Predoc Fellowship

2007-2008 Pacific World Predoctoral Fellowship

The Department of History and the American West Center at the University of
Utah invite applications for their 2007-2008 predoctoral fellowship in the
history of U.S. relations with the Pacific World.  Graduate students who
have completed all requirements for the doctoral degree except the
dissertation (ABD) are eligible. Applicants whose research focuses on any
area within the Asia-Pacific region are welcome, but historians and other
interdisciplinary scholars whose research addresses the history of Pacific
Islander communities in the Pacific World or in the United States are
particularly encouraged to apply.  The fellowship includes a stipend of
$30,000, health coverage, conference travel, and office space.

In addition to actively pursuing the completion of her or his dissertation,
the successful candidate will teach one course for the history department
and participate in the American West Center�s 2007-2008 Pacific Initiative
which will culminate in a conference on �Pacific Worlds and the American
West.�  Salt Lake City, home to the University of Utah and to one of the
largest Pacific Islander communities in the U.S., provides an ideal
location for this series of events as well as for research in this area.
The American West Center�s 40 years of community-based work and the
Center�s enlarged focus on the Transnational West, as well as the
University of Utah�s growing strength in Asian Studies, International
Studies, Environmental Studies, Ethnic Studies, and Gender Studies will
offer the fellow a rich work environment and a vibrant community of mentors
on which to draw.

Applicants should send a letter of interest, CV, and a writing sample.
Three letters of recommendation should be sent under separate cover. All
materials should be addressed to Professor Matthew Basso, Co-Director,
American West Center, Department of History, University of Utah, 380 South
1400 East, Room 211, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0311.  Completed applications
are due February 28, 2007.  Questions can be addressed to
mattbasso@history.utah.edu.

The University of Utah is an AA/EOE employer and this fellowship takes as
one of its goals the promotion of diversity within the academy.  Candidates
who are members of one of the historically underrepresented groups in the
American professoriate are strongly encouraged to apply.

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Matthew Basso
Co-Director, American West Center
Department of History and Gender Studies Program
University of Utah
380 South 1400 East, Room 211
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0311
801-581-6121, (fax) 801-585-0580