Request for Proposals

The Johns Hopkins University and Nanjing University announce fellowship competitions for in-residence research at the Institute for International Research at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center in Nanjing, China for the academic year 2008-2009. The institute's goal is to further collaborative research between international and Chinese scholars that promotes a broad research agenda. The request for proposals has a deadline of February 1, 2008.

Request for Proposals

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Fellowship Competitions for In-residence Research
Academic Year 2008-2009

INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH
at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center
Nanjing, China

The Institute for International Research at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center is a joint research initiative of Johns Hopkins University and Nanjing University and is jointly administered in Nanjing, China.

Johns Hopkins University announces opportunities for scholars to apply
for research affiliation with the Institute for International Studies at
the Hopkins-Nanjing Center. This competition is open to professors,
associate professors and assistant professors, as well as established
scholars holding non-faculty appointments. PhD students whose
dissertation research requires work in Nanjing may also apply. While no
financial support is available, fellows will be able to rent living
space at the Center. Visiting fellows are able to utilize and
contribute to the Center’s vibrant intellectual community and draw
upon its academic resources, including its excellent library and
research assistance.

In addition to Nanjing’s strength as a provincial capital at the forefront of social and economic change, the city’s position as a center for Republican-era materials opens up many possibilities for research. Examples of the kinds of research projects that may be undertaken in the academic year 2008-2009 include but are not limited to: international relations and U.S.-China relations, modern Chinese history, judicial reform and the rule of law, the evolution of governing and administrative institutions, the impact of economic reforms, public health and the environment, the development of non-governmental organizations, and multicultural studies in the U.S. and China.

Application: Please provide an application that includes:

(1) Completed application form (download here).

(2) Curriculum vitae.

(3) Project Description. The application should include a 6-10 page, double-spaced description that addresses: the contours of the proposed project, the scholarly literature to which the research contributes, Chinese scholars with whom the applicant would collaborate (if joint research is anticipated), the project’s feasibility, any particular academic resource needs, and why Nanjing is a suitable research site.

(4) Contact information for two references, one of which is from a scholar in the relevant field not resident at the applicant’s home institution. For dissertation fellows, one reference should be the dissertation director.

Application Deadline: February 1, 2008.

Institute for International Research at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center
Hopkins-Nanjing Center Washington Office
1619 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036-1984

For further information contact Carolyn Townsley at ctownsley@jhu.edu or call 202-663-5802.

Please Note: Due to the joint nature of the Institute for International Research, this Request for Proposal is valid for nationalities other than Chinese citizens, with one exception: Chinese citizens who are permanent residents of the U.S. and propose to study issues germane to China may apply through Johns Hopkins University. Otherwise, Chinese citizens studying issues relevant to the West or comparative in nature are welcome to contact Nanjing University directly for application instructions [Co-Director Huang Chengfeng, Hopkins-Nanjing Center, at huangcf@nhc.nju.edu.cn].

The Institute for International Research at the Hopkins-Nanjing Center does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, age, national or ethnic origin, disability or veteran status.

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