The Contemporary South Asian Studies Programme at Oxford is funding THREE visiting fellowships for academics and/or senior professionals based in Pakistan (the prestigious Rangoonwala Fellowship). Successful applicants will spend two months at Oxford from April to June 2023.
Applications are due 05 January 2023. For more information, please visit: https://southasia.ox.ac.uk/academic-visitors#tab-1083636.
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Each Fellow will be required to produce the following outputs during their time at the University:
One written piece, which could include an advanced draft of an academic journal article, book chapter, or extended policy report or similar article that advances the intellectual discourse around Pakistan. One public engagement, which could include a public lecture held under Chatham House rules, or student seminar, to contribute to the public discourse around Pakistan. It is envisaged that the Fellowship activities, outputs and success metrics will be designed to the specific needs and expertise of each unique applicant.
If you would like to apply for one of the Rangoonwala Visiting Fellowships for 2022-23 please complete the application form electronically and email it, along with a current copy of your Curriculum Vitae (no more than two pages) and two academic/professional references, to the CSASP Administrator at south.asia@area.ox.ac.uk by Thursday 5 January 2023.
The three fellowships sponsored by the ZVM Rangoonwala Foundation are known as the Rangoonwala Visiting Fellowships and the holders of the fellowships are known as the Rangoonwala Visiting Fellows. The duration of the Fellowships is one term (or up to two calendar months) and all three fellows are expected to be in residence during Trinity term of 2023 (Sunday 23 April to Saturday 17 June 2023).
Successful applicants will:
be ordinarily resident in Pakistan*
if from academia, hold a PhD
if from a professional background, be senior people of public profile
* NB as many of Pakistan’s provinces as possible will be represented in the selection of each year’s cohort of Fellows, provided that applications from suitably qualified applicants are received.
Themes:
During their time at CSASP, Fellows will undertake a self-designed study project and will be asked to focus their research on one of the following themes:
Pakistan in a globalising world
Human development and well-being in Pakistan
Sustainable economic growth and environmental change in Pakistan
Democracy, identity and nation building in Pakistan
Outputs:
Each Fellow will be required to produce the following outputs during their time at the University:
One written piece, which could include an advanced draft of an academic journal article, book chapter, or extended policy report or similar article that advances the intellectual discourse around Pakistan.
One public engagement, which could include a public lecture held under Chatham House rules, or student seminar, to contribute to the public discourse around Pakistan.
It is envisaged that the Fellowship activities, outputs and success metrics will be designed to the specific needs and expertise of each unique applicant.
