Postdoc Fellowship on Islamic Architecture at MIT

Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT (AKPIA@MIT) Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT (AKPIA@MIT) is pleased to announce its postdoctoral fellowship program for the academic year 2009-2010. The fellowship program is intended for scholars with Ph.D. in any field related to architecture -- including architectural, art, and urban history, design, technology, computation, urban planning, anthropology, and archeology -- who are engaged in research on an Islamic topic. One to three fellowships will be granted. The fellowship duration can range from two months to a maximum of two semesters, or nine months, of residency, that will have to fall within the academic year. Fellows are expected to pursue their own research, give at least one public lecture, and participate in the program's scholarly and academic activities during their stay at MIT. The fellowship award consists of monthly stipend not to exceed the amount of
$3,100 (before taxes) per month and one roundtrip ticket for the fellow from his/her place of residence. Fellows will be responsible to find their own housing and health insurance during their fellowship period. AKPIA will provide library cards, email accounts at MIT, and a workplace in the AKPIA@MIT office that might have to be shared with another fellow.

Deadline for application is March 2, 2009. Results will be announced by April 24, 2009. Applicants should send a C.V., a research proposal specifying the desired period of stay and other sources of funding if available, one substantial writing sample or a portfolio, and two letters of recommendation. No electronic applications will be accepted. Applicants are encouraged to seek other sources of funding to supplement the fellowship award. Scholars with their own financial resources or who are on sabbatical and wish to apply to AKPIA fellowships are also welcome. AKPIA reserves the right to prorate its fellowship when combined with another grant or
fellowship.

Please send all application material to:

Prof. Nasser Rabbat
2009-2010 Postdoctoral Fellowships
The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture
MIT, Room 10-390
Cambridge, MA 02139
Fax: 617-258-8172

For further information please send email to , or call
617- 253-1400, or visit the web at
http://web.mit. edu/akpia/ www/ &
http://web.mit. edu/akpia/ www/fellowshipsr eq.htm
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Jose Luis Arguello
Administrative Assistant
Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture

MIT, 10-390
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

Phone: 617-253-1400
Fax: 617-258-8172

Aga Khan Program Web Site: http://web.mit. edu/akpia/ www/