is for a period of three months with a monthly stipend up to $4,000/month. Candidates are highly encouraged to apply for any necessary supplemental funding for their travel and stay from their home institutions.

Applicants who are non-U.S. citizens or Legal Permanent Residents will need to contact the Ricci Institute well in advance for information regarding English proficiency, visa and health insurance requirements.

While at USF, besides conducting his/her own research, the fellowship recipients are expected to present and participate in all regularly organized research seminars at the Ricci Institute and to interact with other researchers in residence at the Ricci Institute, USF faculty and students as well as scholars and researchers from the San Francisco Bay Area about his/her research.

Applicants should submit the following no later than January 6, 2017:

  (1) a most recent Curriculum Vitae; (2) a 5-10 page double-spaced statement of progress made toward the Ph.D. degree OR a proposal for new research at the USF Ricci Institute. This document should include a timeline, proposed activities, the contribution the scholar hopes to make in the relevant field(s), and how the research is related to resources available at the USF Ricci Institute; (3) a proposed budget and other funding sources, if any; (4) two up-to-date letters of recommendation (one letter should come from the supervisor of the applicant’s dissertation). Successful applications will be announced by February 2017. 

Submit the application cover letter with a most recent C.V., research proposal, and budget electronically by email to: lee@usfca.edu with the Subject Line: “2017 Ricci Doctoral Fellowship Application”.

Letters of recommendation must be submitted directly from the recommenders either electronically to the above email address or by regular mail to: 

Ricci Doctoral Fellowship Review Committee

The Ricci Institute for Chinese-Western Cultural History

University of San Francisco, LM 280

2130 Fulton Street

San Francisco, CA 94117-1080

U.S.A.  

For more information about the USF Ricci Institute’s resources, please visit: http://usf.usfca.edu/ricci//collection/index.htm

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