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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Petro Jacyk Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Ukrainian Politics, Culture, and Society, 2018-201910 Січня 2018р.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS:
Petro Jacyk Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Ukrainian Politics, Culture, and Society,
2018-2019

The Petro Jacyk Education Foundation and the Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian
Studies (CERES) at University of Toronto are accepting applications for the Petro Jacyk
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Ukrainian Politics, Culture, and Society for the 2018-2019
academic year. The objective of the Post-Doctoral Fellowship is to support annually one of
the most promising junior scholars studying contemporary Ukraine and thereby to advance
academic understanding of Ukrainian politics, culture, and society. The Fellowship is made
possible through the generous support of the Petro Jacyk Education Foundation.

Description:
The Petro Jacyk Post-Doctoral Fellowship has both research and teaching components. The
successful candidate will spend most of the Fellowship period in residence at CERES and a
period of time in Ukraine (typically 2-4 weeks), conducting research and giving lecture(s)
at educational institutions. While at CERES, the Fellow is expected to devote her/his time
preparing his/her dissertation for publication and/or to start a new research project. The
A fellow will work closely with an appointed research supervisor and participate in activities
of the Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine. This will include guest lectures,
workshops, and conferences. In addition to research, he/she is expected to teach a one semester course (usually a seminar) that deals with contemporary Ukraine.

Eligibility:
The Petro Jacyk Post-Doctoral Fellowship is available to junior scholars in the social
sciences and humanities with a research and teaching focus on contemporary Ukraine. The
fellowship is open to recently awarded PhDs (persons holding doctorates for no more than
three years at the time of application). The program is advertised internationally and does
not have any restrictions with respect to citizenship. However, the successful candidate
who is not Canadian will have to meet the necessary requirements in order to obtain a
work permit as mandated by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, prior to starting the
fellowship. The successful candidate will also have to have proof of doctoral degree by June
30, 2018.

Fellowship tenure:
The Fellowship runs for twelve months.
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Funding:
The Fellowship holder will receive approximately CAD $41,500, which includes payment
for teaching a semester-long course, and separately an allowance of up to CAD $2,500 for
travel expenses to Ukraine for research purposes.

Application Procedure:
Applications with all required attachments should be received by February 1, 2018. The
application form can be downloaded from the website:

http://sites.utoronto.ca/jacyk/postdoctoral%20fellowship/call%20for%20applicat
ions.htm

Please send applications by email to: the Foundation at pjef@bellnet.ca AND the
Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine at the University of Toronto
at jacyk.program@utoronto.ca simultaneously.
Three letters of recommendation
should be e-mailed directly to both email addresses either by the referees or by
confidential graduate dossier services. Emailed letters will be treated as confidential.
Please make sure that you receive an acknowledgment of your application’s receipt by
email. In exceptional circumstances (when emailing is not possible), application and letters
can be sent by express mail to the address indicated below (please call to confirm delivery).

Mailing address:
Petro Jacyk Program for the Study of Ukraine
Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies
Munk School of Global Affairs
University of Toronto
1 Devonshire Place
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3K7
Canada
Tel: (416) 946-8938
Fax: (416) 946-8939
Short-listed candidates may be contacted for an interview. Inquiries may be sent by e-mail
to
jacyk.program@utoronto.ca
For more information on the post-doctoral fellowship, please visit our website:
http://sites.utoronto.ca/jacyk/postdoctoral%20fellowship/index.htm