A Consortium of Liberal Arts Colleges to Promote Asian Studies

ASIANetwork - Luce Foundation Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow Program

Providing grants for the employment of Teaching Fellows in Asian Studies

Through the generous support of the Henry Luce Foundation, ASIANetwork will provide member institutions the opportunity to apply for a grant to hire a postdoctoral teaching fellow in Asian Studies. The ASIANetwork - Luce Teaching Fellows, recent recipients of a terminal degree from a North American university, will spend one year at one of the four selected host ASIANetwork member colleges, teaching and participating in the intellectual and cultural life of the host college. This is the final year of this three-year grant (2010-11, 2011-12, and 2012-13).

For lists of the 2010-11 and 2011-12 teaching fellows, please visit the links in the right column.

Program Overview

ASIANetwork will provide $30,000 to each of the selected colleges as partial support for the hiring of the teaching fellow and $1,000 to support the fellow’s mentor/coordinator. The host college will follow its own search and employment procedures within the context of Program guidelines provided by ASIANetwork.

During the year of participation in the Program, the host college will designate a faculty mentor to work with the teaching fellow and will arrange various professional development opportunities. ASIANetwork will provide each teaching fellow with a travel allowance to attend the ASIANetwork annual conference. The teaching fellow will teach a half-time course load, attend departmental and college faculty meetings, keep office hours, mentor students, and continue to pursue research and/or other scholarly projects. With allowances for the academic discipline, area of regional specialty, and the needs of the host college, the teaching fellow should be encouraged to teach comparatively about Asia.

Only U.S. ASIANetwork member colleges and universities are eligible. Please visit our membership benefits page for information on how to join ASIANetwork. Applicants for the 2012-13 program must be members of ASIANetwork during AY 2010-11.

Important Dates for the 2012-13 Teaching Fellow Program

Application deadline: Monday, November 7, 2011
Notification of selected host colleges: November 28, 2011
Deadline for acceptance of the award: Monday, December 5, 2011
Host college begins search: Winter/spring 2012