Harvard Law School of Islamic Legal Studies Program Visiting fellowship (deadline 15/02)
The Program on Law and Society Visiting Fellowship Program provides opportunities for outstanding scholars and legal practitioners to undertake research, writing, and scholarly engagement on law and society in Muslim majority and minority contexts. We are particularly interested in applicants whose work focuses on constitutional law, human rights, women’s rights, children’s rights, minority rights, animal welfare and rights, food law, environmental law and climate change, migration and refugee studies, LGBTQ issues, and related areas.
We welcome applications by scholars who have completed an advanced degree (e.g., PhD, SJD, JD, LLM, or other comparable degree) and have an established academic record, as well as experienced and accomplished practicing lawyers who aim to draw upon their legal experience in their Fellowship project. Fellows may spend from one month up to one academic year (excluding June-August) in residence at Harvard Law School working on an independent project. We seek applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds, disciplines, academic traditions, and scholarly interests.
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HOW TO APPLY
To apply for a Visiting Fellowship for 2024–2025, please submit the following materials via the online application form:
-a curriculum vitae
-a recent publication or a writing sample (approximately 25 pages in length). All publications or writing samples should be in English.
-a research statement, not to exceed 1000 words, that: 1) describes the proposed work during the fellowship period. The proposal should outline a specific research project that can be accomplished during the Fellow’s residence at Harvard Law School; and 2) sets forth a specific work output for the completed project (e.g., book, article, database/website entries).
-Two recommendation letters, submitted directly from your referees via our online portal. The application form includes a separate link for you to provide your referees. If more than two letters are sent, there is no guarantee that all letters will be read.
-Disclosure of background information: candidates are required to disclose all criminal offenses and administrative, professional, academic violations at the time of application by answering the questions on the application form. If any of the answers change after the candidate has submitted their application, they must update the Program as soon as possible.
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APPLICATION DEADLINE
-All applications must be received no later than February 15, 2024 via our online application form. Letters of recommendation should be sent directly from the referee to the Program via the online system. Late applications will not be considered. Applicants may expect emailed notification of Fellowship decisions by mid to late March.
-Please note: When you access the application form, you should be ready to enter all request information and to upload all supporting documents (CV, research proposal, and publication/writing sample), as the form cannot be saved.
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