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*Call for Applications: Berkman Center Academic Fellowship*
The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University seeks an
academic to join the community as fellow for the 2010-2011 academic year.
The Berkman academic fellowship is designed to support an early-to-mid
career academic conducting research expected to yield valuable data and/or
new insights related to Internet and society.
The Berkman Center looks forward to facilitating and advancing significant
works of scholarship achieved through both traditional and experimental
methods. The academic fellowship provides a focused opportunity for the
production of such works as articles, books, and other considerable
contributions to our understanding of cyberspace.
Beyond executing the plan proposed by the fellow, interaction with,
support from, and contributions to the fellows and Berkman Center
communities play a vital part of the academic fellowship experience.
*Qualifications:* The academic fellow should have a highly distinguished
academic record, and should be a rising scholar - either a recent
recipient of an advanced degree, a postdoc, or a university
lecturer/professor developing their teaching and research career. The
academic fellow should be an outstanding leader or future leader in their
field. We will consider applicants from all disciplines.
The fellow must also possess a blend of knowledge, curiosity, openness and
ambition, as well as a desire to work with a dynamic, mission-driven
organization. A commitment to interdisciplinarity is also necessary.
*Stipend and Benefits:* A stipend of $48,000 is awarded for the academic
year. Access to Harvard University resources, including health benefits
and library and ID privileges, are also provided.
*About the Berkman Fellowship Program: * The Berkman Center hosts a robust
and diverse community of fellows in Cambridge, MA. Berkman Center fellows
play a crucial role in discovery, learning, and engagement, helping to
drive projects from within and to bring fresh ideas and skills into our
community. They are essential to the Berkman Center's network as nodes of
intelligence, insight, energy, and knowledge-sharing. More information
about the fellowship program can be found at:
http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/getinvolved/fellowships.
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Additional Information: *The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at
Harvard University is a research program founded to explore cyberspace,
share in its study, and help pioneer its development. Founded in 1997,
through a generous gift from Jack N. and Lillian R. Berkman, the Center
now is home to an ever-growing community of faculty, fellows, staff, and
affiliates working on projects that span the intersections among
innovation, democracy, learning, law, technology, and policy.
*Application Materials:*
1.) A concise yet comprehensive outline for a research and writing
project to be conducted over the course of the fellowship. We are
particularly interested in knowing how your project will relate to and
interact with ongoing Berkman research projects and subject areas.
2.) A curriculum vitae.
3.) Recent academic transcripts.
4.) Two letters of reference, including contact information
5.) A digital copy in English of either your most recent publication or
any other piece of your work that is related to Internet research. URLs for
online copies of such material are preferred.
*To apply: * Please batch and email the application materials to Berkman
Community Coordinator Rebecca Tabasky at rtabasky@cyber.law.harvard.edu.
Please make the subject of your email 'Academic Fellowship Application'.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis through 11:59 ET on
Monday, November 30, 2009.
*Questions:*
Please email questions about the academic fellowship or the Berkman Center
fellowship program to Rebecca Tabasky at rtabasky@cyber.law.harvard.edu.
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